Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth office Alistair Burt said that his country is closely monitoring the suspension of Al-Wasat newspaper, the only independent newspaper in Bahrain.

Former MP and leader in Al-Islah Society, preaching branch representing Muslim Brotherhood in Bahrain, denied to have been prevented from delivering a speech in Sabeeka Al-Ansari Mosque in Isa Town, South of Manama.

The Salafist Al-Asalah Society in Bahrain demanded to transform a Shiite shrine into a security region, in the most recent violation to religious rights of Shia who complain about sectarian persecution.

Iraqi security forces expect to take full control of Mosul in the coming hours as Islamic State's defensive lines collapse in its former de facto capital in Iraq, state television reported on Saturday.

At dusk, young Qataris gather outside the house of a ruling family member in Doha to sign a portrait of Qatar's emir mounted on a giant billboard.

Qatar on Friday dismissed as "baseless" accusations that it was financing terrorism, in its first public response to a statement from four Arab states which are leading a boycott against the tiny emirate.

Deputy Secretary-General of Al-Menbar Islamic Society (Muslim Brotherhood) Nasser Al-Fadala broke his silence and criticized the stance of some Gulf governments towards the Qatari row.

Qatar expressed its regret over the statements made by the four “siege countries” and said it contains “false accusations”. Qatar said in a statement on Friday (July 7, 2017) that “statement of siege countries has false accusations and defamation against the stable foundations of relations between nations”.

The Indian “The Times of India” newspaper said that Indian youths, who were killed while fighting for the Islamic State in Syria, were the members of an extreme Salafi group in Bahrain before they joined the outfit (IS).

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), asked its followers to address the Bahraini authorities to urge them immediately release human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh

Bahrain has rearrested a prominent human rights advocate who has accused the country’s security services of torturing and sexually assaulting her during her previous arrest in May, The Guardian reported.

A Bahraini newspaper owned by the Muslim Brotherhood rejected the attack on the group, amid intensifying disputes with Qatar after accusing it of supporting the Islamic affiliation.

The Bahraini Government referred the unified family law to the parliament under an urgent status. The law articles are expected to be discussed next week.

Senior Bahraini Cleric Sayed Abdullah al-Ghuraifi wondered, “Hasn’t the time come to reconsider what serves the interests of this nation and the people, especially that this stage is accompanied with the most complex challenges.”

Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammad bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani said that the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood in Bahrain reveal double standards.

The four Arab states leading the boycott against Qatar said late on Thursday that Doha's refusal of their demands to resolve a Gulf diplomatic crisis is proof of its links to terror groups and that they would enact new measures against it.

The United States is increasingly concerned that a rift between Qatar and other Arab states is at an impasse and could drag on for a long time or intensify, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday.

Information reported that detainee Ibtisam Al-Saegh was moved to the women’s prison in Isa Town in a deplorable condition.

Former US Assistant Secretary of State Tom Malinowski mocked the Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid Al Khalifa, who said yesterday in Cairo that Bahrain will punish any side that will express sympathy to the Muslim Brotherhood affiliation.

The Court of Urgent Matters ruled on Thursday (July 6, 2017) the reopening of Wa’ad headquarters until the decision of its dissolution is finalized.