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Bahrain Denounces Rocket Attack on UAE Ship Leaving Yemen Port
2017-06-15
The Bahraini Foreign Ministry denounced the rocket attack that targeted a UAE ship, while it was leaving Mokha Port in Yemen.
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Qatar Signs $12 Billion Deal to Buy F-15 Jets From U.S.
2017-06-15
Qatar's Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday the country signed a deal to buy F-15 fighter jets from the United States for $12 billion.
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U.N. Agency to Assess Airspace Closure against Qatar
2017-06-15
The United Nations aviation agency said on Wednesday it was reviewing a request from Qatar to intervene after its Gulf neighbours closed their airspace to Qatar flights.
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Two U.S. Navy Vessels Arrive in Doha for Joint Exercise
2017-06-15
Two U.S. Navy vessels arrived in Doha to take part in a joint military exercise with the Qatari Emiri Navy on Wednesday, Qatar news agency QNA reported.
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Bahrain Draft 2017-18 Budget Projects Slow Progress in Cutting Big Deficit
2017-06-15
Bahrain's cabinet has approved a draft budget for 2017 and 2018 that projects only slow progress in cutting the country's budget deficit, which has been swollen by low oil prices.
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Saudi and Bahrain Planning New Road and Rail Causeway
2017-06-15
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain plan to build a new road and rail causeway between the two countries to ease congestion on the existing link and will seek funding from the private sector, a document about the project showed.
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Reuters: Defense Lawyers Walk out of Top Bahraini Activist Trial
2017-06-15
Lawyers for a leading Bahraini human rights activist walked out of court after their demand to postpone the trial was rejected by the judge, a rights group reported on Wednesday.
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US Secretary of State: Blacklisting Muslim Brotherhood Complicates Politics of States, Including Bahrain
2017-06-15
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said the classification of the Muslim Brotherhood in its entirety as a "terror" group complicates the security and politics of the Middle East.
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NGOs Call for Nabeel Rajab’s Release on Arrest Anniversary
2017-06-15
14 International NGOs wrote an appeal to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, urging them to call on Bahraini authorities to free Nabeel Rajab.
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AFP: Turkey FM in Doha as UN 'Alarmed' by Gulf Crisis
2017-06-15
The search for a diplomatic solution to the Gulf crisis intensified Wednesday as Turkey's foreign minister landed in Qatar while the UN voiced fears over growing humanitarian concerns in the region.
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Gulf Crisis Seen Widening Split in Syria Rebellion
2017-06-15
Confrontation between Qatar and Saudi Arabia is creating unease among Syrian rebels who expect the crisis between two of their biggest state backers to deepen divisions in the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad.
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UN High Commissioner says Bahrain, UAE Violate Human Rights by Threats against Expressing Sympathy for Qatar
2017-06-15
The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain appear to be violating people's human rights by threatening to jail or fine them for expressing sympathy for Qatar, U.N. human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein said on Wednesday.
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Reuters: No Apparent Arab Plans to Push for Qatar-Linked UN Sanctions
2017-06-15
There are no apparent plans by Arab states to propose that names from their Qatar blacklist be subjected to United Nations sanctions, diplomats said on Wednesday.
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Reuters: Bahrain Detains Citizen for Sympathizing with Qatar
2017-06-15
Bahraini authorities detained a citizen for questioning on charges of sympathizing with Qatar on social media, state news agency BNA reported on Wednesday.
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MoE Replaces First Place Student in Primary Schools after Grievance, Despite Ending Right to Grievances in 2017
2017-06-15
Teachers were surprised by the decision of the Ministry of Education to replace and change results of the first place on the honor's list of Bahrain’s primary schools.
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October 11 Scheduled for First Appeal Hearing in Wa’ad Dissolution Case
2017-06-15
The Second Supreme Court of Appeals scheduled October 11 to look into the appeal raised by the National Democratic Action Society – Wa’ad, against the dissolution ruling issued against it.
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Public Prosecution Detains Man for Opposing Anti-Qatar Action
2017-06-15
Chief of Terror Crime Prosecution Advocate General Ahmed Al Hammadi said that the prosecution received a communique, informing that a person expressed on social media his opposition to Bahrain’s decisions against Qatar,
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European MPs Call for Nabeel Rajab’s Release on Arrest Anniversary
2017-06-15
On the anniversary of Nabeel Rajab’s arrest, 37 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from different political groups sent an open letter to Federica Mogherini, urging her to call for his immediate release.
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The King Listens to Sheikh Isa Qassim!
2017-06-15
On May 21, 2004, the Sheikh was directly attacked by security forces as he led a demonstration on Saif Street. It was a mysterious incident, but its ambiguity in itself revealed the contradictions of the relationship between the King and Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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Cabinet Welcomes Putting Individuals and Entities Linked to Qatar on Terror List
2017-06-14
The Bahraini cabinet welcomed the statement issued by 3 Gulf States along with Egypt that puts a number of individuals and entities having ties with Qatar on terror list.