The Qatari Al-Arab newspaper said that a Bahraini lawyer has filed a lawsuit against his government to cancel the latest political measures taken against Qatar.

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday that the blockade against Qatar by Gulf states including Saudi Arabia was a "very complex situation" and it was an area where common ground had to be found.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday denounced the isolation of Qatar as "inhumane and against Islamic values", and said the methods used against the Gulf state were unacceptable, and analogous to a "death penalty".

The king of Saudi Arabia and the Iraqi prime minister will meet on Wednesday, a Saudi newspaper reported, their second meeting this year as the neighbours try to heal a rift over Iraq's alliance with Saudi arch foe Iran.

Iraq is opposed to the isolation of Qatar by Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab neighbours because it hurts ordinary citizens, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday.

Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said that it arrested a lawyer for posting contents on social media outlets that, according to it, amounted to inciting hatred against the Bahraini regime and for other violations punishable under the law.

For over a year, the detainees at the Dry Dock prison haven’t seen the sun light. This is no exaggeration; this is a real crime.

Bahrain's Fifth High Criminal Court sentenced a Gulf man to 5 years in prison and 500 BD fine for using his firearm during a quarrel and ordered the confiscation of seized items.

Bahrain's Fifth High Criminal Court sentenced a detainee accused of attacking policeman in Jaw Prison to 3 years in prison.

The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a verdict sentencing two appellants to 3 years in prison over assembling in Ras Rumman, burning car and bound them to pay 519 BD for the damages.

The Bahrain Royal Court announced that King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa will be leaving to the United Arab Emirates today Tuesday (June 13, 2017).

Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa visited yesterday Monday (June 12, 2017) the US Naval Force Central Command, US Fifth Fleet Headquarters.

Saudi Arabia's aviation body said on Tuesday that closing its airspace to flights from Qatar was within its sovereign rights to protect its citizens from any threat.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday Saudi Arabia was supporting militants inside Iran, days after hardline Sunni group Islamic State claimed attacks in Tehran.

The Third Minor Criminal Court adjourned today (Tuesday June 13, 2017) the case of prominent Bahraini activist and President of Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Nabeel Rajab, until tomorrow Wednesday June 14.

Bahrain's central bank ordered banks operating in the kingdom to freeze assets and bank accounts of the Qatar-linked 59 individuals and 12 entities that a group of Saudi-led Arab countries have accused of links to terrorism.

The Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu received the Saudi and Emirati Ambassadors, and the Charge d'Affaires of the Bahrain Embassy yesterday Monday

The Civil Aviation Affairs at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications confirmed it is committed to its decision preventing all Qatari airlines from landing in Bahrain airports or crossing through its sovereign airspace.

Qatar on Monday denounced the sanctions imposed against Doha by Saudi Arabia and its allies as "unfair" and "illegal", as Britain announced talks to try to resolve the crisis.

Bahrain is scheduled to partially open today Tuesday (June 13, 2017) the Peal (Lualua) Roundabout for traffic, 6 years after closing it and dispersing pro-democracy protests.