Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is on the brink of losing the two main centers of his 'caliphate' but even though he is on the run, it may take years to capture or kill him, officials and experts said.

The Bahraini Cabinet discussed Monday (June 12, 2017) the General State Budget for the two fiscal years, 2017-2018.

The Ministry of Information Affairs has banned on Monday (June 12, 2017) the import of BeIn Sports receivers.

Qatar supports Kuwait's efforts to end a rift with Saudi Arabia and other Arab states, its foreign minister said on Monday, but the emirate remains puzzled over why "abusive measures" had been imposed on it.

Qatar's foreign minister told state-funded broadcaster Al Jazeera on Monday that his country and the United States both remained in touch with the emir of Kuwait.

Britain on Monday urged Gulf states including Saudi Arabia to ease a blockade of Qatar and to find an immediate solution to the impasse through mediation.

Qatar's normally bustling desert border with Saudi Arabia was eerily quiet on Monday, with a few dozen frustrated travelers bemoaning a rift between Gulf powers that has frozen movement across Qatar's only land border.

Kuwait's emir, who has led mediation efforts this week to resolve the Gulf's worst diplomatic row in years, cautioned on Monday that the dispute could lead to "undesirable consequences", in comments carried by state news agency KUNA.

Qatar is ready to listen to the concerns of Gulf Arab states that have cut diplomatic and economic ties, Kuwait said on Sunday, as it tried to mediate a solution to the worst regional crisis in years.

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates announced hotlines to help families with Qatari members, their official news agencies reported, after their cutting of diplomatic and transport ties with Qatar led to travel disruption.

Bahraini human rights organizations demanded Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates to stop their actions that violate human rights principles following the severing of ties with Qatar.

There has been an increase in the number of assaults on human rights activists in the Arab world after the so-called Arab Spring, ranging from attacks initiated by the ruling authorities, beyond torture and threats, to accusing them of treason and conspiracy abroad; an accusation punishable by death in some countries.

The Al-Ayam newspaper expected that Government of Bahrain will set on Monday (June 12, 2017) the state’s general budget for 2017 and 2018 based on 55$ for barrel.

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has instructed all licensed financial institutions operating in Bahrain to freeze bank accounts of the individuals and entities cited in the terror list.

A Saudi soldier was killed and two members of the security forces wounded when an explosive device went off during a patrol in the Kingdom's eastern Qatif province, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.

A Qatari newspaper criticized the absence of the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdullatif Al-Zayani from the crisis witnessed in the Gulf since about a week, after 3 states surprisingly cut their ties with Doha.

Commander of the Royal Guard Special Force Major His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Khalifa met Commandant of the Marine Corps General Robert B. Neller at the US Marine Corps University.

The national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Gulf Air, announced that its Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Maher Salman Al Musallam.

The Bahrain News Agency (BNA) published a report, which it said was an annex to the statement announcing cutting diplomatic ties with Qatar and the adopted measures towards it.

The resident of the besieged Diraz town confirmed in a statement that the delegation, which the government announced to have visited the Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, does not represent the area.