The National Audit Office report on the performance of the Al-Salmaniya medical complex cited examples of serious professional errors that caused the death of many patients, whose files were not referred to the National Health Regulatory Authority “NHRA”. The Ministry of Health only conducted an internal investigation without proving that it had carried out investigations. Besides, the period in which it told the Commission in some cases was 420 days, despite the fact that the law provided only 5 days.

The Ministry of Interior has recorded a number of financial irregularities according to the National Audit Office report, the most prominent of which is the repeated expenses of the Ministry, which are carried over to other years without being included in their actual year, as well as the failure to obtain guarantees for the entire periods specified for presenting goods and services, as well as the frequent and continuous disbursement of overtime allowance, without considering whether it is necessary.

The President Of Civil Service Bureau Ahmed Al-Zayed stated that the annual promotion for 2019 will be handed out to all employees who have been accepted in the optional retirement program who fit the requirements according to the approved regulations, including those who are set to exit with the first batch on 31 January 2019 and the following batches.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry retracted its first statement which demanded some MPs to postpone the Added Value Tax, and replaced it with a statement demanding that the government "improve the implementation of the Added Value Tax."

The General Federation of Bahraini Trade Unions (GFBTU) Hassan Al-Halwaji called upon the leased workers of Bapco to take their time before accepting "Tatweer's" offer, stating that a call has been made to the Ministry of Labor and union regarding this topic.

The Bahraini Finance Minister Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa issued the Executive Regulations on the Value Added Tax (VAT), effective January 1, 2019.

The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the issuance of Security Council Resolution 2451 on the ceasefire in Yemen’s Hodeidah, and the dispatch of international observers to follow up what was agreed upon between Yemeni parties in Sweden.

The report of the Financial and Administrative National Audit Office for 2017 and 2018 states that the amount of water received by the sewage stations in the Kingdom exceeds its absorptive capacity by up to 186%.

Human rights groups along with current and former soccer players on Saturday called on FIFA and the Australian government to intervene to stop a Melbourne-based refugee and semi-professional soccer player being extradited from Thailand to Bahrain.

The Financial and Administrative National Audit Office stated in its report for 2017 and 2018 that the Higher Education Council does not present the qualifications of academic members of universities, who are non-Bahrainis to the National Qualifications Committee.

The Financial and Administrative National Audit Office stated in its report for 2017 and 2018 that the actual expenditures of three ministries exceeded the allocated financial allocations by 7.3 million dinars.

The Financial and Administrative National Audit Office disclosed in its report for 2017 and 2018 that the Ministry of Works and Municipalities has not paid its financial obligations to a number of suppliers, some of which go back to 2011, worth 3.3 million dinars.

The Financial and Administrative National Audit Office disclosed in its report for 2017 and 2018 that the Capital Secretariat and its three municipalities exempted a number of persons from paying municipal fees.

The Bahrain Financial and Administrative National Audit Office said in its report for 2017 and 2018 that the Ministry of Industry and Trade does not conduct any periodic inspections of bakeries.

Bahrain's Foreign Ministry said Bahrain and India had agreed to a mutual visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and private passports, which was signed on July 15, 2018 and entered into force on Wednesday December 19, 2018.

A number of Palestinian activists and sympathizers with the Palestinian cause launched a campaign against Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.

Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has expressed concern about the “considerable restrictions of fundamental freedoms” in Bahrain following the Middle Eastern nation’s parliamentary elections last month.

The Australian SBS website said that Detained Melbourne-based refugee Hakeem Al-Araibi thanked Australia for supporting him as he fears deportation from Thailand to his native Bahrain.

National Audit Office report for the years 2017-2018 said that there are mistakes in the Gulf Air's assessment of the bids of suppliers participating in the tender over economy class seats of the new fleet that reached an amount of 15.9 million dinars, as the tender was awarded to the second bidder.

Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa issued five edicts of 2018 appointing two directors at Ministry of Finance, a director at Ministry of Transportation and two others at the Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission. The Crown Prince also issued an edict transferring a director in the National Communication Centre.