King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa received the family of Vice Admiral Scott Stearney, Commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and Commander of U.S. Fifth Fleet , who died recently in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

No member of the new parliament has so far expressed his\her intention to run for the post of speaker of the House of Representatives, except Fawzia Zeinal, who will receive the position by acclamation in the absence of a competitor.

MP Abdulnabi Salman said that Bapco intends to terminate the services of about 158 Bahraini workers through transferring them from Bapco to Tatweer Company.

Bahrain's king on Tuesday reappointed Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa as prime minister who then formed a cabinet with a new finance minister but no other changes to key portfolios.

King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa received a written letter from the Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud to attend the GCC Summit, which will be held in Saudi Arabia.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Royal Decree 60/2018, forming the Capital Municipality's Council.

The admiral leading US Navy operations in the Middle East was found dead Saturday in Bahrain, the military branch said, adding that no foul play was suspected in the case.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued on Monday (December 3, 2018) a Royal Order 57/2018 amending some of the provisions of Royal Order 59/2014 defining the criteria of appointment of Shura Council members, effective from the date of its issuance, and to be published in the Official Gazette.

Sources in the Pentagon said on Monday (December 3, 2018) that commander of the U.S. naval forces in the Middle East who died yesterday in Bahrain committed suicide.

Activists overseas staged a protest in front of the Thai embassy in Australia demanding the authorities in Bangkok to allow Bahraini football player Hakeem Al-Araibi return to his residence in Australia, where he has been granted asylum.

Thai authorities ordered the arrest of Bahraini football player for 12 days pending local court's decision. The court will decide within this period whether to release Al-Araibi or send him back to Bahrain, news indicated.

Activists overseas launched an appeal to address local MPs in Australia within the framework of a campaign to hinder the deportation of a Bahraini refugee residing in Australia, Hakeem Al-Araibi, from Thailand to Bahrain.

News indicated on Monday (December 3, 2018) that Bahraini football player Hakeem Al-Araibi was transferred to unknown destination in Thailand after he was arrested in a place affiliated with the immigration ministry since about a week.

Former Al-Wefaq MP Ali Al-Aswad said that the attempts to overthrow Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa by Al-Khawalid wing last summer failed, despite some Gulf States’ desire to topple him.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Kahlifa issued on Sunday (December 2, 2018) a royal decree assiging to Khalifa bin Salman the formation of the government.

The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society issued a statement marking the Bahraini Women’s Day in which it said that “the Bahraini regime has carried out 990 arrests of Bahraini women since the start of the popular movement demanding freedom, democracy and social justice.”

The deputy secretary general of Al-Wefaq Society, Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi, commented on the second round of parliamentary and municipal elections, tweeting that “the second round of elections laid the foundation for ​​failure and weakness in the so-called elections ‘play’ in Bahrain.”

The follow-up team for the treatment of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim said a spinal cord operation had been completed at a hospital in London.

The Associated Press reported that Australian officials have raised with Thai authorities the plight of an Australia-based refugee professional soccer player who was detained in Bangkok and fears deportation to his native Bahrain, Australia’s foreign minister said Friday.

Thailand’s government should ensure that Hakeem Ali Mohamed Ali al-Araibi, a recognized refugee, is not returned to Bahrain, said Human Rights Watch. If returned, he would face an imminent risk of wrongful detention and ill-treatment by Bahraini authorities.