The Council of Representatives approved the application of the provisions of the State Budget Law to municipalities through including all their revenues, from fees and funds, in the general state budget as income revenues. Therefore, all municipal revenues will be included in the public account of the state.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued decree 55 for 2018 setting up and organizing Abdullah bin Khalid College for Islamic Studies. The new college will be affiliated with the Cabinet, under the supervision of the Education Minister who will be responsible for it before the Cabinet and the legislative branch.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Royal Decree 56/2018 on appointing Eman Mustafa Mohammed Al-Murbati as Chief Executive Officer of Social Insurance Organization (SIO) for a four-year term.

The security authorities released on Sunday (November 18, 2018) Sheikh Ahmad Al-Mussali with his continued trial.

The Prosecution also ordered the detention of all the accused in these two cases in preparation for their referral to the competent court.

Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei said on Twitter that Bahraini prisoners Naji Fateel and Ali Haji were released from solitary confinement, after they were punished following a video recording widely circulated, showing their sufferings in prison and denial of treatment.

Salam for Democracy and Human Rights said that 762 citizens were stripped of their nationalities for political reasons since 2012.

Nine citizens, including Al-Wefaq former MP Ali Al-Ashiri, were arrested within the second week of November 2018, and 23 houses were raided in different areas across Bahrain this week, Rasd news network specialized in monitoring night raids and arrests said on its Twitter account.

Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa issued a circular on the holiday of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH)'s Birthday Anniversary.

Alya Radi, wife of imprisoned Al-Wefaq Secreaty-General Sheikh Ali Salman, said that one of the prisoners with Sheikh Salman in the “figures’ cell” in Jaw Central Prison, Sheikh Mirza Mahrous, is still banned from treating his colon problems.

Bahrain hailed the US Senate's rejection of a bill to halt its arms sales to the Kingdom of Bahrain because of its participation in the Saudi-led coalition in the war on Yemen.

Anti-cyber crime directorate in the Interior Ministry announced the monitoring a video of children being abused by staff of a care center for autistic children.

The Kuwait Football Federation announced the cancellation of a friendly match that was supposed to take place versus Bahrain due to bad weather.

The wife of Bahraini prisoner, Alawi Hussain, said that her husband has been suffering for more than 5 months from high blood pressure, as the authorities don’t seem to allow him to receive necessary treatment.

The Directorate of Jaafari Endowments (Waqf) called on Bahraini citizens to actively participate in the upcoming municipal and parliamentary elections.

Bahraini Justice Minister Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa issued a edict on the Bahrainis' vote abroad, stating that ballot boxes are to open to residents abroad on November 20, 2018.

The Bahrain Press Association called for the immediate release of former MP Ali Al-Asheeri, stressing that his arrest was "due to expressing his opinion on a general matter."

The Guardian newspaper said that Formula One chiefs have admitted for the first time that they are “concerned” that an activist who protested against the Bahrain Grand Prix on Facebook was jailed for three years by the country’s authorities.

The US Senate on Thursday rejected a long-shot effort to block $300 million in arms sales to Bahrain, as the bill's opponents stressed the island nation was a critical ally hosting an American naval base.

Former Al-Wefaq MP Ali Al-Aswad compared in a series of tweets the regime's project to that of the opposition, explaining that the Bahraini authorities “seek to produce elections for a parliament that has lost popular legitimacy and without any legislative or regulatory tools. Meanwhile, the opposition democratic forces in Bahrain, despite all the violations practiced against them and arrests, talk about an inclusive political project summarized by the Manama Document.”