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Gulf Air Board Directs to Reinstate Bahrainis
2018-11-03
The Board of Directors of Gulf Air has directed the executive management to reinstate all dismissed Bahraini to their jobs and conduct further structural studies to the company according to international standards for airlines.
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Bahrain: At Least 11 Citizens Arrested within 2 Days
2018-11-03
The Bahraini security authorities arrested 11 citizens within 2 days (last Wednesday and Thursday), Rasd news network specialized in monitoring night raids and arrests confirmed.
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Bahrain: Number of Bahrainis Stripped of their Nationalities Rapidly Approaching 800
2018-11-03
The number of Bahraini citizens stripped of their nationalities is rapidly approaching to 800, as verdicts issued by Bahraini courts increase, using one of the harshest forms of punishment.
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Gulf Air Admits Firing about 100 Employees in Main Branch
2018-11-03
Gulf Air announced on Wednesday (October 31, 2018) that it has laid off about 100 employees in the main branch only, confirming that its restructuring as it will eliminate certain job positions.
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Israeli Media Outlets: Netanyahu’s Plane Crossed Airspace of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in its Way to Sultanate of Oman
2018-11-02
Israel Broadcasting Corporation "Makan" mentioned that "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's flight to the Sultanate of Oman passed the fields of Arab countries," explaining that "the plane crossed the airspace of both Saudi Arabia and Bahrain".
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Saeed Al-Sammak: 55 Thousand Retirees in Bahrain before Applying Optional Retirement Program
2018-11-02
Deputy Chairman of Al-Hekma Retirees Society Saeed Al-Sammak said that there are about 55 thousand retirees in Bahrain before applying the optional retirement program.
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Electronic Security Directorate Refers Case of Abdullah Al Khalifa to Prosecution, Threatens to Take Measures against Other Accounts
2018-11-02
General Directorate of Anti-Corruption and Economic and Electronic Security announced that the case of the misuse of social media account in Twitter was referred to the Public Prosecution after legal steps were taken.
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NIHR Reviews 7 Complaints from Women’s Prison Related to Physical Integrity, Right for Health
2018-11-02
The Complaints, Monitoring and Follow-up Committee at the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) said that it reviewed 7 complaints from female detainees in Isa Town Prison related to the right to physical and moral integrity, as well as the right for health.
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Electric Vehicles to Arrive to Bahrain and Gulf States by 2022
2018-11-02
Minister of Electricity and Water Affairs Abdulhussain Mirza said that electric vehicles will arrive to Bahrain and Gulf stats by 2022.
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Shiite Cleric Sayed Kamel Al-Hashimi Transferred to “Jaw” Prison to Serve Previous Jail Term
2018-11-02
Shiite cleric Sayed Kamel Al-Hashimi was transferred to Jaw Central Prison to serve a 3-year jail term issued against him since 2016, news indicated.
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MoI Says It Foiled Trafficking of 6 Fugitives Wanted in Terror-Related cases
2018-11-02
The Ministry of Interior claimed that it could foil the trafficking of six fugitives sentenced in terror-related cases through Samaheej coast.
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At Least 6 Bahrainis Arrested within 12 Hours
2018-11-02
The Bahraini security authorities arrested on Thursday (November 1, 2018) at least 6 citizens within less than 12 hours over political reasons.
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Washington Releases US Citizen Linked to IS to Live in Manama, AP
2018-11-02
The U.S. has released a dual American-Saudi citizen who was suspected of working with the Islamic State and detained by the U.S. military for more than a year without charge, the American Civil Liberties Union said Monday.
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Interior Ministry: 4 Wanted Persons in Politically-Motivated Cass Arrested while Escape Attempt by Sea
2018-11-01
The Bahraini Ministry of the Interior announced the arrests of four wanted persons in politically-motivated cases, while they attempted to escape by sea near the coast of Al-Dair and Samaheej.
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Bahraini Foreign Ministry Says Visit of Abdul Rahman Al-Sheikh Who’s Accused of Ties with Terrorist IS Organization "for Humanitarian Reasons, at Request of US”
2018-11-01
Bahraini Foreign Ministry said visit of Abdulrahman Ahmed Al-Sheikh, a dual Saudi-US citizen accused of working with the terrorist Islamic State (IS) organization, to the Kingdom of Bahrain, was made at the request of the United States.
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Appeal Court Refuses Candidacies of 4 MPs who Ironically Voted for Political Isolation Law
2018-11-01
The Bahrain Court of Appeal has rejected the nomination of four current members of Parliament: Nabil Al-Belushi, Jalal Kazem, Usama Al-Khaja and Ahmed Qaratah.
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Alba Company Fires Workers Only for Being Interrogated by Interior Ministry
2018-11-01
The Assistant Secretary for International Relations of the General Federation of Workers Trade Unions in Bahrain, Karim Radhi, revealed the ongoing dismissal of employees from Bahrain Aluminum, Alba.
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Gulf Air Dismisses Unspecified Number of Employees due to Financial Difficulties
2018-11-01
Gulf Air has informed a number of its employees of the decision to dismiss them, citing what it called "financial difficulties experienced by the company."
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Jaw Prisoners Banned from Performing their Religious Rites Despite Submitting Formal Requests
2018-10-31
A prominent rights activist, Ebtisam Al-Sayegh, quoted one of the detainees as saying that the administration of the Jaw Prison is preventing the inmates from performing religious rites.
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Bahraini Prisoner Uses “Clorox” to Ease Tooth Pain after Interior Ministry Neglects his Treatment
2018-10-31
Rights Activist Ibtisam Al-Sayegh said a prisoner is suffering from severe pain in his teeth, forcing him to use diluted Clorox to relieve the pain, especially since he was not referred to a doctor and did not receive any treatment.