Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Ahmed Qassim, who is receiving treatment in Britain, issued a statement in which he mourned the demise of the religious scholar Sheikh Abdul Hussein Al-Sitri.

On Sunday (14 October 2018), Sheikh Abdul-Hussein Al-Sitri, a senior religious scholar in Bahrain, passed away.

The Bahraini Public Prosecutor's Office ordered, on October 14, 2018, holding Hassan Al-Shareqi in custody for 15 days pending investigation, after he was arrested in Karana Friday afternoon.

Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan will arrive in Manama, Bahrain on October 13. The Deputy Secretary will meet during his 2-day visit with senior officials to discuss critical regional and bilateral issues, including counter-terrorism cooperation and countering the Iranian regime's malign influence.

Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) Mariam Al-Jalahma said that the authority received 68 complaints submitted against governmental health services within the past 5 months. She said that investigation in 25 of the complaints was concluded and that one complaint was referred to the public prosecution.

Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, launched a new baggage policy which replaces the current weight concept with a harmonized piece concept.

Eyewitnesses said that security forces attacked a peaceful protest launched from Karana and arrested at least 5 citizens, including fathers of martyrs.

The doctor, who performed the second eye surgery for Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim said that the initial results of the surgery are positive and there is a good response despite the difficulty and complexity of the surgery, the follow-up team of the treatment of Sheikh Isa Qassim reported.

Hundreds of citizens took part in peaceful protests calling for boycott of Parliamentary and municipal elections organized by the authorities next month.

Prominent Bahraini opposition leader and Secretary-General of Haq Movement, Hassan Mushaima, met with his family for the first time in nearly 20 months of deprivation of visits.

Sheikh Abdullah Al-Daqaq, a prominent Bahraini cleric in the Qom Hawza, called for taking a strong stance in boycotting the upcoming parliamentary and municipal elections.

Chief Prosecutor of Ministries and Public Bodies said the Public Prosecution had launched an investigation into a notice by the Public Health Directorate concerning food poisoning of a number of students at a private school after eating food from the school canteen. Laboratory examination and test results of food samples showed contamination of the foodstuff.

A coalition of non-governmental human rights groups from Europe, the U.S. and Canada called on UN member states to oppose the election of Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Eritrea, the Philippines and Somalia, which were deemed "unqualified" due to their human rights records, Scoop news website reported.

Prominent human rights defender Ibtisam Al-Saegh said that political detainee Amira Al-Qashaami refrained from family visits due to the glass barrier between her and her family, indicating that this is the fourth visit Amira refrains from.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) warned of scammers claiming to be employees in the TRA requesting personal information.

The New York Times newspaper pulled out as media sponsor of the "Future Investment Initiative" conference, hosted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as a response to his county's involvement in kidnapping the prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi, a prominent Bahraini Shiite cleric, said that the spiritual leader of Shia majority, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, needs to stay in London to finish his treatment.

Legal advisor for Bahrain Center for Human Rights Ibrahim Serhan announced that “number of people convicted to death in Bahrain reached 22, 4 of whom are sentenced to final verdict, and 4 others have received commuted sentences to life in jail”.

A new suspect in case of establishing a group affiliated with “14 February Coalition” denied the charge of joining the group.

President of Customs in Bahrain Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalifa said that the implementation of the first entry points of trucks through King Fahd Causeway will be on first of January 2019.