Ministry of Justice issued a circular ordering Quran centers and Halaqat to distance themselves from any affairs linked to the elections.

Bahrain's House of Representatives has approved a bill allowing for value-added tax to be collected, sending it onto the National Assembly's upper chamber, the Shura Council.

Bahraini legislators approved a draft law on Sunday that would see value-added tax (VAT) imposed for the first time in the kingdom, state news agency BNA reported.

Former MP and Al-Wefaq member Ali Al-Aswad said in tweets on his Twitter account that "threatening boycotters or those calling to boycott the formal elections is a return to the state security law, which is one of the worst periods of political governance in the world."

Following a meeting with speaker of the chamber of deputies, Parliament's financial and economic affairs committee withdrew its recommendation regarding rejecting the value added tax decree.

Bahraini Ministry of the Interior announced that it will be monitoring any news or messages calling for non-participation in the forthcoming parliamentary elections, and referring those involved to the Public Prosecution.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud expressed support for what he described as "serious reforms" made by Bahrain to tackle the financial crisis.

The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights said that the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain continued in July of 2018, with 844 recorded human rights violations.

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates will soon sign an agreement to provide up to $10 billion of financial support to Bahrain, Kuwait’s Al Rai newspaper said on Thursday, quoting an unnamed Gulf diplomatic source.

Bahrain announced comprehensive package of reforms that will secure Kingdom’s long-term fiscal stability, stating that it signed a USD 10 billion financial support agreement with Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait.

A Financial Support Agreement worth USD 10 billion has been signed between the government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and Saudi, Emirati and Kuwaiti governments.

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa hinted on Wednesday (October 3, 2018) that his country would remain dependent on support of Gulf states until the feasibility is proved of the oil discovery announced by Bahrain earlier this year.

Official employees stressed that the Civil Service Bureau stopped granting improving of livelihood allowance to a number of official employees. The bureau also stopped paying administrative bonuses given to head of departments in a number of institutions.

A royal order is to be issued today to summon the House of Representatives and Shura Council to convene on Sunday and Tuesday in order to discuss a new constitutional amendment, the Gulf agreement related to the value added tax (VAT) and abolish the retirement of MPs, Shura members and members of municipal councils, according to information.

The Public Prosecution ordered on Wednesday (October 3, 2018) the renewal of detention of 3 clerics over taking part in commemorating Ashura occasion last month.

The Public Prosecution renewed on Thursday (October 4, 2018) detention of number of clerics and eulogy citers who took part in commemorating Ashura for 15 days. It also renewed the detention of obsequies’ organizers and number of citizens arrested from Al-Malikiya over writing anti-regime expressions on the 10th day of Muharram on one of the village’s streets.

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's media affairs advisor Nabeel Al-Hamer revealed that a number of Iranians entered Bahrain with valid not forged passports.

Bahraini authorities arrested at least 20 people, on Monday (October 1, 2018), after a raid launched in the early hours of the morning on a number of predominantly opposition areas.

Bahrain’s National Institute for Human Rights claimed on Monday (1 October 2018) that the force used by a police officer against detainee Hajar Mansour was within the limits of the legal use of force.

International mechanisms have not done much to address deprivation of citizenship in Bahrain, said Davin Kenney, Amnesty International’s Gulf researcher.