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Al-Wahdawi Secretary-General Hassan Marzouq Released
2018-08-11
Bahraini Authorities released Al-Wahdawi Secretary General, Hassan Al-Marzouq, who was detained at Bahrain Airport on July 31, 2018, as he was returning from Beirut.
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Pension Fund Considering Investing 100 Million Dinars in Oil Exploration
2018-08-11
The Chairman of Osoul Company (investment wing of the Social Insurance Authority), Rashid Al-Mir said the company is considering investing in a project with the Ministry of Oil worth about one billion dollars.
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Sunni Cleric Accuses Awqaf of Deliberately not Hiring Bahraini Muezzins
2018-08-11
A Sunni cleric accused the Department of Sunni Endowments (Waqf) of deliberately not recruiting Bahraini Muezzins, noting that the Department of Awqaf is controlled by political societies.
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Breaking: Sources Confirm End of Jidhafs Market Crisis by Return of Vendors after being Granted Licenses
2018-08-11
The official municipal authorities will announce on Saturday, 11 August 2018, reaching a compromise with the vendors in Jidhafs market.
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Activists Hold Sit-in Outside Manama Embassy in Berlin to Demand Allowing Mushaima to Undergo Treatment
2018-08-10
Activists gathered outside the Bahraini Embassy in Berlin o to demand treatment for prominent opposition activist Hassan Mushaima, who is serving a life sentence.
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Interior Ministry Says Arrested Bahraini who Published Recording claiming He was Attacked by Asian Nationals
2018-08-10
Bahraini police have taken legal action against a Bahraini who claimed he had been assaulted by Asian nationals, the Northern Police Chief said.
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Detainee Mohammed Hussein's Father: My Son is Dying and They Don’t Want to Treat Him
2018-08-10
Mohammed Hussein, the father of the detainee Hussein Mohammed Hussein, issued a voice message saying that his son's health is deteriorating.
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VIDEO: Mass Funeral Procession Held in Muharraq for Sunni Mosque Imam Killed by Asian Muezzin
2018-08-10
A Sunni mosque imam who was brutally killed by an associate of his, who worked as a Muezzin at the mosque.
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General Authority for Social Insurance Salaries Increased by 260%, Journalist
2018-08-10
A journalist accused the Board of Directors of the Bahraini General Authority for Social Insurance of approving a salary structure with an increase of 260%.
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Families of Jaw Prison Detainees Ring the Alarm: 23-Hour Daily Water Deprivation
2018-08-09
Detainees in Jaw Central Prison are suffering from extremely harsh conditions. Information stated that water is cut off 23 hours a day, and air conditioners are halted most of the times, despite the extreme hot weather.
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Cleric Denies Insulting Religious Figure on “Twitter”, Says He was Making “Scientific Debate”
2018-08-09
A cleric denied insulting a religious figure via his “Twitter” account and said that he was making a “scientific debate”. The minor court considered the incident. The suspect denied the charge attributed to him and justified his written posts by saying that they are but a discussion for scientific researches, demanding his release, especially that he has been arrested 3 weeks ago.
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Skin Clots on Body of Detainee Hajar Mansour, Fears that Stroke Would Return to Her
2018-08-09
Detainee Hajar Mansour complained about the appearance of clotting spots on her skin, expressing her fear that the stroke she suffered years ago would return.
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Naturalized Candidates Buy Votes for 10 Dinars
2018-08-09
Citizens determined to run for Parliamentary elections complained about vote buying in their districts. According to an article published in Al-Bilad newspaper by Rashid Al-Ghaeb, the bourse on buying votes started with 10 BD for a vote, especially in districts inhabited by new Bahraini citizens, who have recently acquired the nationality.
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3-Month Jail Term Issued against anyone who Extends Electrical Cables without Permission
2018-08-09
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ratified and issued law imprisoning anyone who extends electrical cables without obtaining the necessary permission for 3 months and imposing a 2000 BD fine against him.
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Bahrain Mirror Publishes Most Important Points in UN Response to Bahraini Government
2018-08-08
Bahrain Mirror reports on the most important points in the United Nations Human Rights Committee's report in which it assessed Bahrain's commitment to the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Committee also replied to the first voluntary national report on the goals of development that the Bahraini government submitted on the 17th of last July.
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MoI Says Mushaima Receives Treatment in accordance with Legal Procedures
2018-08-08
The prison’s director in Bahrain said on Tuesday (August 7, 2018) that Hassan Mushaima is receiving full healthcare in accordance with legal procedures, as his son, Ali, continues his hunger strike in front of the Bahraini embassy in Britain.
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Bahraini Authorities Demolish Base and Fence Established by Residents for Shiite Mosque Destroyed in 2011
2018-08-08
The Bahraini authorities re-demolished the bases of a mosque they have already destroyed during their campaign that targeted Shiite mosques after 2011 protests.
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Bill Marczack to Bahrain Mirror: Israeli Spyware that Targeted Amnesty was Used in Bahrain, Targeted Someone in Qatar
2018-08-07
Senior Research Fellow at Citizen Lab, Bill Marczak said the lab is conducting an additional investigation to determine the location where the suspicious messages are being used, which contained spyware developed by the Israeli NSO Group.
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Meteorological Directorate: July 2018 Hottest July in Bahrain since 1902
2018-08-07
Bahrain's Meteorological Directorate (BMD) in its monthly weather summary said the month of July 2018 goes on record as the second hottest July ever experienced in Bahrain since 1902.
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Mumtalakat Sells its Stake in US Private Education Provider “Nobel Learning”
2018-08-07
Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat), the country’s sovereign wealth fund, has sold its stake in Nobel Learning Communities, one of the leading providers of private education in the United States (from pre-school to high school).