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Website Specialized in Publishing False News on Qatar Works under Sponsorship of Bahraini Embassy in Washington- USA Today Newspaper
2018-07-30
"USA Today" newspaper accused Saudi Arabia, Emirates and Bahrain of publishing fake news against Qatar to sway American public opinion through online and social media campaigns, in order to support their political goals.
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King Hamad Visits BDF General Command amid Absence of Marshal
2018-07-30
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa paid a visit to Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) General Command on Sunday (July 29, 2018), where he was welcomed by Defence Minister Yusef Al-Jalahma, Chief of Staff Dhiab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi and senior officers.
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Transparency International Says Bahrain is Example of “Corrupt and Repressive Regimes” Supported by Parliamentarians and House of Lords in UK
2018-07-30
A report issued by Transparency International UK said that Bahrain is one of many corrupt and repressive regimes that has been supported by parliamentarians and House of Lords in the United Kingdom.
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King Hamad Issues 4 Laws
2018-07-30
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ratified and issued Laws 32, 33, 34 and 35/2018.
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Kuwaiti Sergeant Detained for Forging Secondary School Degree from Bahrain, Fined 700,000 Dinars
2018-07-29
Kuwaiti Al-Seyassah Newspaper reported that a criminal court ruled on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, imprisoning a military person in the Ministry of the Interior who has the rank of "first sergeant" for 5 years.
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Sheikh Isa Qassim Discharged from ICU 48 Hours after His Surgery
2018-07-28
Spiritual leader of Shia majority in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim left the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 48 hours following the surgery he underwent in one of London’s hospitals.
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Bahrain: Expatriates Complain about Minimum Salary Rule for Dependent Visas
2018-07-28
An English-language local newspaper said that Bahrain is being urged to reconsider a visa rule first announced in January, which threatens to break up some expatriate families.
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HRW: Bahrain Intent on Earning Honor of Leading Region in Stripping Citizenship
2018-07-28
Bahraini authorities should restore citizenship to hundreds of nationals whose citizenship they revoked through executive orders or court decisions since 2012, rendering most of them stateless, Human Rights Watch said today.
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UN Rights Experts Tell Bahrain to Halt Crackdown on Activists and Free Speech- Reuters
2018-07-28
United Nations human rights experts called on Bahrain on Thursday to end the repression of activists, restrictions on freedom of expression and discrimination against women.
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Diraz Residents Reject Gov’t Intervention in Imam Sadiq Mosque Friday Prayers
2018-07-28
Residents of Diraz expressed their rejection of the Ministry of Justice's attempt to nominate a preacher for the Imam Sadiq Mosque in Diraz (the largest Shiite mosque in Bahrain), demanding "to lift their grip from this religious rite.”
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Isa Town Prison Refuses to Transfer Detainee Hajar Mansour to Hospital despite Symptoms of Blood Clots
2018-07-26
Detainee Hajar Mansour was transferred yesterday to the prison’s clinic after symptoms of blood clots appeared on her leg. The doctor who examined her demanded sample of her blood platelets to determine the clotting rate; however, the Jaw Prison administration refused to transfer her to hospital to undergo tests, claiming they have no vehicle with security enhancement, activist Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei reported.
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Government Refers to House of Representatives Law Including Raising Retirement Age and Contributions
2018-07-26
A local newspaper reported that the Government referred to the House of Representatives new amendments to the pension law that included opinions made previously to the House of Representatives.
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LMRA Cancels License of Employment Office
2018-07-26
Labour Market Regulatory Authority said that it canceled the license of one of employment offices after receiving a number of complaints against it.
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US has “Abandoned” Role as Rights Champion – Jimmy Carter
2018-07-26
Former president Jimmy Carter has warned that the United States has “abandoned” its standing as the premier champion of human rights, showing “indifference” to abuse at home and abroad.
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Abdulhadi Khalaf: Bahraini Authorities Revoked My Citizenship, Turned Family House to Heritage Site
2018-07-25
Bahraini dissident Dr. Abdulhadi Khalaf, Sociology teacher at Lund University, said that the Bahraini government turned the home where he was born in Manama to a heritage house to preserve the capital's memory, weeks after revoking his citizenship.
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Saudi Court Sentences Bahraini to 9 Years in Jail over Taking Part in Qatif Protests
2018-07-25
A local newspaper said that a Saudi court sentenced a Bahraini to 9 years in prison after convicting him of providing financial support to the regime and taking part in protests in Qatif.
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Prosecution Accuses Prisoner in Jaw Prison of Directing Youth to Manufacture Fake Bomb and Put it in Jid Ali
2018-07-25
The High Criminal Court started the trial of two suspects accused of putting fake bomb on public street in Jid Ali and decided to adjourn the case until September 10 for pleading, assigning a lawyer to the first suspect and announcing the second one.
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8 Protestors in Diraz Referred to Trial on Charge of Burning Security Patrol
2018-07-25
Chief of Terror Crime Prosecution, Advocate General Ahmed Al-Hammadi, said Public Prosecution referred 8 suspects to trial on charge of burning security patrol.
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Sheikh Isa Qassim Transferred to ICU, Successful Surgery Performed to Him
2018-07-24
The follow-up team of the treatment of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, spiritual leader of Shia majority in Bahrain, said that Ayatollah Qassim's surgery, which was carried out in a hospital in the British capital, London, was completed a while ago.
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Bahraini Gov't Backs Trump Threats to Iran with Attack “Few have ever suffered”
2018-07-24
Bahrain government backed statements of U.S President Donald Trump in which he threatened Iran with an attack “which few throughout history have ever suffered”.