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Commerce Ministry Closes down Unregistered Shops in Hamad City
2018-04-28
The Bahraini Ministry of Commerce has closed down seven shops that were opened in a number of houses in compound 1214 in Hamad City.
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AP: Bahrain King Commutes 4 Death Sentences to Life in Prison
2018-04-27
Bahrain's king has commuted four death sentences handed down by a military tribunal in the island kingdom, which included three civilians and one soldier.
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Mariam Al-Jalahma: Most Medical Errors in Bahrain are due to Negligence
2018-04-27
Chief Executive Officer of National Health Regulatory Authority Mariam Al-Jalahma said in a seminar about professional ethics that “most of medical errors in Bahrain are due negligence.”
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British Man who Sold Iraq and Bahrain Fake Bomb Detectors Receives 2 More Years in Prison
2018-04-27
A conman jailed for selling fake bomb detectors to war-torn countries including Bahrain and Iraq has had more than two years added to his prison sentence after failing to pay back £1.8m of his ill-gotten gains.
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Bahrain’s F-16 Fleet to Reach 39 after New Deal worth about $ 4 Billion
2018-04-27
A website interested in aviation and defense in Arab countries said that Bahrain’s F-16 fleet will reach 39 after US administration has lifted a freeze on arms sales to the kingdom and agreed on a deal to sell it 19 Block 70 Lockheed Martin F-16V aircraft worth about $3.86 billion.
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King Hamad Ratifies Commuting Death Sentences of Convicts to Life Sentences in Marshal Case
2018-04-26
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ratified today (April 26, 2018) commuting the death sentences, upheld by the military court yesterday, to life sentences, in the case known as attempting to assassinate the marshal.
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Oil Minister: We Seek to Attract Foreign Investments for Discovered Field
2018-04-26
Oil Minister Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa said that the National Oil and Gas Authority is currently drilling the oil wells that were recently discovered in Bahrain.
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BCCI Removes CEO due to Contract Invalidity
2018-04-26
Bahrain Chamber for Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Chairman Sameer Nass decided the removal of the chamber’s CEO Khalid Mohammed Al-Rowaihi from his position, due to the invalidity of the contract of work signed between him and the Chamber.
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Bahrain Bans 3250 Citizens from Running to Parliamentary Elections
2018-04-26
Minister of Justice Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa said that about 3250 members of the dissolved political opposition societies are banned from running to the Parliamentary elections, pursuant to a bill approved by the council on Tuesday.
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Alistair Burt Ignores Harsh Conditions Political Prisoners Live in Bahrain, Whitewashes Ombudsman’s Image
2018-04-26
UK Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt, said that the UK government monitors events in Bahrain closely.
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MP in House of Commons Asks UK Minister about Influence of Saudi Arabia’s Reform Program on Its Influence in Bahrain
2018-04-26
British MP Tom Brake raised a question to UK Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt, on whether he had discussions with the Saudi Government on the implications of Saudi Arabia's reform program on its influence in Bahrain.
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Bahrain Drops 2 Rankings in Reporters Without Borders' World Press Freedom Index 2018
2018-04-26
Freedom of the Press Index 2018 showed a two-rank decline in press freedom in Bahrain, ranking the Gulf Kingdom at 166 this year.
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MPs Approve Law Allowing "Civilian Judges to Look into Family-Related Cases"
2018-04-26
Bahrain House of Representatives approved bill amending certain provisions of Court of Cassation Law, which aims to unify the grounds for contesting verdicts in both Sunni and Jaafari sects.
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Poor management of "Generations Fund" Prevented 1 Million Dinar Guaranteed Profits
2018-04-26
Bahraini House of Representatives approved bill aimed at modifying the structure of the Future Generations Reserve Fund Council in line with the functions carried out by the Council.
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Reports Say Families of Prisoners on Death Row Informed to Attend Military Court Tomorrow
2018-04-26
There are reports saying that the families of the Bahrainis sentenced to death were informed that one person from each family should attend the military court tomorrow.
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Bahrain: Heads and Members of Dissolved Political Societies Banned from Running in Elections by Majority Parliament Vote
2018-04-25
Bahraini House of Representatives in its meeting on Tuesday approved a bill to prevent the members of political societies that have been dissolved to run in the parliamentary elections.
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Prosecution Rejects Abdulnabi Salman’s Testimony, Introduces New Charges against Sheikh Ali Salman
2018-04-25
Bahraini Public Prosecution rejected testimony of Abdulnabi Salman in Sheikh Ali Salman’s case, and used his testimony to introduce new charge against Sheikh Salman.
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Cassation Court Adjourns Salman Isa's Death Penalty Case until May 7 for sentencing
2018-04-25
The cassation court adjourned the case of killing Pakistani police officer Mahmoud Fareed in East Eker to issue a verdict again in the case on May 7th session.
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Tenth Court Hearing of Sheikh Ali Salman's Trial Held on Charges of “Communicating with Qatar,” Case Adjourned until June
2018-04-25
The tenth court hearing of Sheikh Ali Salman’s case and two other defendants was held on Tuesday (April 2018), on charges of communicating with Qatar.
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Bahrain Describes Information Mentioned in US State Department Report as “Flawed”
2018-04-24
Bahrain’s Foreign Affairs Ministry described the information mentioned in the US State Department report about human rights in Bahrain as “flawed”.