An institute linked to Exeter University in Britain opened an exhibition called “Remembering the dead in Bahraini Shia cemeteries”. The exhibition is organized by Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies and supervised by Professor Timothy Insoll, archaeologist and Professor of African and Islamic archaeology at the Institute, and it contains photos, and traces from heritage of Shiite cemeteries in Bahrain.

Jassim Al-Asfour, father of martyr Yassine Al-Asfour (15 years), one of the Bahraini uprising victims who died after inhaling large amount of tear gas on January 20, 2012, said that the sixth anniversary of his son’s martyrdom represents “a lot of pain and shows the childhood suffering in this country”.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company said it is pleased that Bahrain’s deal to buy 16 F-16s worth over $2.3 billion will guarantee “pass to keep F-16 production line open for the next three to five years”.

Bahraini police said Sunday they had arrested 47 people on charges linked to terrorism, including plots to assassinate "public figures", as well as filing charges against another 290.

Journalist Bill Law strongly criticized British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, noting how Johnson has plenty to say on Brexit and renewing ties 'East of Suez', but strangely a statement condemning the kingdom's persecution of its Shia majority is notable in its absence.

Minister of Shura Council and House of Representatives Affairs Ghanim Al-Buainain said that the total number of Bahrainis working under the temporary system until the date of issuing this response is 44 employees only.

Leader of Kuwaiti opposition and former MP Musallam Al-Barrak turned himself in to Kuwaiti authorities to serve a nine-year prison sentence for what is known as the “the storming of the council” case.

SALAM for Democracy & Human Rights issued a new report entitled "Kingdom of Persecution". The report aimed at monitoring human rights violations committed against Shiite clerics in Bahrain between the years 2011 and 2017.

A Bahraini MP (who refrained from mentioning his name) told Akhbar Al-Khaleej newspaper that “the current situation for the budget doesn’t allow to approve any new privileges to the citizens, whether on terms of doubling high cost allowance or adopting new allowance.”

A delegation from the Bahraini House of Representatives visited the Republic of Iraq in an official visit, during which it met Iraqi President Fuad Masum, Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari and Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim Al-Jabouri.

The Parliament failed in its meeting yesterday to pass an urgent proposal, stating that the government should abide by Royal directives regarding agreement with the legislative authority on redirecting subsidies to beneficiaries and suspend the decision to raise petrol prices until consensus is achieved.

Human Rights Watch said on Thursday (January 18) in its 2018 annual report that Bahrain continued its downward spiral on human rights during 2017 as the government harassed, intimidated, imprisoned, and prosecuted human rights defenders and their relatives.

Family of Sayed Alawi Hussain, who was sentenced to death in a military court, said that they had received phone calls from him informing them about his first family visit scheduled for next monday.

Five members of the Bahraini Parliament submitted a new request for investigating the violations of the Jaafaria Endowments (Waqf) Administration.

Amnesty International launched an urgent appeal to interfere to release leader of Haq Movement Hassan Mushaima (70 years) and provide him access to adequate healthcare, after news about his health deterioration.

Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that it monitored the continuation of enforced disappearance of 15 Bahraini citizens from 7 Bahraini villages: Diraz, Dair, Sitra, Bilad Al-Qadeem, Samaheej and Jurdab.

The Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) said that the electricity production cost is 30 Fils/KW, however it is subsidized and sold at 3 Fils only. The authority added that the water production cost is 750 Fils/m2, however it is sold at 70 Fils only.

Bahrain sent a memorandum to the UN Security Council in which it denied claims that military aircraft belonging to the United Arab Emirates violated the Qatari airspace.

Bahrain Attorney General Ali Fadl Al-Buainain stated that the total number of cases received in 2017 by the Public Prosecution amounted to 84,442.

Family of opposition leader, detainee and death convict Hassan Mushaima warned that his health is deteriorating, indicating that it received a call from him stating that the sugar level in his blood reached 26.