The British human rights Reprieve organization urged, in a statement it published on its website, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to intervene to halt repression in Bahrain, including the planned execution of political protesters.

In a first comment made by an official party on the 2-year jail term verdict issued by cassation court against Nabeel Rajab over television interviews, the European Union called on the Bahraini government to release prominent human rights defender Rajab for humanitarian grounds.

The EU will remove Panama, South Korea and six other countries from its recently unveiled tax haven blacklist in a quick reversal that drew criticism from activists.

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that despite sending official invitations to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to participate in PUIC conference held in Tehran, the Gulf states did not send delegates to represent them in this meeting.

The Bahraini Foreign Ministry condemned the twin terrorist attacks which targeted the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, leaving dozens of people killed and injured.

Bahrain’s top court on Monday upheld two-year prison sentence imposed last year by a lower tribunal on rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab over comments he was alleged to have made to journalists.

Bahrain’s Civil Aviation Affairs Authority (CAA) said it would take measures against the interception by two Qatari military aircraft of a UAE passenger plane en route to Bahrain.

The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs vehemently condemned on Monday (January 15, 2018) the interception by Qatari fighter jets of a civilian aircraft flying from the UAE to Bahrain.

Attorney General announced the conclusion of investigation into the formation of a terrorist group and detonation of several explosives, one of which led to the killing of policeman Salman Anjom, adding that five defendants were referred to the competent court.

Civil Defense team in Bahrain managed to extinguish a fire late on Saturday at the Imam Al-Rida funeral home in the Malikiya area, which caused damage to the whole place without any reported injuries.

Bahrain's court of cassation on Monday confirmed a two-year jail sentence against prominent activist Nabeel Rajab, convicted for press statements critical of his government, a judicial source said.

The Public Prosecution referred the extremist Mohammad Khalid to trial over case of insulting Imam Mahdi, based on “several complaints” raised by people. The court, however, did not order to detain him pending investigation.

Bahrain's Court of Cassation upheld a two-year prison sentence against prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab over television interviews he had with foreign media outlets.

Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa postponed a ministerial order No (9) of 2018 about certain fees for the services of the General Directorate of Traffic.

Akbhar Al-Khaleej local newspaper said that the MPs are to attend the House of Representatives coming session, and that they will not boycott the session or postpone it to Tuesday due to petrol prices increase.

BBC channel said that “Bahrainis threaten to boycott cinemas” after the increase in tickets prices.

In response to erroneous statements by the Bahraini embassy in London about the organization’s planned work on Bahrain, Amnesty International issued a statement on (January 11, 2018) clarifying its recent discussions with the embassy and urged the authorities in general to respond positively to human rights concerns it raises and to its repeated requests for access to the country for it and other human rights organizations

Amnesty International issued on (January 12, 2018) a statement in which it expressed grave concern about the death sentences passed against six defendants tried by the Military Court in Bahrain.

Bahrain's largest opposition society, Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, condemned the arrest of Shiite cleric and former Al-Wefaq MP Sheikh Hamza Al-Dairy, after a court upheld a one-year jail term against him, over taking part in Diraz protest held in support with Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.

The cinema tickets prices in City Center Mall increased yesterday from 3 to 3.5 BD, which angered citizens and made them call to boycott the cinema through launching several hashtags, especially that this increase coincided with an increase in the gasoline prices and the selective tax, which added burden to the citizens.