Mrs. Hajar, mother of death row inmate Mohammad Ramadan, passed away today (Thursday, December 14, 2017) after being in a coma for about 6 months.

The Higher Education Council (HEC) has decided not to accredit the business management Master’s degrees issued by the Arab Open University (AOU) – Bahrain Branch. The HEC General-Secretariat said that the academic degrees won’t be accredited until required documents are submitted by the AOU-Bahrain Branch.

The Bahraini security authorities arrested on Thursday (December 14, 2017) at least 4 citizens through raids carried out by forces affiliated to the Interior Ministry.

Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa issued Edict 40 and 41/2017 appointing two directors.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued decree 77 of 2017 establishing the High Committee for the Development of Hawar Islands. Supreme Council for the Environment (SCE) President Abdulla bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa will chair the newly-established panel.

The Israeli Jerusalem Post reported Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center as saying that a delegation of Israeli business leaders is due to visit Bahrain next month in a follow-up to the current visit to Jerusalem of a Bahraini interfaith group.

An interfaith group from Bahrain is visiting Israel amid turmoil there over U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital, angering some in the island nation who support the Palestinians.

Four Bahraini human rights organizations, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, the Bahrain Forum for Human Rights, Salam for Democracy and Human Rights, and the Gulf Institute for Democracy and Human Rights, published a report monitoring grave violations in suppressing the Diraz peaceful assembly on May 23, 2017, after the security forces used excessive force to end the gathering, which lasted about a year near the house of the highest religious authority for Shiites in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, in a report entitled: A Crime Outside Coverage.

Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa issued Edict 39/2017 appointing directors in the Ministry of Education.

BDF Chief-of-Staff Dhiyab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi received Peninsula Shield Joint Forces (PSJF) Commander Waleed bin Falih Al-Zhahery.

An interfaith group from Bahrain said it has sent a delegation to Israel to promote "tolerance and coexistence," but insisted that it does not represent the government in Manama. The non-governmental organization, which calls itself "This is Bahrain," said it had no official status though its mission statements say it has the backing of King Hamad.

The security authorities launched today (Monday, December 11, 2017) at dawn vast campaign that resulted in the arrest of at least 6 citizens, according to networks specialized in monitoring the security raids.

The highest religious authority Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim returned on Sunday (December 10, 2017) to his besieged house in Diraz, two days after undergoing an urgent surgery.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society in Bahrain announced on Sunday (December 10, 2017) its categorical rejection and strong condemnation of the arrival of a Bahraini government delegation to the city of Jerusalem.

A Bahraini civil society group has defended sending a delegation to Israel as a gesture of tolerance and coexistence, state news agency BNA has reported, after news of the visit sparked wide anger on social media.

The second channel on Israeli television said on Saturday (December 9, 2017) that an official delegation from Bahrain comprising 24 persons began a four-day official visit to Israel.

The National Audit Office report for the years 2016-2017 stated that a government official received salaries reaching up to 138000 BD, while off work.

National Audit Office report for the years 2016-2017 said that the Ministry of Justice paid extra working hours for some of its employees on a monthly basis without taking into consideration if they’re needed or not.

National Audit Office report for the years 2016-2017 made several remarks regarding the Ministry of Education, stating that its actual spending exceeds the ministry’s approved expenditure budget for 2016 by 7,414,708 million BD.

Member of the Bahraini House of Representatives said that the government is working on a new draft law for retirement, which includes the abolition of early retirement and raising the retirement age to 65 years.