The CEO of Bahrain's eGovernment Authority, Mohammed Al Qaed, said that over 50% of the cyber-attacks and malicious messages against the Kingdom of Bahrain comes from Iran.

Dwight Bashir, Director of Research and Policy at USCIRF, welcomed the UN experts’ statement that calls to guarantee the rights of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim while receiving treatment in the hospital. On his Twitter account, Bashir described the statement as “Wise” and noted that “respecting all people's rights without discrimination based on religion or belief helped prevent conflict and violence”.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received at Safriya Palace on Friday (December 8, 2017) Commander of the US Central Command General Joseph Votel on the occasion of his visit to Bahrain to participate in the Manama Dialogue 2017.

Bahrain's Shiite spiritual leader Sheikh Isa Qassim underwent surgery Friday, activists said, days after the dissident cleric was admitted to hospital following a standoff with the authorities over his care.

Ministry of Information Affairs announced on Friday (December 8, 2017) that it prevented an American journalist from entering the country.

Thousands of Bahrainis took to streets in different villages in Bahrain on Friday

Bahrain’s top Shi‘ite Muslim cleric underwent surgery on Friday, activists said, after he was hospitalized following months under virtual house arrest.

The 2017 Manama Dialogue will start today (Friday, December 8, 2017) in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The dialogue is held every year to discuss the most important security and political cases in the region.

Security authorities affiliated to the Interior Ministry raided at the early hours of Friday a number of houses in Sitra, and arrested at least 3 citizens from “Safala” village, accounts specialized in monitoring raids and arrests affirmed.

Bahrain's embassy in Amman called on Bahrainis in Jordan to keep their distance from places of rallies and exercise caution for the sake of their safety in light of the current regional developments.

A Bahraini court adjourned the case of the President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and prominent human rights defender, Nabeel Rajab, until January 15 for closing arguments.

The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) said that it visited the spiritual leader of Shia majority Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim at the hospital after his health deteriorated.

The Public Prosecutor's Office extended the detention of 70 Bahrainis arrested in the Diraz raid for 30 additional days on Thursday (December 7, 2017), after they have completed six months in behind bars.

Four UN experts have called on Bahrain to ensure the human rights of the country's most senior Shia leader, 76 year old Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, are fully respected.

The National Audit Office report for the years 2016-2017 stated that the Ministry of Finance’s payments to Aramco company for the state’s crude oil were overdue.

The National Audit Office report for the years 2016-2017 revealed that the Oil and Gas Holding Company did not pay 56.4 billion BD of due state returns in 2016.

The National Audit Office report for the years 2016-2017 revealed that the actuarial deficit of the public and private retirement funds reached 1.06 billion BD at the end of 2016 after it was 6.3 billion BD at the end of 2012, i.e. a 73% increase.

The Directorate General of Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA) said that the issuance of entry visas for Qatari national and foreign nationals residing in Qatar would see some delay, noting that this would "affect the movement of families between Bahrain and Qatar."

Bahrain’s Public Prosecution referred on Wednesday (December 6, 2017) the first case related to Diraz assembly to court, in which one of the citizens is accused of attempting to run over a policeman.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Bahrain’s largest opposing political group, said that the US administration’s decision regarding recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is a “declaration of war” against Arab, Muslims and Christians.