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Ministry of Education Says It Didn’t Send Students to China
2017-11-27
Commenting on equalizing certificates of medicine graduates from Chinese universities, the ministry of education said that “the ministry hasn’t ever sent any student to study medicine in China.
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Baqer Darwish: UN Parties Informed about Sheikh Isa Qassim’s Health Developments
2017-11-27
President of Bahrain Forum for Human Rights Baqer Darwish said that UN parties were informed about the latest dangerous developments in Sheikh Isa Qassim’s health.
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Opposition Leader Sheikh Ali Salman Refuses to Attend Trial, Case over “Spying for Qatar” Adjourned until Nov. 27
2017-11-27
A Bahraini court held on Monday (November 27, 2017) the first trial session of opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman and Al-Wefaq two leaders, Sheikh Hassan Sultan and Ali Al-Aswad, over charge of “spying for Qatar”. The court adjourned the case until November 29 to inform the defendants.
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Al-Daihi: Information Reveals Deterioration in Sheikh Isa Qassim’s Heatlh
2017-11-27
Deputy Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi said that information revealed that the health of the highest religious authority in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, has severely deteriorated.
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AP: Bahrain Shiite Cleric under House Arrest is Ill
2017-11-27
Activists say a prominent Shiite cleric who has been under house arrest in Bahrain after having his citizenship stripped is seriously ill.
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Severe Deterioration in Sheikh Isa Qassim’s Health, Doctor Confirms his Need for Urgent Treatment
2017-11-27
Information revealed on Sunday (November 26, 2017) that the health of the highest religious authority in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, has severely deteriorated, which led to calling a doctor to treat him.
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Municipalities: 30 Million BD Increase in 2017 Revenues Compared to Last Year
2017-11-26
The Bahraini Minister of Works, Municipalities and Urban Planning Issam Khalaf said municipal revenues will rise to 90 million dinars in 2017, after it reached 60 million in 2016, a surge of 30 million dinars in one year.
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Al-Wefaq Condemns Terrorist Attack in Al-Arish, Sends Condolences to Families of Martyrs
2017-11-25
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, the largest political group in Bahrain, condemned the terrorist attack on a mosque in the Egyptian region of Al-Arish that was launched during Friday prayers on November 24, 2017, describing it as "perfidious " attack.
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Al-Wefaq Sees that Adding Sheikh Sultan to Terror Lists Reflects Political Exploitation
2017-11-25
Al-Wefaq Society said that classifying one of Bahrain’s parliamentarians, Sheikh Hasan Sultan, as a terrorist in Gulf blacklists reveals that these Gulf terror lists are targeting people of differing opinions and peaceful activists in the political field.
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15 NGOs Demand Number of States to Urge Bahrain Release Nabeel Rajab
2017-11-24
The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) condemned upholding the two-year jail term sentence against prominent Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab.
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Abdullatif Al-Mahmood Says He Cut Ties with “International Union of Muslim Scholars” Last Month
2017-11-24
Chairman of the Gathering of National Unity Abdullatif Al-Mahmood said that he submitted his resignation from membership of International Union of Muslim Scholars last October.
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Intensified Presence for MoI Vehicles near Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque in Diraz, Friday Prayers Prevented for 71th Consecutive Week
2017-11-24
Security authorities in Bahrain prevented the country's Shiite majority from holding their largest Friday prayers for the 71th consecutive week, through the continued siege imposed on Diraz village.
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Al-Salman Calls on European Parliament at Hearing to Demand Putting End to Discrimination against Shiites
2017-11-23
European Parliament committee held a hearing on religious persecution on Wednesday (November 22, 2017) during which the persecution of Shia citizens in Bahrain was discussed. Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief attended the hearing.
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Bahrain: Campaign in Dry Dock Prison Led by 2 Officers to Confiscate Winter Clothes
2017-11-23
Inmates in Dry Dock Prison said that the head of Dry Dock Prison Rashid Abdullah Al-Shihi and officer Ahmad Al-Amadi started confiscating the detainees’ winter clothes.
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Sudanese Diplomat: 7,000 Sudanese Nationals in Bahrain, Most Hold Bahraini Citizenship
2017-11-23
Sudan’s Acting Ambassador to Bahrain, Mohammed Al-Moataz Jaafar, said that the Sudanese community amounts to about 7,000 nationals, most of whom hold the Bahraini nationality.
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Military Court Adjourns Trial of Civilians until Dec. 4
2017-11-23
A military court postponed on Thursday (November 23, 2017) the trial of 17 Bahraini citizens convicted over political reasons until December 4.
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US Navy Secretary Visits Bahrain, Meets Officials
2017-11-23
The US Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer visited Bahrain, where he met the Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Minister of Interior Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa and Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.
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Abdullatif Al-Mahmood, Member of Union Added to Quartet Terror List
2017-11-23
The Arab Quartet countries, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt have announced in a joint statement adding the International Union of Muslim Scholars to their state-sponsor list of terrorism and terror financing.
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Arab Quartet Adds “International Union of Muslim Scholars” & Sheikh Hasan Sultan to Terror List
2017-11-23
The Arab Quartet countries boycotting Qatar have added two entities and 11 individuals to their list of terrorism including former Bahraini MP from Al-Wefaq opposition group Sheikh Hasan Sultan.
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European Parliament Denounces Bahrain Court Ruling Upholding Nabeel Rajab’s Sentence over TV Interview
2017-11-23
The Chair of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human rights, Mr Pier Antonio Panzeri expressed his disappointment at the Bahrain court’s ruling rejecting Nabeel Rajab’s appeal and upholding his 2-year prison sentence.