The security authorities in Dry Dock Prison returned on Wednesday (October 18, 2017) detained Shiite cleric Sheikh Isa Al-Qaffas to his prison cell two weeks after no news were reported about him and being held in solitary confinement.

The Bahraini authorities renewed on Tuesday (October 17, 2017) detention of detained child Mahmoud Zouheri for 10 days pending investigation.

Security authorities affiliated to Ministry of Interior raided yesterday (Tuesday, October 17, 2017) in the afternoon the figures building in Jaw Central Prison and confiscated some books and belongings.

The security authorities summoned on Tuesday (October 17, 2017) prominent opposition leader and former Secretary-General of National Democratic Action Society (Wa'ad) for interrogation next Monday.

A raid campaign carried out by forces affiliated to the Interior Ministry led to the arrest of at least 4 citizens from A’ali.

CEO of Gulf State Analytics, Giorgio Cafiero, said in an article in the “Al-Monitor” that tensions between Bahrain and Qatar have reached an enormously high level. Last month, Bahrain’s Shura Council condemned Doha’s alleged “coordination and cooperation” with the Arabian archipelago country’s Shiite opposition and Iran “to spark chaos” amid the unrest of 2011.

The Bahrain International Defense Exhibition and Conference was launched as part of Bahrain's vision of making this a regular event held every two years, the Air & Cosmos website.

Bahrain announced on Tuesday (October 17, 2017) it had signed a $3.8 billion deal with Lockheed Martin for 16 upgraded F-16 fighter jets, after US President Donald Trump’s administration resumed arms sales to Bahrain.

Lawyers and law professors criticized the decision to sell distinctive identification card numbers to those who wish to provide their children with special ID numbers.

A civil defense team managed to extinguish a second major fire in the warehouse of the International Agencies Company Limited (Intercol) for import and logistics services, located in the industrial zone of Mina Salman. The fire caused a black cloud that covered the skies of the Bahraini capital Manama.

Activists on social media outlets said that the security authorities referred child Mahdi Ahmad Muftah, from Diraz, to the hospital to undergo a surgery in his genital organs, days after the authorities raided his house.

Human rights activist Zainab Al-Khamis said that the authorities prevented her on Monday (October 16, 2017) from leaving the country through Bahrain International Airport.

Minister of Interior Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa received British Ambassador Simon Martin on Monday (October 16, 2017).

Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa received at Gudaibiya Palace outgoing US Ambassador to Bahrain William Roebuck.

Cabinet approved a draft-law on ratifying the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Unified Selective Excise Tax, in the framework of its efforts to compensate the sharp decline in oil prices.

The High Administrative Court in Bahrain rejected a lawsuit filed by two lawyers, demanding that the decision made by the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry appointing the new chief executive officer of the Chamber be annulled.

The Bahraini government has allocated more than 68 million dinars to the National Security Apparatus (NSA), which is involved in serious human rights violations, according to reports by Bahraini human rights organizations.

The Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) said the distinctive identity card number service that has been recently announced is found since 4 years and it is only for newborn babies.

The final accounts of state showed that the government borrowed 6 Billion BD that exceeds its actual need to cover the fiscal deficit, without specifying where it spent them.

Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior said that it arrested a man who impersonated a security man and committed a number of forced robbery crimes.