Human rights activist Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaie said detainee Hajar Mansour received threats after she filed a complaint at the Grievances Secretariat.

Jaw Central Prison administration moved detained artist Sadiq Al-Shaabani to solitary confinement after a complaint he filed stating that he did not receive necessary treatment.

Lawyer Abdullah Al-Shamlawi said that the Public Prosecution decided on Wednesday (August 16, 2017) to arrest Shiite cleric Sayed Mohieldin Al-Mashaal for a week pending investigation, after charging him with “inciting hatred against the regime and attacking one of the sects”.

Labour Affairs Undersecretary in Labour and Social Development Ministry Sabah Al-Dossary said that 30 inspectors were assigned to follow up the implementation of afternoon work ban decision, indicating that the inspectors monitored violation in 80 establishments on 155 labors. Al-Dossary added that these establishments are to be referred to the prosecution.

Responding to the statements of the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Shia work as officers in Bahrain Defence Force (army) and Ministry of Interior.

Under-secretary for Municipal Affairs at the Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Ministry Nabeel Abu Al Fateh said that the building permits to investment projects that were issued since the onset of the year until August 9 reached 592 in a building space that exceeds 4 million meter square and over billion BD cost.

Activists on social media said that the Bahraini authorities arrested Shiite cleric Sayed Mohieldin Al-Mashaal on King Fahd Causeway and referred him to the public prosecution.

Bahrain’s Information Minister Ali Al-Romaihi slammed the Qatari Al-Jazeera channel for hosting Bahraini dissidents he dubbed “outlaws”, claiming that Bahrain is the most country that suffered from Al-Jazeera’s negative reports.

Social media activists said that prominent human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh launched on Tuesday (August 15, 2017) hunger strike against her maltreatment and inadequate detention conditions.

Iraqi Interior Minister Qasim Al-Araji said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman had officially asked him to facilitate bilateral talks between Tehran and Riyadh.

High Criminal Court decided to adjourn the appeal of a defendant's three-year prison sentence to October 9, 2017 for pleading.

Al-Wefaq Society said that between August 14, 1971 and August 14, 2017 Bahrain has witnessed several decades of persecution, monopoly of political decision-making and looting of the country’s riches.

Hundreds of Bahrainis took to the streets across Bahrain on Monday (August 14, 2017) to commemorate the country’s independence from the British, renewing their demand to put an end to the Al Khalifa family's monopoly of power.

Head of the Professional Fishermen's Society said the implementation of the decision to ban fishing of Spanish Mackerel will start on Tuesday and continue until mid-October.

Societies of the national democratic movement in Bahrain called for consensus between the state and political parties on the political and livelihood issues, as well as sparing the country from foreign interventions.

Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs arrived in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Sunday in a surprise unannounced visit.

The US Navy confirmed on Saturday (August 12, 2017) that F-18 aircraft made an emergency landing at Bahrain International Airport before it departed the runaway, stressing that the pilot was not injured.

Hundreds of citizens took part in peaceful protests in different Bahraini villages as Bahrain's Independence Day approaches.

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders denounced the continued arbitrary detention of Nabeel Rajab, which seems to be yet another evidence of a long-standing pattern of harassment against him to sanction his legitimate human rights activity.

The Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications Civil Aviation Affairs announced that a US F18 military aircraft undertook an emergency landing at Bahrain International Airport (BIA) at 12:40 pm on Saturday without resulting in any injuries or other damage.