Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahrain is ready to commit ground troops to Syria as part of a U.-S.-led coalition against Islamic State, the Gulf island state said on Friday, a day after its larger neighbour and close ally Saudi Arabia announced a similar pledge.

Bahrain Mirror: Assistant Undersecretary for Information and Follow-up at the Prime Minister's Court, Ibrahim Khalifa Al-Dosari, attacked Sheikh Maitham Al-Salman, Head of the Religious Freedom Unit of Bahrain Human Rights Observatory, and urged the Bahraini authorities hold him accountable for defaming Bahrain’s reputation.

Bahrain Mirror: Ambassador Keith Harper, Representative of the United States to the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council, stressed that his country is ready to help Bahrain make training programs.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain has signed an agreement with a synagogue to improve its image in the United States.

A governmental event kicked off on Friday (September 25, 2015) aiming at enhancing Bahrain's image in the US city of New York.

Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will seek to reassure Gulf Arab officials at a meeting in Qatar soon that Washington will work with them to "push back" against Iranian influence in the region, he told the pan-Arab newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations, Samantha Power, stated that the “Conviction of Sheikh Ali Salman in Bahrain is a blow to the political inclusiveness and freedom of expression.”

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The US State Department said that “The US Government is deeply concerned by the June 16 conviction and sentencing by a Bahraini court of Sheikh Ali Salman, the Secretary General of Al-Wefaq.”