The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has rejected a motion that aims at granting female employees abortion leaves equivalent to the 60-day maternity leave.

Bahraini House of Representatives is considering a bill amending some provisions of the Penal Code, aimed at tightening the penalty against anyone who forces a male or female to commit prostitution.

A Bahraini parliamentary committee said it had agreed to repeal Article 353 of the Penal Code, which stipulates that a rapist should not be punished if he decides to marry his victim.

The Bahraini House of Representatives approved Decree-Law No. (38) of 2017, amending certain provisions of the Telecommunications Law promulgated by Decree Law No. (48) of 2002.

The Central Bank of Bahrain called on the Parliament to review a parliamentary law aimed at imposing fees on remittances.

The Bahraini Parliament will discuss in its next session Decree Law No. (38) for the year 2017 amending certain provisions of the Telecommunications Law.

Bahraini local Al-Watan newspaper said that the Public Prosecutor's office sent a summons to the newspaper’s editor-in-chief, Youssef Al-Binkhalil, to interrogate him over a complaint submitted by MP Anas Buhendi.

Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee recommended approval of a parliamentary proposal that includes adoption of the “confidential reviewer” mechanism.

The Bahraini House of Representatives approved on Tuesday (March 13, 2018) a bill amending some provisions of the pensions and retirement benefits law for government employees.

Parliamentary Committee on Public Utilities and the Environment recommended the approval of a bill banning exporting sea sand extracted from Bahrain abroad.

Bahraini House of Representatives approved bill to ban members of dissolved societies as well as resigned MPs and members of municipal councils from exercising their political rights.

Bahraini House of Representatives approved on Tuesday a bill to ban members and officials of Al-Wefaq, Wa’ad and Amal societies from running in upcoming parliamentary elections in November.

A Bahraini member of parliament submitted a proposal to consider February 14 of every year as an official holiday, marking the vote on the National Action Charter.

Council of Minister Assistant Undersecretary Ibrahim Al Dosari described Minister of the Royal Court for Follow up Affairs Ahmed bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa as a “dog”, as shown in leaked conversations.

Bahraini House of Representatives agreed to refer to the Cabinet the recommendations of the Parliamentary Inquiry Committee on the phenomenon of informal employment (free visa).

Bahraini MP Khalid Al-Shaer said he had filed a lawsuit against MP Anas Bouhendi and Council of Ministers Assistant Undersecretary Ibrahim Al-Dosari over conversations leaked yesterday.

Government has expressed reservation regarding a bill based on a House of Representatives law proposal on GCC nationals' ownership of estates and lands in Bahrain.

The Parliament failed in its meeting yesterday to pass an urgent proposal, stating that the government should abide by Royal directives regarding agreement with the legislative authority on redirecting subsidies to beneficiaries and suspend the decision to raise petrol prices until consensus is achieved.

The Parliament in its session yesterday discussed a proposal by Salafist MP submitted to the cabinet, calling for “cutting off trade relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, halting air navigation and banning travel to the country”.

The Parliament approved in its session (Tuesday November 7, 2017) the regulations of the agreement that unifies the GCC selective taxation, and thus they went contrary to the recommendations raised by the financial committee.