The Director-General of Anti-corruption and Economic and Electronic Security warned people to be aware of emails that asked them to register in an application with the name “Ebshir”.

The former colonel in Bahraini army Mohammed Al-Zayyani said that the Cybercrime directorate summoned him “immediately” for investigation.

Prominent Bahraini opposition figure Ebrahim Sharif said security authorities summoned him again on Thursday for questioning over meeting with British Embassy official.