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Sheikh Ali Salman Calls on Citizens to Take Coronavirus Vaccine, Abide by Medical Procedures
2021-02-03
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society posted on its social media accounts a statement issued by its Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman, who is sentenced to life imprisonment, in which he called on the people to take the Coronavirus vaccine and abide by medical procedures.
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Lawyer Abdullah Al-Shamlawi, a Political Target Again..
2021-02-01
Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa continues to target the well-known lawyer Abdullah Al-Shamlawi and retaliate against him for defending rights activists and national opposition figures.
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Bahrain Takes Delivery of AstraZeneca Vaccine from India
2021-01-31
Bahrain has received its first delivery of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII), state media said on Thursday.
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"Protectors of the Last Door": First Book Documenting Diraz Protest and Al-Fida' Square Events
2021-01-30
Awal Centre for Studies and Documentation published "Protectors of the Last Door: Testimonies from Al-Fida' Square in Diraz during (June 20, 2016 until May 23, 2017)".
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Why didn't the King Respond to Mohsen Al-Asfour's Letter?
2021-01-28
It seems that some are attempting to promote that the royal decree issued by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on Wednesday (January 20, 2021) on the Board of Directors of the Jaafari Endowments (Waqf) was in response to recommendations made by the Waqf itself as part of its desire to enhance the efficiency of the Waqf administration.
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Saudi Arabia Reconciles with Qatar, Commutes Loujain Al-Hathloul's sentence, Adapts with Biden Administration, What about Bahrain?
2021-01-28
With President Donald Trump's loss of the presidential race to his Democratic rival Joe Biden, most countries in the world breathed a sigh of relief. However, only a few countries saw themselves in real trouble, or at least felt a big loss, given their heavy reliance on Trump to support them and their agenda.
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Bahrain Roundup 2020: Unemployment Rate Reaches 10%, Mass Dismissals of Bahrainis and Platform Made to Employ Foreigners
2021-01-28
Unemployment in Bahrain increased dramatically in 2020, amid the absence of real and serious solutions to the unemployment issue, which has become an additional threat to the country's stability that has been long lost for about a decade.
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Bahrain will Likely Need further Gulf Financial Support - Fitch
2021-01-27
Bahrain will likely need further financial support from its Gulf neighbours despite reform measures, Fitch Ratings' lead Bahrain analyst Toby Iles said on Monday.
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Al-Wefaq Refuses Infringing on Retirees' Rights, Condemns Terrorist Blast in Baghdad
2021-01-26
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society refused infringing on citizens' rights, stressing the need to involve citizens in making decisions related to their money and rights.
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118 NGOs Demand Danish Gov't to Strengthen Efforts to Release HR Activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
2021-01-25
118 international and Bahraini rights groups called for renewing efforts to secure the immediate and unconditional release of a prominent human rights defender and dual Danish-Bahraini citizen.
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Towards Int'l Efforts to Release Sheikh Ali Salman: BPA Statement
2021-01-25
The London-based Bahrain Press Association issued a statement on Wednesday (January 20, 2021) in which it said that there are regional and international developments that once again brought back the case of Al-Wefaq Secretary-General, Sheikh Ali Salman, to the front pages.
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Bahrain Gets $2 Billion in Bond Sale after Deficit Spike
2021-01-22
Bahrain sold $2 billion in three-tranche bonds on Wednesday, a document showed, after the coronavirus pandemic and low oil prices exacerbated its fiscal deficit and pushed total outstanding debt to nearly $40 billion.
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Bahrain Roundup 2020: New Record, Public Debt Amounts to 130% of GDP
2021-01-22
The Economist predicted that Bahrain's public debt will reach a new record by the end of this year, approaching the ceiling of 15 billion dinars, which constitutes about 131% of its GDP, an increase of about 2 billion dinars over last year.
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Bahrain Roundup 2020: Hillary Clinton Emails Reveal Many Details on Entrance of Peninsula Shield Force, Participation of Hamad bin Jassim
2021-01-22
The US State Department published in October 2020 an email correspondence involving former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, which includes many details about the period when the popular movement was launched in Bahrain, and the various events that followed.
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Pfizer Delays Jan. Vaccine Delivery to Bahrain
2021-01-19
A January shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to the Gulf state of Bahrain will not arrive on time, the ministry of health said on Saturday, but second doses of the jab already scheduled will not be affected.
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Does the NIHR Care for the Sentiments of Sheikh Zuheir Ashour's Family?
2021-01-19
It has been 6 months since contact was lost with imprisoned Sheikh Zuheir Ashour. This long period of time didn't push the National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) to reveal Sheikh Ashour's fate or situation inside prison, where he is serving a 75-year prison term.
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Bahrain Fails to Win Presidency of UN Human Rights Council
2021-01-17
Bahrain failed to get the votes needed to win the presidency of the UN Human Rights Council.
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Trump Rewards UAE, Bahrain for Normalizing Relations with Israel, Classifies them as "Major Security Partners"
2021-01-17
The outgoing US President Donald Trump rewarded both the UAE and Bahrain for their move to normalize with Israel last September by classifying them as "Major Security Partners".
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Saudi to Reopen Qatar Embassy in Coming Days: Saudi Minister
2021-01-17
Saudi Arabia expects to re-open its embassy in Qatar in the coming days, Saudi's foreign minister said on Saturday, following a U.S.-backed detente last week in a three-year-old dispute between Arab states.
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Bahrainis Protest Appointment of Israeli chargé d'affaires to Bahrain
2021-01-16
A number of Bahraini activists held protests on Friday against the appointment of Israeli chargé d'affairs to Bahrain and denounced normalization with Tel Aviv.