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King Issues Royal Order Assigning Crown Prince to Chair the Council of Ministers
2020-11-12
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Royal Order 44 of 2020 assigning his son Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander to chair the Council of Ministers.
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Bahraini PM Khalifa bin Salman Dies in US
2020-11-11
The Royal Court announced on Wednesday (November 11, 2020) death of Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.
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Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs to Visit Israel Next Week: Media Outlets
2020-11-11
Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullatif Al-Zayani, is planning to visit Israel next week, Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi announced Tuesday.
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Bahrain Ordered More than One Million Doses of Coronavirus Vaccines since August
2020-11-11
Manaf Al-Qahtani, member of the National Medical Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus, said that Bahrain made an order last August to purchase more than 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines.
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Saudi Council of Senior Scholar: Muslim Brotherhood is Terrorist Group, Doesn't Represent Approach of Islam
2020-11-11
The Saudi Council of Senior Scholars (Ulemas) said in a statement that the Muslim Brotherhood is a terrorist group and that it does not represent the approach of Islam.
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Saudi Arabia Considers Clemency for Female Activists ahead of G20: The Guardian
2020-11-11
Saudi Arabia is considering clemency for jailed female activists ahead of its hosting of the G20 summit this month, the Saudi ambassador to the UK Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz has said.
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HRW Demands G20 to Hold Saudi Arabia Accountable for Abuses
2020-11-11
G20 member countries should press Saudi Arabia to release everyone detained unlawfully and provide accountability for past abuses in advance of the virtual G20 leaders' summit on November 21, 2020, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
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Israeli Knesset Overwhelmingly Approves Deal Establishing Ties with Bahrain
2020-11-11
Israeli Knesset approved establishing peace with Bahrain, by a vote of 62 lawmakers in favor and 14 opposed, Sky News reported.
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Bahrain's Public Debt will Hit 131% Next Year
2020-11-09
Bahrain's public debt will reach 131% of GDP next year, according to new figures published by "The Economist".
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Biden Wins US Presidential Elections
2020-11-08
Former Vice President and Republican presidential candidate Joseph Biden won the US presidential election, becoming the 46th president, CNN reported on (Saturday, November 7, 2020).
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Bahrain and US Elections: Betting on a Losing Horse Again
2020-11-04
Millions around the world are holding their breath until next Tuesday, the date the US elections will take place, which seems to be pivotal this time, in a heated race in which Democratic candidate Joe Biden has a (slight) advantage over White House candidate Donald Trump, whose numbers appear to be declining in most US polls.
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Bahrain's Foreign Reserves Fall, Debt Increases amid Delay in Gulf Aid Payments
2020-10-31
In Bahrain, additional data and news indicate that the financial crisis has intensified as the government has asked a US company to review the fiscal balance program, the main plan for fiscal management, supported by three Gulf allies.
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Bahrain Suffers Major and Unprecedented Collapse in Equal Citizenship Index: Al-Wefaq
2020-10-29
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society issued a statement commenting on a number of issues. It said that it dissects a number of key local, regional and international developments.
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Al Khalifa's New Ally: What's King Hamad Asking Israeli Entity for?
2020-10-29
The correspondences leaked by the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton revealed that the ruling family in Bahrain is the one that demanded the Saudi national guard to enter the country to help it oppress protestors demanding to put an end to Al Khalifa monopoly over power in March 2011.
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SCIA Strongly Condemns Insulting Prophet Mohammed
2020-10-29
The Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (SCIA) condemned, in the strongest terms, the insult to the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), stressing its categorical rejection of attempts to involve Muslim symbols and their sanctities in narrow agendas.
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BFHR: French President's Statements Regarding Offensive Cartoons against the Prophet (PBUP) Encourage Hate Speech against Muslims
2020-10-29
BFHR reported that French President Emmanuel Macron's statements regarding offensive cartoons against the Prophet (PBUP) encourage hate speech against Muslims.
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Bahraini Gov't Decides to Search for Alternative for Financial Balance Program
2020-10-29
The story of the Financial Balance Program started in October 2018 and ended in October 2020.
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Coronavirus Claims Lives of 100 Bahrainis in Less than 2 Months, Number of Infections Exceeds 80,000
2020-10-28
Coronavirus has claimed the lives of 100 Bahrainis in less than two months. Death toll has risen dramatically this month killing 56 Bahrainis, although the number of infections has significantly decreased.
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4 Senior Shiite Scholars in Bahrain: Successive Insults to Prophet Mohammad Reveal Reality of Tolerance and Religious Respect Slogans
2020-10-27
Four senior Shiite scholars in Bahrain issued a statement condemning the repeated insults against Prophet Mohammad.
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Bahrain Signs Anti-Semitism Agreement with United States
2020-10-27
Bahrain signed an anti-Semitism agreement with Washington, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Sunday, October 25, 2020.