Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said “loyalty to the late Sheikh Abdulamir Al-Jamri is firmly rooted in sticking to the just demands his path has drawn in dignity, democracy and political partnership.”

The acting president of BCHR Nidal Al-Salman commented on the release of a number of convicts as part of the alternative penalty law by saying that “the initiatives issued by the King of Bahrain to release convicts in cases of opinion, whether by royal pardon or through the implementation of the alternative penalty law, are appreciated.”

The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that it documented a number of violations, abuses and human rights crimes in Bahrain within the first week of December.

A Pakistani newspaper said that although Bahrain and Pakistan have traditionally enjoyed strong ties, these ties have faced some controversy.

The Shura Council approved on Sunday (December 15, 2019) an agreement between the National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA) and Italian firm Eni for oil exploration and production.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan paid a visit on Monday (December 16, 2019) to Bahrain where he met King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued decree 101/2019 pardoning 269 inmates.

Qatar’s foreign minister said recent talks had broken a protracted stalemate with Saudi Arabia and that Doha would study demands by its Gulf rivals but not turn its back on ally Turkey.

The Bahraini authorities released on Sunday (December 15, 2019) four Bahraini women as part of applying alternative penalty law.

Human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh announced on Sunday (December 15, 2019) that she was summoned to Al-Houra police station, without specifying the reasons, Al-Saegh wrote on her Twitter account before going to investigation.

Public Prosecutor Ali Fadhl Al-Bouainain announced that a group of 530 inmates who served half of their jail terms have been released from rehabilitation and reform centers after replacing their remaining sentences with non-custodial penalties.

Cameras captured moments of joy that Bahrain witnessed after winning the Gulf Cup for the first time since the tournament started 50 years ago.

The First High Appeals Court postponed the ruling in the challenge of 18 appellants convicted of forming an international passports and visas fruad netwrok until December 30.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Bahrain in the mid of this month to hold bilateral talks with the king, local Al-Bilad newspaper reported.

An official statement said that Bahrain's king Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa called Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman on Friday (December 13, 2019) to congratulate him on the "success of the tests he conducted abroad".

Oman's Sultan Qaboos has returned home after medical treatment and checks in Belgium, Oman state media said on Friday, citing a Royal Court statement.

Hezbollah denounced the normalizing conference organized by the Bahraini kingdom under the pretext of "...religious freedom..." with noticeable Zionist participation.

First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abdul Nabi Salman, appealed the Crown Prince, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, to intervene to solve problem of graduates of the Chinese Southwest University.

The High Criminal Court issued 10-year jail term against two youths in a political case and fined them 100,000 BD.

Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa issued a circular on the holidays of the National Day.