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Trial of Health Ministry Employee who Embezzled 27,000BD from Ministry's Money Adjourned
2019-10-30
The First High Criminal Court decided to postpone the case of a health ministry employee, accused of embezzling more than 27,000 dinars of ministry funds, until November 12 to summon the witnesses mentioned in evidence list.
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Public Debt Increases $2 Billion within Month: Official Statistics
2019-10-30
Public debt in September increased by 752 million dinars (US$2 billion), reaching 12.045 billion dinars, according to the latest statistics issued by the Central Bank of Bahrain. This figure represents about 85% of the kingdom's GDP.
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House of Representatives Approves Eliminating 1% Deduction
2019-10-30
The House of Representatives approved a proposal to eliminate the 1% rate paid by the insured to the insurance account against unemployment and to limit the payment of contributions to the government and employers only.
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Court Upholds Death Sentence against Arab Citizen who Killed Asian, Tried to Allure Police that Murderer is Shiite
2019-10-30
The High Appeals Court upheld, unanimously, death sentence issued against an Arab National citizen who killed an Asian in Al-Houra. The defendant confessed that he murdered the victim and tried to hide traces of crime and mislead the judiciary through writing sectarian expressions on the apartment's wall.
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Death Penalty against Murderer of Two Asians Upheld
2019-10-30
A Bahraini court upheld death penalty issued against a Bahraini who killed two Asians with a hammer and attempted to murder a third one.
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Crown Prince: 5 Gov't Entities, 2 Sports Clubs Referred to Prosecution over NAO Violations
2019-10-30
Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa said that 7 entities were referred to the Public Prosecution over violations mentioned in the National Audit Office (NAO) report for 2019.
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Kuwaiti Emir Says Gulf Dispute No Longer Unacceptable
2019-10-30
Kuwait's 90-year-old ruler opened the country's parliament on Tuesday with a call to fellow Gulf Arab states to end a row that has shattered regional unity, in his first public address since being hospitalised last month in the United States.
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Saudi Arabia, Bahrain Sign $2.93bln Contract for Linking Bridge
2019-10-30
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have signed an 11 billion Saudi Riyal ($2.93 billion) contract for the transitional phase of a bridge between the two countries, Saudi state TV Ekhbariya reported on Tuesday.
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U.S. Confirms Killing of Baghdadi's Right-Hand Man in Syria
2019-10-30
The United States on Monday confirmed the killing of Abu al-Hassan al-Muhajir, Islamic State spokesman and a high-ranking figure within the jihadi group, in a separate U.S. operation, according to a senior State Department official.
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Official Denies Contributing Increase in Electricity Bill to Smart Meters
2019-10-29
A representative of the Electricity and Water Authority said during a municipal meeting that smart meters are innocent of the charge of high prices, and that the rise in some invoices is due to a mistake in some estimates and billing calculations.
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Shura Council Passes Tougher Law against Molotov Manufacturers
2019-10-29
The Shura Council assigned by the King passed a law toughening the punishments against individuals caught manufacturing Molotov.
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Bahrainis Exempted from Russian Far East Visas
2019-10-29
The St. Petersburg e-visa website was launched at the beginning of October, in conjunction with the decision to exempt Bahrainis from visas to enter the Russian Far East, with the aim of facilitating the acquisition of an e-visa for Bahrainis wishing to explore Russia's ancient cultural capital.
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Khalifa bin Salman Absent from Cabinet Meeting, Crown Prince Presides over Session
2019-10-29
Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa again missed the regular Cabinet meeting held every Monday.
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Baghdadi Given Burial at Sea, Afforded Religious Rites: U.S. Officials
2019-10-29
The United States has given the remains of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi a burial at sea and afforded him religious rites according to Islamic custom after he was killed in a U.S. commando raid in Syria on Saturday, three officials told Reuters.
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Public Debt Reaches 106%: Why is Finance Ministry Hiding these Numbers?
2019-10-29
Why doesn't the Finance Ministry present transparent data on the public debt? Why did it reveal a number less than the actual one last year? How did the government exceed the legal debt ceiling? What are the independent companies that don't add their debts to the general balance? Is there actually any independent company?
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Will Nasser bin Hamad Become First Military Security Man in Bahrain?
2019-10-28
The centrality of the Bahraini King's son Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, 32 years, is increasing day after day and so is his presence in the Bahraini military, security and service fields, especially after the King issued a royal order 54/2019 appointing him as a National Security Advisor.
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Gov't Reserves Parliamentary Proposal Eliminating 1% Deduction
2019-10-28
The Social Insurance Organization reserved a proposal submitted by the House of Representatives to eliminate the 1% rate paid by the insured to the insurance account against unemployment and to limit the payment of contributions to the government and employers only.
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Student who Scored 100% Denied Scholarship due to Her Family Name “Khawaja”
2019-10-26
A mother of a student who didn’t receive a scholarship to study dentistry dropped a bomb at a seminar held by Al-Menbar when she said that her daughter who scored 100% wasn’t given a scholarship for the dentistry major she desired to study because of her family name “Khawaja”.
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Security Company Owned by Trump’s Lawyer Trains Bahraini Police Officers Involved in Brutal Crackdown
2019-10-26
Donald Trump's personal attorney, has signed a new agreement to train Bahrain's police force, according to a report in the United States.
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Trump's Personal Lawyer Mistakenly Exposes Financial Dealings with Bahrain
2019-10-26
Rudolph Giuliani's personal lawyer exposed financial transactions with Bahrain when he mistakenly left two audio messages about his need for hundreds of thousands of dollars from Bahrain on a television channel.