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Kazakhstan Exempts Bahrainis from Visa: Newspaper
2019-10-16
Local Al-Ayam Daily said that Bahrainis can travel to Kazakhstan without a visa as of October.
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MPs Submit Requests to Form 3 Commissions of Inquiry on Economic Stagnation, Housing and Health
2019-10-16
Three requests on the establishment of parliamentary commissions of inquiry on topics related to housing, health and economic stagnation were submitted by a Parliamentary bloc yesterday, with the participation of number of MPs, according to the Al-Ayam newspaper.
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Kuwait's Emir to Return Home from U.S. after Medical Care
2019-10-16
Kuwait's 90-year-old ruler will return home on Wednesday from the United States where he had been admitted to hospital, causing him to postpone a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, state news agency KUNA said on Tuesday.
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Saudi Arabia will Prevent Any Gulf Vehicle from Leaving Its Territories without Paying Traffic Violations as of Nov.
2019-10-16
Eastern Region Traffic Director Ali Al-Zahrani said that traffic violations will be applied on automobiles carrying GCC number plates as of November, adding that violated vehicles will not be allowed to exit through land ports unless the fines are paid.
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Sultan bin Ahmed Abdulaziz Appointed as Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Bahrain
2019-10-16
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a royal decree appointing Prince Sultan bin Ahmed bin Abdulaziz as Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain.
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Saudi Arabia's King Salman Holds Talks with Pakistan's Imran Khan
2019-10-16
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Tuesday, Saudi state media reported, two days after he visited Iran on a mission to defuse tensions between Riyadh and Tehran.
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Appeals: 10-Year Prison Term against 2 Defendants Accused of Putting Fake Bomb on King Fahd Causeway
2019-10-15
The First High Criminal Court upheld a 10-year prison term against 2 defendants accused of putting fake bomb on King Fahd Causeway.
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271 Life Sentences against Bahrainis since January 2018: GIDHR
2019-10-15
Gulf Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (GIDHR) said that it monitored the life sentences in the Bahraini courts between January 2018 and May 2019. GIDHR documented 271 life sentences in political motivated cases.
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Legal Steps against 103 Drivers for Transporting Students without Licenses
2019-10-15
The Director of Traffic Operations and Control, Adel Al Dossari announced that legal steps had been taken against 103 drivers for transporting students without licenses.
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Saudi Arabia Opens Tourist Visas to U.S., European Visa Holders
2019-10-15
Tourist visas for Saudi Arabia are now available online and on arrival to holidaymakers who already hold a visa from the United States, Britain or the EU’s Schengen zone, expanding eligibility beyond an initial list of 49 countries.
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Iran President Says there is Video Footage of Attack on Iranian Tanker
2019-10-15
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said an Iranian tanker damaged in the Red Sea on Friday had been hit by at least two rockets, and there is video footage of the incident.
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Saudi Arabia Says it is not behind Iranian Tanker Struck in Red Sea
2019-10-15
A Saudi minister said on Sunday that Riyadh was not behind a suspected strike against an Iranian-owned oil tanker in the Red Sea, which Iranian state-run television said was hit on Friday by missiles but denied reports they came from Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Visit Signals Putin's Growing Middle East Influence
2019-10-15
President Vladimir Putin signaled Moscow's growing Middle East clout on Monday on his first visit to Saudi Arabia in over a decade, buoyed by Russian military gains in Syria, strong ties with Riyadh's regional rivals and energy cooperation.
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Who's UK PM Special Envoy who Visited Bahrain? $2500 Monthly Salary from Saudi Arabia to Whitewash its Reputation in Parliament
2019-10-14
British Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Rehman Chishti spent several days in Bahrain. The British envoy, of Pakistani origin, visited the Bahraini king, met the Foreign Affairs Minister, attended a meeting for the British Embassy and another one in obsequy congregation hall in Manama and gave a false testimony on the diversity environment and religious tolerance which he witnessed in the country.
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Cassation Court Upholds Conviction of Al-Dossari and Al-Arabi for Receiving Money from Qatari Minister
2019-10-10
The Court of Cassation upheld on Wednesday (October 9, 2019) the two verdicts issued against convicts in receiving money from a former Qatari Minister, aiming at affecting the Parliamentary elections in Bahrain. The first instance court had sentenced Waheed Al-Dossari to 5 years in prison and Hasan Al-Araibi to 3 years.
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Five Executed, Eight at Imminent risk of Execution: SALAM
2019-10-10
SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights called on the government of Bahrain to commute all death sentences. These sentences followed trials that did not comply with fair trial guarantees, and in which allegations of torture against those sentenced were not investigated, making their confessions legally invalid.
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99% of Individuals in Bahrain Use the Internet, Social Media Outlets
2019-10-10
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the Kingdom of Bahrain has recently published its latest Telecommunications Services Residential Market Survey report.
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Saudi Aramco Hits out at Absence of Global Firmness in Response to Attacks on its Facilities
2019-10-10
Saudi Aramco chief executive Amin Al-Nasser hit out Wednesday at the absence of global resolve to stop attacks on more oil installations, one month after strikes on two of its facilities.
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Saudi Arabia Slams Turkish Offensive in Northeast Syria
2019-10-10
An official source at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that his country condemns the Turkish military's offensive in northeastern Syria, deeming it a "flagrant" attack against the country's unity, independence and sovereignty.
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Bahrain Condemns Turkish Attack on Syria's Sovereignty
2019-10-10
The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the military attack by the Republic of Turkey on areas in the north-east of the brotherly Syrian Arab Republic, which is a violation of the international law rules and an attack on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria.