Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said on its Twitter page on Wednesday (September 25, 2019) that the security authorities arrested 6 citizens for their commemoration of the Hussaini religious rituals during the Ashura season.

Saudi authorities said on Friday they would allow tourists from 49 countries to enter the kingdom without a visa in advance, at a cost of 440 riyals for a maximum of 180 days. It, however, announced that "women are prohibited from dressing indecently" and tourists are prohibited from entering Mecca and Medina.

Iran has committed another breach of its nuclear deal with major powers by enriching uranium with advanced centrifuges, a report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog policing that deal said on Thursday, further fraying the landmark accord.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday it was impossible for Turkey to stop buying oil and natural gas from Iran, despite the threat of U.S. sanctions, and added that trade between the two countries would continue, according to broadcaster NTV.

The Fourth High Criminal Court acquitted 9 over charges of gathering and transferring money to suspects wanted and pursued over political motivated reasons.

The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced a youth to 6 months in prison over charge of burning tires, along with 5 others, in Samaheej and ordered the confiscation of seized items.

The Saudi Ministry of Interior said that it executed a Bahraini accused of smuggling banned pills in the eastern region.

Capital Governorate Chief Prosecutor Nawaf Al-Awadhi said that the Public Prosecution completed its investigations into the forgery incident, ordered the referral of former MP Osama Al-Tamimi to the criminal court and set October 2 as a date to consider the case before the fourth criminal minor court.

Human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said that the health of Osama Al-Saghir, who is sentenced to 60 years in prison, deteriorated on Tuesday (September 24, 2019). She said Al-Saghir fainted and fell on the ground in the restroom.

The health ministry withdrew from all its hospitals and health centers Apo-Ranitidine drug, from Apotex Company.

The National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) announced the withdrawal of all forms of Zantac and Apo-Ranitidine from the market as they contain some carcinogenic impurities of NDMA according to the results of laboratory tests.

The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced on Wednesday (September 25, 2019) 4 suspects to 3 and 7 years in prison in a political case.

Egyptian authorities have arrested more than 1,000 people, rights groups said Wednesday, broadening a crackdown launched after rare protests calling for the ouster of general-turned-President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Bahrain's oil refinery has not been affected by attacks that disrupted Saudi crude exports earlier this month, Bahrain's Oil Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al-Khalifa said in a statement on Wednesday.

Bahrain raised $2 billion with its first issue of U.S. dollar bonds since it obtained a $10 billion bailout from its Gulf allies last year to avert a credit crunch.

What did people think of the Netherlands when the government decided to grow and sell cannabis to its citizens? Capitalist governments always think of making money and addressing their financial and economic crises, and often do not put an ethical limit to their decision-making. Bahrain is moving in the same direction when it proposed growing and selling tobacco to citizens without regard to the environmental and health aspects.

The First-Instance court is considering the case of a suspect accused of burning a policeman's car in Karzakan. The suspect is sentenced, along with another, to 10 years in jail.

Recent statistics released by the Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA) showed that the total value of financial transactions since the launch of the national portal on May 23, 2007 until the end of August this year exceeded 412 million dinars.

MP Zeinab Abdulamir discussed with Minister of Electricity and Water Abdulhussein Mirza the issue of citizens who signed contracts for their employment in the Electricity and Water Authority but didn't have their procedures completed.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday he was open to discuss small changes, additions or amendments to a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers if the United States lifted sanctions imposed on the Islamic republic.