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To Ismail Akbari: Be Proud of Your Persian Origin and Never Mind
2019-08-06
In an article, Abdullah Al-Madani, an Al-Ayyam newspaper journalist, who specializes in Middle East-Asian affairs, wrote on how a Bahraini of Persian descent once protested against his family name being listed under the Ajam (Persians/foreigners) of Bahrain.
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Capacity of King Fahd Causeway to Increase during Eid Al-Adha Holiday
2019-08-06
King Fahd Causeway Authority revealed that July recorded the highest number of travelers between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, with 2.821.640 travelers.
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Drug Trial of Cop Commences
2019-08-06
The High Criminal Court adjourned a case involving a policeman who is accused of selling drugs to two women- a Bahraini, 22, and a Gulf national, 19, to August 20, with the policeman's continued detention.
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Crown Prince Restructures Economic Development Board
2019-08-06
The Crown Prince issued edict restructuring the Economic Development (EDB) board of directors.
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Nigerian Shiite Leader Granted Bail for Medical Care Abroad
2019-08-06
A Nigerian court on Monday granted bail to a detained Shiite leader and his wife to fly to India for medical care, in a move that could defuse tensions after his group was banned following a spate of bloody protests.
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Yemeni Houthis Say Launched Drone Attacks on Saudi Airports, Air Base
2019-08-06
Houthi forces in Yemen launched drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid air base as well as the Abha and Najran civilian airports, the Houthis' military spokesman said on Monday.
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UK Joins US-Led Maritime Security Mission in Gulf, Germany Rejects
2019-08-06
Britain on Monday joined the United States in a maritime security mission in the Gulf to protect merchant vessels travelling through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran seized a British-flagged vessel.
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Bahrain Tendering to Buy 25,000 Tonnes Wheat
2019-08-06
An importer in Bahrain has issued an international tender to purchase 25,000 tonnes of wheat, European traders said on Monday.
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We’re Not Bigots But We Throw Stones Back
2019-08-05
We are not racists, but we are also not angels too to bear all of this persecution as if we are no one. It’s as if we have no voice or word and are a crushed minority that has no right to defend itself or clap back at those who insult it.
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Letter of Martyr Ahmad Al-Malali’s Father to his Son: How Can a Father Prepare Himself for his Son’s Execution in 15 Minutes?
2019-08-05
Father of martyr Ahmad Al-Malali was very eloquent in the letter he wrote to his son. His letter was full of pain and pride, and as expressive as the first lesson he whispered in Ahmad's ear: "Allah is greater than anything" until that last bullet that dwindled in the face of the pride that embraced the martyr and his family.
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Supreme Council of Health Says It will Start Employing Doctors in Mid-August
2019-08-05
The Supreme Council of Health revealed that details of training Bahraini doctors program will be announced in the mid of August.
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Poverty Non-Existent in Bahrain: Undersecretary for International Affairs
2019-08-05
The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for International Affairs Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said that the poverty and hunger are non-existent in Bahrain.
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"Al-Rumaihi" Appointed CEO at Mumtalakat as Successor of "Al-Kooheji"
2019-08-05
The board of directors at Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company issued a decree assigning Khalid Amro Al-Rumaihi as Chief Executive of Mumtalakat, which is considered sovereign wealth fund of Bahrain, starting September 2019.
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Bahraini Interior Minister Accuses Qatar of Targeting Sunnis of his Country
2019-08-05
Bahrain Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa reiterated his country's accusations to Iran and Qatar of "promoting chaos" in Bahrain which has been witnessing protests demanding political reform since 8 years.
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Kuwait, Iraq Sign up UK Energy Adviser for Joint Oilfield Study
2019-08-03
Kuwait and Iraq signed an agreement on Friday with British energy advisory firm ERC Equipoise to prepare a study for the development of joint border oilfields, Kuwait's state news agency KUNA said.
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Prisoner Mohammed Al-Singace Taken to Prison Clinic 40 Days after his Hunger Strike
2019-08-03
Activist Ebtisam Al-Sayegh said that prisoner Mohammed Abdullah Al-Singace was taken to the prison clinic after his health deteriorated as a result of the hunger strike he launched about 40 days ago.
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Detained Shiite Cleric Sheikh Ali Al-Mustarshed Taken to Hospital with Shackled Hands and Feet
2019-08-03
Activists on social media and eyewitnesses said the imprisoned Shiite cleric Sheikh Ali Al-Mustarshed was admitted to Al-Salmaniya hospital, handcuffed and shackled at the ankles.
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Bahrain Mirror: We’re the Sons of Abdul Qais, Who are You?
2019-08-03
It is not the country's indigenous people who are to be told to choose between acquiescing to a corrupt, despotic political system or to emigrate to Iran, Qatar or elsewhere. It is not the people of the country who have to emigrate or leave their land carved by the history of their ancestors and in which the roots of their origins extend to the tribe of Abdul Qais, thousands of years ago.
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Seven Employees in Tourism Authority Dismissed
2019-08-02
Among the amusing stories told about Abu Saeed Qaraqosh, who worked for Salahuddin Al-Ayyubi, is that once a short man was sentenced to death, but when Qaraqosh saw that the rope did not reach the short man's neck, he ordered bringing a tall man to be hung instead.
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Ismail Akbari: You Don't Deserve to Live in a Country You Don't Protect
2019-08-02
Ismail Akbari "BuBassam" wrote in the bio of his personal Twitter page a right-wing statement that reveals a lot. "You don't deserve to live in a homeland you don't protect," he tells a virtual reader. It seems that he and his wife, a writer in Al-Watan newspaper, Sawsan Al-Shaer, have given themselves an authority that no one has given them to manage the vital population policies of the people of Bahrain. According to them, whoever "does not protect" the homeland, "does not deserve to" live in it is necessarily "you O Bahraini", which is evident from the use of the second person point of view.