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Traveler Compensated BD2000 after her Reservation was Canceled
2019-07-25
Four years following the date of her flight to attend a wedding in Sudan, the High Appeals Civilian Court ordered a traveling company to compensate a traveler 2000 BD, because the company canceled her seat on the grounds that the number is complete, despite the confirmation of the reservation on the company's website.
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Sitra Society Gathers 10 Tons of Used Materials to Recycle
2019-07-25
Sitra Society gathered 10 tons of used clothes, iron and paper in Wadiyan village, one of Sitra's six villages, by contacting with a cleaning company and participation of 10 members of the society last Friday.
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Bahrain Starts Banning Non-Biodegradable Bags as of Today
2019-07-25
SCE Chief Executive Mohammed bin Dinah stressed that the SCE has reached out to all 24 factories producing plastic bags in the Kingdom of Bahrain to ensure their ability to produce biodegradable bags, explaining that the production rate of this type of bags was between 47% and 50%, while factories will be obliged now to produce them by 100%.
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UAE Drawdown in Yemen Raises Hopes of Ceasefire this Year
2019-07-25
A United Arab Emirates' military drawdown in Yemen is building momentum for a nationwide truce this year, bolstering efforts by the Saudi-led coalition it is part of to end a war that has tarnished the image of U.S.-allied Gulf states.
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Kuwaiti, Saudi Officials Discuss Resuming Neutral Zone Oil Production: KUNA
2019-07-25
OPEC members Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have discussed resuming oil production in jointly operated fields in the Saudi-Kuwaiti Neutral Zone, Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA said on Wednesday.
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Iran Defense Minister Says No Iranian Drone has been Downed
2019-07-25
No Iranian drone has been brought down, the ISNA news agency quoted Iran's Defense Minister Amir Hatami on Wednesday as saying, after the U.S. military said it taken action against two Iranian drones in the past week.
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Jazeera Cites Iran Official Warning of Confrontation if Hormuz Status Changed
2019-07-25
Qatar-based Al Jazeera TV on Wednesday quoted the military adviser to Iran's supreme leader as saying that any change in the status of the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran says it protects, would open the door to a dangerous confrontation.
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Learn about Reality of Situation in Bahrain with Human Rights Forum Numbers
2019-07-24
In a press conference held in Beirut, the president of the Bahrain Human Rights Forum, Baqir Darwish, presented the annual report of the Forum for 2018 with a number of documented figures on the forms of violations practiced against Bahrainis.
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"Torture, the Master of Evidence" in Bahrain: 791 Documented Torture Cases as Regime Perpetuates Impunity Policy
2019-07-24
The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights launched its annual report for year 2018, entitled "Torture, the Master of Evidence" at a press conference held today in the Lebanese capital Beirut.
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Ahli United Bank Launches Free Transfer Service to India
2019-07-24
Ahli United Bank (AUB) has announced the launch of a transfer service to India, a platform for online remittances to India.
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Bahrain Forum for Human Rights Launches Annual Report "Torture, the Master of Evidence" Today in Beirut
2019-07-24
A press conference was organized by the Bahrain Forum for Human Rights in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, for the launch of its annual report for 2018, entitled: "Torture, the master of evidence".
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Two Months Prison Term Handed down to Defendant Accused of Using Car Horn like "Down Down with Hamad" Tune
2019-07-24
The High criminal Court commuted the sentence of a defendant accused of using his car horn in a mall parking lot sounding the "Down, down with Hamad" tune to 2 months in jail with the execution of sentence instead of six
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UK Approved Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia after Jamal Khashoggi Murder
2019-07-24
British ministers signed off nearly £650m worth of arms license exports to Saudi Arabia in the six months following the brutal murder of the dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi by regime forces, The Independent newspaper said.
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Royal Decree Restructuring Justice Affairs and Islamic Affairs at Ministry of Justice
2019-07-24
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Royal Decree 49/2019 restructuring the Justice Affairs and Islamic Affairs at the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments.
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King Hamad Issues Decree Restructuring Supreme Judiciary Council
2019-07-24
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Royal Decree 40/2019 restructuring the Supreme Judiciary Council.
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Shi'ite Protesters Clash with Nigeria Military, Police in Abuja
2019-07-24
Nigerian troops and police clashed on Tuesday with Shi'ite Muslim protesters in the capital Abuja and gunfire could be heard, according to a Reuters witness.
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Saudi Arabia Releases Qatari National Detained for a Year: Rights Group
2019-07-24
A Qatari national arrested in Yemen on suspicions of working with the Iran-aligned Houthis has been released after more than a year in detention in Saudi Arabia, Qatar's National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) said.
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Iran Vows to Secure Strait of Hormuz, Urges Diplomacy
2019-07-24
Iran will secure the Strait of Hormuz and not allow any disturbance in shipping in the key oil transport waterway, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday during a visit to Paris, the state new agency IRNA reported.
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Operator of Seized British Tanker Says still Waiting to Visit Crew in Iran
2019-07-24
The Swedish-based operator of the British-flagged tanker seized last week by Iran said on Tuesday it was still awaiting permission to visit the ship's 23 crew members.
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After "Al-Arabiya" Presenter's Insult, Deputy Bahrain Shura Council Speaker Incites against "Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood"
2019-07-24
Not long after the insult of the Saudi "Al-Arabiya" Channel, Sara Dandrawi, to Kuwait, deputy speaker of the Bahraini Shura council Jamal Fakhro followed suit, once again inserting Kuwait's name in the gulf media campaigns.