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Lawyer Abdullah Hachem Suspended over Charge of Publishing False News
2019-05-15
The Public Prosecution decided to suspend lawyer Abdullah Hachem for one week pending investigation after accusing him of publishing false news and misusing social media outlets.
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HRW: Suspend Death Penalty of Two Men
2019-05-15
Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday (May 15, 2019) that the Bahrain Court of Cassation, the country's court of last resort, upheld the death sentence against two men on May 6, 2019. A court convicted the men, Ali Al-Arab and Ahmad Al-Malali, of terror offenses in a mass trial on January 31, 2018.
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Mohammed bin Salman Broke Promises to Western Media to Reduce Death Sentences
2019-05-15
Speaking to Time magazine a year ago, the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman promised to reduce the death sentences to the minimum. What do numbers say one year later?
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Unemployed High Degree Holders 5028, 1809 Foreigners in Medical Jobs
2019-05-14
MP Ibrahim Al-Nafei revealed that the competent parties didn't Bahrainize jobs in the public and private sectors. The MP said that the requests of unemployed high degree holders in the Ministry of works and social affairs reached 5028 in 2018, while 612 requests were closed in the same year.
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Two Saudi Tankers Damaged in Sabotage Attack off UAE
2019-05-14
Two Saudi oil tankers were damaged in a "sabotage attack" off the United Arab Emirates coast, the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday, quoting the Saudi energy minister.
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Editorial: To Speakers of Shura Council and Parliament: Respect Bahrain's Poor
2019-05-14
Many decades may pass without the Bahraini people, especially the poor, hearing such a cynical laugh at their poverty and need, the laughter of the speaker of the Shura Council Ali Saleh Al-Saleh.
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Al-Wefaq: Sayed Al-Ghuraifi Hopes Good for Bahrainis, Internal Disputes between Governing Parties Have Become Clear
2019-05-13
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society confirmed Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi is a prominent national figure and demanded to stop dragging Bahrainis into internal conflicts between governance parties.
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King of Bahrain Holds Talks with Egyptian President in Cairo
2019-05-13
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Sunday (May 12, 2019).
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Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim: Attack on Al-Ghuraifi is Attack on the People and their Causes
2019-05-13
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim issued a statement on Sunday (May 12, 2019) defending Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi after the official media attack on him, following his recent acts.
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Saudi Forces kill 8 People Killed in Al-Qatif
2019-05-13
Eight citizens were killed in the island of Tarot off the coast of the kingdom's eastern province, when the Saudi forces opened fire against them and claimed they are wanted.
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Bahrain: Public Debt Interests Amounted to BD 640 Million
2019-05-13
Minister of Finance and National Economy Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa said that interests of public debt in 2019 budget reached BD 640 million.
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US 5th Fleet Commander Discusses Latest Developments with Bahraini PM
2019-05-13
The Commander of the United States Naval Forces Central Command and the US Fifth Fleet, Vice Admiral James J. Malloy discussed with the Bahraini Prime Minister, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the latest regional and global developments.
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MoI Accuses Sayed Al-Ghuraifi of Showing Sympathy for Terrorism
2019-05-13
The Bahraini Ministry of Interior accused Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi, the highest religious authority of Shiites in Bahrain, of showing sympathy for terrorist acts.
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UAE Says Four Vessels Subjected to Sabotage near Fujairah Port
2019-05-13
Four commercial vessels were targeted by "sabotage operations" near the territorial waters of the United Arab Emirates without causing casualties, the foreign ministry said on Sunday, without giving details of the nature of the sabotage.
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Military Tensions, Weak Oil Pressure Most Major Gulf Markets
2019-05-13
Saudi Arabia's stock market fell on Sunday, in line with most Gulf markets, after the US Pentagon approved the deployment of a warship and Patriot missiles to the Middle East.
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Dr. Kassim Omran: Two Sick Decades
2019-05-12
The last two decades have been a steep slope in the history of public health in Bahrain since the establishment of health services in the country. Health services have deteriorated due to a number of issues.
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Jaw Prison Sufferings: Inmates Had to Relieve themselves in their Clothes due to Food Poisoning
2019-05-11
Concerning the food poisoning the inmates suffered from, a mother of one of the prisoners tells Bahrain Mirror: "My son told me that they were poisoned after the Suhoor meal. The situation became catastrophic when the policemen didn't open the prison cell doors."
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2018 Roundup Editorial: Added Value of Years of Repression
2019-05-10
In the poorest of the Gulf kingdoms, all added values (not just tax) are collected by the government to partially offset its accumulating deficit. It does not pay the citizens the value of what they endure, but rather gives them no value at all.
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Family of Deceased Inmate Received Phone Call from Him One Hour before his Death
2019-05-10
A human rights activist revealed that the family of convict Hussein Ali Nehme (45 years) who passed away in Jaw prison received a call from him one hour before he died.
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Report for the Idle Prisoners’ Commission: Reasons Why Fasting Inmates Suffered Food Poisoning
2019-05-09
A number of human rights defenders and activists published confirmed information that inmates in buildings 12, 13 and 14 in Jaw Prison have been food poisoned after Iftar and Suhoor meals on Tuesday (May 7, 2019).