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Abdullah Al-Dirazi Resigns from NIHR: Newspaper
2019-05-07
A source said that deputy president of the National Institution of Human Rights (NIHR) Abdullah Al-Dirazi submitted his resignation from NIHR without explaining the reasons, Al-Ayam newspaper reported.
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Cassation Court Upholds 10-Year Verdict against Amal Society Leader Khalil Al-Halwachi
2019-05-07
The cassation court upheld on Monday (May 6, 2019) a 10-year jail term against Amal society leader.
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Mohammed Al-Mutawa: Khalifa bin Salman Doesn't Represent Official Stance
2019-05-07
Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammed Al-Mutawa said that the phone call held between the Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani doesn't represent the official stance of Kingdom of Bahrain.
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PM's Court: Khalifa bin Salman's Call to Emir of Qatar Focused on Social Dimension
2019-05-07
Bahrain's Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa said that the phone call held between him and the Emir of Qatar focused on social dimension only.
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Emir of Qatar Receives Telephone Call from Bahraini PM
2019-05-07
Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a telephone call from the Bahraini Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa through which he congratulated the Emir on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, Qatar News Agency reported.
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Bahrain Court Rejects Request for Alternative Sentence for Activist Rajab
2019-05-07
A Bahraini court has rejected a motion filed by lawyers of prominent activist Nabeel Rajab asking it to pass an alternative to the jail term he is currently serving, his lawyer said on Monday.
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Story of Saudi Martyr who Sympathized with Bahrain: Al-Hawaj Killed by Sword
2019-05-07
In the territory ruled by the oil Sheikhs and guarded by the best weapons and armies from the west, there is no value for human beings.
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Qatar Airways says return to Syrian airspace part of overcoming Gulf boycott
2019-05-06
Qatar Airways' return to flying over Syria as its eight-year war dies down is part of its efforts to grapple with a nearly two-year Gulf dispute that has blocked it from using the airspace of many of its neighbors, CEO Akbar al-Baker said on Saturday.
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Woman with Cancer Dies in UAE Jail after Rights Groups, U.N. Call for Release
2019-05-06
A woman with terminal cancer who was serving a 10-year prison sentence in the United Arab Emirates has died in jail, Human Rights Watch said on Sunday, two months after the United Nations called for her release on medical grounds.
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Bahrain Court Refuses to Grant Jailed Activist Rajab A Non-Custodial Sentence
2019-05-06
A Bahraini court has refused to grant the jailed human rights activist Nabeel Rajab a non-custodial sentence instead of the jail terms he currently serving, his lawyer said on Monday.
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Democracy Key to Securing the Future of Bahrain's Young
2019-05-06
In April, the King of Bahrain announced a new Royal Directive aimed at embracing Bahraini youth who he describes as "the nations source of strength". Whilst details of what this directive will actually concretely mean are yet to be announced - or indeed whether this is anything more than empty rhetoric - one thing should be certain; the youth of Bahrain are concerned with political reform and until this happens the future of the country will not reflect their aspirations.
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Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim Stresses on Importance of Political Reform in Bahrain, Greets Sayed Al-Ghuraifi
2019-05-06
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim issued a statement in which he sent a message to the people of Bahrain and greeted Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi.
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Finance Ministry Rejects Parliamentary Project to Compensate Low-Income Persons for VAT, Says Goes against Constitution
2019-05-06
The Ministry of Finance and National Economy rejected a parliamentary project to compensate citizens of low-income wages by reducing the effects of the value added tax (VAT), while the finance committee of the House of Representatives approved the proposal.
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Senate Upholds Veto of Yemen Resolution in Victory for Trump Saudi Policy
2019-05-06
The U.S. Senate on Thursday sustained President Donald Trump's veto of a resolution demanding an end to military support for the Saudi-led coalition waging war in Yemen, in a victory for the White House's policy of continued backing for the kingdom.
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Employees with Temporary Contracts in Gov't Sector Dropped 80% in One Year
2019-05-04
An official statistics from the Civil Service Bureau revealed that the number of employees with temporary contracts in the government sector in 2019 reached 302 employees, although it has earlier mentioned that the number of government employees with temporary contracts is only 29.
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Public Debt in Bahrain Didn't Decrease despite Gulf Aids
2019-05-04
Data from the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) showed the public debt of Bahrain during the first quarter of 2019 remained stable at 11.457 billion BD.
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Court Upholds One-Year Jail Term against Suspect over Burning Tires in Tubli
2019-05-04
The First High Appeals Criminal Court upheld a verdict sentencing an appellant to one year in jail over assembling and burning tires.
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Appeals: 3-Year Jail Term Handed down to Defendant Accused of Putting Fake Bomb in A'ali
2019-05-04
The Appeals Court upheld 3-year jail term against a defendant accused of putting fake bomb on Sheikh Zayed Street in A'ali.
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Iran Oil Tanker Forced to Seek Repairs in Saudi Port
2019-05-04
An Iranian tanker was forced to seek repairs at a Saudi port after suffering "engine failure and loss of control", the Iranian oil ministry's SHANA news agency reported Thursday.
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Saudi Arabia Frees Four More Women on Trial over Rights Issues
2019-05-04
Saudi authorities have temporarily freed at least four more women facing trial over charges related to human rights work and contacts with foreign journalists and diplomats, other rights campaigners said on Thursday.