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Court Upholds 10-Year Jail Term against Defendant Accused of Joining Feb. 14 Coalition
2019-04-23
The First High Appeals Criminal Court upheld a 10-year jail term against a suspect accused of joining February 14 coalition.
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Court Upholds 7-Year Jail Term against 4 Defendants Accused of Manufacturing Molotov in Abu Quwa
2019-04-23
The High Appeals Criminal Court upheld a 7-year jail term against 4 defendants in Molotov manufacturing case.
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Four Killed in Failed Attack on Saudi State Security Building
2019-04-23
Four alleged Islamic State militants were killed on Sunday when authorities thwarted an attack on a state security building in Saudi Arabia's central Riyadh province, authorities told state media.
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Secretary of State Says No Grace Period after May 1 End to Iran Oil Waivers
2019-04-23
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday the United States is not extending any waivers exempting importers of Iranian oil from U.S. sanctions and there will be no grace period for those economies to comply.
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State-Run Tatweer to Sign Oil Deals to Develop Bahrain Field
2019-04-23
Bahrain's state-owned Tatweer Petroleum said it would sign agreements within a few weeks with Italian oil major ENI and Japan's JX Nippon to develop the Bahrain field.
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Reporters Without Borders Ranks Bahrain 167 on World Press Freedom Index, Says There’s “No Let-Up"
2019-04-19
According to the annual 2019 report of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Bahrain is ranked not free regarding press freedom. It came in 167th place in the list of 180 countries, which means Bahrain fell back one rank, after coming in 166th last year.
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Jerusalem Post: Israeli Delegation Did Visit Bahrain Despite Opposition
2019-04-19
The Israeli delegation that allegedly cancelled taking part in the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Bahrain after news of its involvement sparked protests in the kingdom now seems to have visited after all, Channel 13 reported on Wednesday, according to the Jerusalem Post.
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Israeli Foreign Ministry Delegation Participated in Entrepreneurship Congress in Bahrain, Israeli Channel
2019-04-19
A delegation from the Israeli Foreign Ministry visited the Bahraini capital, Manama, this week to participate in a global entrepreneurship congress.
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UN HR Commissioner Deeply Concerned by Mass Terrorism Convictions in Bahrain
2019-04-19
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed on Thursday (April 18, 2019) alarm at a court decision in Bahrain that revoked the nationalities of 138 people after a mass trial.
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Bahrain Mass Trial Raises Deep Concern: UN Rights Chief
2019-04-18
United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday she was concerned that a Bahrain mass trial that revoked the nationality of 138 people this week had not met international fair trial standards.
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Prosecution Appeals Acquittal of “Daily Tribune” Chairman in Publishing False News Case
2019-04-18
The High Criminal Court of Appeal in Bahrain is hearing the Public Prosecutor's Office’s appeal against the verdict issued against the English-speaking Daily Tribune newspaper chairman, who was acquitted by a court of first instance.
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Saudi Court Postpones Hearing for Women Activists after New Arrests
2019-04-18
A Saudi court on Wednesday postponed a fourth hearing in the trial of several women rights activists, a case that has intensified Western criticism of Saudi Arabia following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Iraqi PM Meets Saudi King Salman on First Visit to Saudi Arabia
2019-04-18
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi made his first visit to Saudi Arabia since taking office six months ago, meeting King Salman during the stop on a regional tour that has also seen visits to Cairo and Tehran in recent weeks.
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Emirati Minister Visits Bahrain, Meets King Hamad
2019-04-17
The Emirati Minister of Interior Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited Bahrain and met King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Al Nahyan visited one of the malls with his Bahraini counterpart.
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MoI Arrests Bahraini, Gulf National Accused of Robbery Cases
2019-04-17
The Director-General of the Northern Governorate Police announced the arrest of a Bahraini, 21, and a Gulf national, 23, suspected of committing a number of robberies by using knives and for stealing a car from outside a cold store.
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Amnesty: Revoking Citizenship of 138 Bahrainis "A Mockery of Justice"
2019-04-17
Amnesty International said that a Bahraini court sentenced 139 people to jail on and revoked their citizenships over terrorism related charges, noting that these verdicts were issued after an unfair mass trial.
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Bahrain Jails 138 for Planning Iran-Linked "Terror" Group: AFP
2019-04-17
Bahrain on Tuesday jailed 138 people and revoked their citizenship for plotting to form a "terror" group with links to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, the public prosecutor said.
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Bahrain Jails 139 on Terrorism Charges, Revokes Citizenship
2019-04-17
A court in Western-allied Bahrain sentenced 139 people to jail on terrorism charges on Tuesday and revoked the citizenship of all but one of them, the public prosecutor said, in the latest mass trial in the Gulf Arab state.
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Trump Vetoes Congressional Resolution to End U.S. Involvement in Yemen War
2019-04-17
President Donald Trump has vetoed a congressional resolution that sought to end U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen, the White House said on Tuesday.
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NIHR Secretary-General Appointed as Advisor in Royal Court
2019-04-17
Royal Court Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa issued decree 3/2019 appointing Khalifa bin Ali Al-Fadhel as an advisor in the royal court with the same allocations as his previous post.