The Public Prosecution renewed on Wednesday (February 20, 2019) the detention of two children Hussein Radi Abdullah and Ali Hussein Abdulwahab, 14 years, for one additional week.

The Director of the Bahrain International Airport Police announced the arrest of an Asian suspected of sedating passengers in the transit hall to rob them.

The High Appeals Court upheld the rulings issued against 10 appellants convicted over charge of kidnapping a youth, claiming he is an informant.

Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat is set to raise $600 million in sukuk, or Islamic bonds, with a 5.625 percent yield, a document issued by one of the banks leading the deal showed.

The United Arab Emirates has eased a ban on the shipping of goods between it and Qatar enforced under a political and economic boycott of Doha, according to port circulars and an industry source.

Barclays' former chairman, giving evidence in a landmark London fraud trial, said he first saw a document detailing agreed fees for Qatari investors in the British bank four years after the payment was agreed.

Germany is sticking to its weapons exports freeze to Saudi Arabia, the government said on Wednesday, resisting pressure to soften its stance after criticism from Britain and defense firms, including Airbus, who argue it is hurting commerce.

Minister Ghanem Al-Buainain did not lie when he said that “the Civil Service Bureau does not act alone, but implements state policy”. Yes, it favors foreigners and anyone who thinks otherwise is wrong.

After some 11 weeks of excruciating limbo, and with numerous heroic efforts here in Australia and elsewhere to free the refugee footballer, Hakeem al-Araibi, now vindicated, it is time to look at the implications.

The ball of fire has grown— the louder the voices of disgruntled unemployed graduates become and the more the rivalry of foreigners with Bahraini merchants in the market intensifies, the harder it becomes for these issues to be avoided by the authorities.

Minister of Oil Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa said that total government support for oil derivatives in local markets over the past year was 70 million dinars.

The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced on Tuesday (February 19, 2019) 17 suspects to 10 years in jail and revoked their citizenship over assembling in Al-Ekr.

The Fourth High Criminal Court issued life sentences to 6 defendants, 10-year jail term to 6 others, 5-year jail term to a defendant and 3-year jail term to 3 others and revoked the citizenship of 3.

The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 3 defendants to life in jail and 300 BD fine, it also sentenced two others to 5 years and a suspect to 7 years in jail. The court ordered the revocation of all the suspects' citizenships.

Since 11 years ago, the Bahraini Ministry of Education has been holding a major annual festival attended by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa under the slogan “Bahrain first”, but this event did not manage to shift the king and government’s convictions, putting the Bahraini citizen first.

Sub-Committee on Human Rights in the European Parliament held a symposium to exchange views on Human Rights in the Arabian Peninsula, in which Al-Wefaq former MP Ali Al-Aswad took part, alongside fiancé of Jamal Kashoggi, who was killed in October 2018 in the Saudi consulate in Turkey.

The Executive Director of the National Health Regulatory Authority, Mariam Al-Jalahma, refused to exempt anyone from any financial penalties, stressing that the fines are government fees and paying them is obligatory according to the law.

Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) President Samir Nass issued a statement by the Chamber to discuss the meeting he held with the Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.

The British Morning Star newspaper said that British-backed jail in Bahrain is denying medical treatment to a frail political prisoner, including diagnosis for a lump on her breast, London relatives have told the Morning Star.

The cabinet approved during it session on Monday (February 18, 2019) on the necessary legal tools to implement the first phase of the Health Insurance System by approving seven draft decrees and resolutions.