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Trump Says Standing by Saudi Crown Prince despite Pleas from Senate
2018-12-12
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he stood by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince despite a CIA assessment that he ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and pleas from U.S. senators for Trump to condemn the kingdom’s de facto ruler.
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U.N. Proposes Yemen's Warring Parties Pull out of Key Port
2018-12-12
The United Nations proposed at initial talks between Yemen’s warring parties on Tuesday that they withdraw from the contested port city of Hodeidah, a lifeline for millions facing famine, and place it under the control of an interim entity.
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Bahrain Made Hakeem Al-Araibi’s Arrest a “Final Game”
2018-12-12
Like critical football games, Bahrain did its best to arrest football player Hakeem Al-Araibi, revealing the magnitude of the ill intentions it hides for the player currently held in a detention center in Bangkok, Thailand.
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The Rhino
2018-12-12
It is well known to zoologists that the rhinoceros suffers from short-sightedness, which makes it attack first without marking the target. Thus, the target realizes it is being attacked after it is too late.
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On World Human Rights Day Al-Wefaq Says: Violations in Bahrain Expanded following Bassiouni Report
2018-12-11
Al-Wefaq issued a statement on the World Human Rights Day, December 10, in which it stressed that BICI monitored 55 kinds of violations in 2011 only, but the Bahraini regime expanded the types and forms of violations following the issuance of the Bassiouni report.
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AP: Thai Court Extends Detention of Refugee Sought by Bahrain
2018-12-11
A Thai court ruled Tuesday that a soccer player who holds refugee status in Australia can be held for 60 days pending the completion of an extradition request by Bahrain, the homeland he fled four years ago on account of alleged political persecution and torture.
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Amwaj Gateway Development Project Auction Postponed for 7th Time due to Absence of Bidders
2018-12-11
Bahrain’s Judicial Committee for the Settlement of Stalled Real Estate Projects decided to postpone Amwaj Gateway development project auction to January 9, 2019, due to absence of bidders.
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Court Upholds 5-Year Jail Verdict against 2 Suspects Accused of Joining 14th Feb. Coalition, Revokes their Citizenships
2018-12-11
The First High Criminal Court rejected the appeals of 2 out of 3 appellants accused of joining 14th February coalition, upheld a 5-year jail verdict against them, fined each of them 100 thousand BD and revoked their citizenships.
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Court Upholds 3-Year Jail Term against Suspect Accused of Putting Fake Bomb in A’lai
2018-12-11
The First High Criminal Court Upheld 3-year jail term against suspect accused of putting fake bomb in A’ali.
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'I can't Breathe': Saudi Journalist Khashoggi's Last Words - CNN
2018-12-11
Journalist Jamal Khashoggi repeatedly told his killers "I can't breathe" during his final moments in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, CNN reported on Monday.
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Refugee Footballer Hopes for Aust Return: AP
2018-12-08
The lawyer for an Australia-based refugee soccer player facing extradition from Thailand to Bahrain is confident they will win the case based on the Gulf country's poor human rights record and the real threat to her client's life.
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ADHRB Demands Sheikh Salman Al Khalifa to Endorse FIFA’s Call, Publicly Speak against Hakeem’s Deportation
2018-12-08
ADHRB sent a letter to Vice President of FIFA, Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, calling on him to support and endorse FIFA’s call to allow footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi, currently detained in Thailand, to return to Australia rather than have him deported to Bahrain, where he potentially faces torture and abuse.
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Protest in front of Thai Consulate in Australia Demanding Al-Araibi’s Release
2018-12-08
Bahraini activists started on Friday (December 7, 2018) an open protest in front of the Thai Consulate in Australia, protesting against arrest of Hakeem Al-Araibi in Bangkok.
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Hakeem Al-Araibi Goes on Hunger Strike at Detention Center
2018-12-08
Bahraini football player Hakeem Al-Araibi launched a hunger strike in one of Thai detention centers, after being separated by prison authorities from his wife, who had been staying with him even though she was not formally detained, according to Australia-based Bahraini activist Hassan Abdulnabi.
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FIFA Asks Thailand to Return Bahraini Football Player to Australia
2018-12-08
World football's governing body, FIFA, demanded on Friday the return of Bahraini football player to Australia at the earliest possible moment, where he enjoys refugee status.
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A Letter from a Prisoner to His Immigrant Brother…
2018-12-08
No one can understand the pain in this letter unless they have witnessed the harsh experience in Bahraini prisons and the long-years they spend that are eaten out of their lives.
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Saudi Arabia: Allow Access to Detained Women Activists
2018-12-08
Saudi Arabia should immediately allow independent international monitors to access Saudi women’s rights advocates detained since May 2018 to ensure their safety and well-being, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Hisham Al-Sabbagh Launches Hunger Strike against Preventing him from Treatment
2018-12-07
Leader in Islamic Action Society (Amal) Hisham Al-Sabbagh enters his 3rd day of hunger strike protesting against being prevented from his right to treatment.
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Amnesty Asks its Followers to Demand Thai Authorities Stop Al-Araibi’s Deportation
2018-12-07
Amnesty International said in a statement on its website that Bahraini refugee Hakeem Al-Araibi is in imminent danger of deportation from Thailand, despite his status as a recognized refugee in Australia. His forcible return to Bahrain would violate international law, it stressed.
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Bahrain Discovers 800 Cancer Cases Annually: Gov’t Official
2018-12-07
Salman Bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa, King Hamad University Hospital Chief Executive Office, said average of cancer tumors, according to modern medical reports, are increasing. King Hamad Oncology Center receives between 50 and 60 patients daily.