Moody’s expected that Bahrain banks would remain under high pressures due to economic factors.

Brent oil prices sank under $60 on Thursday after Saudi Arabia made remarks that were deemed overly cautious by analysts ahead of OPEC's latest output decision, AFP reported.

The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said in a statement on Wednesday (November 5, 2018) that the Bahraini regime has appointed another government, which was cloned from previous governments, almost identically with a minor change. This government has not changed in form or content since the establishment of the modern state of Bahrain.

The Australian Football Nation Radio website said that the Pascoe Vale footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi, detained in Thailand and wanted in Bahrain, awaits confirmation as to whether he will be allowed to return to Australia, the country he calls home after fleeing Bahrain.

Bahraini oil Minister Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa said that the National Oil and Gas Authority is currently holding discussions with several private sector entities, with a view to allowing them invest in oil projects within the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The Salafist Al-Asalah Bloc denied what was published in local newspapers that they stand against the fact that a woman is running for the presidency of the House of Representatives, with the increasing chances of Fawziya Zeinal to take the position by acclamation.

The Guardian newspaper said that The UK’s largest outdoor horse show, which is patronized by the Queen, faces accusations that it is being used by the Bahraini royal family to distract from human rights abuses.

The new government, presided by Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, took the constitutional oath before King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at the Sakhir Palace, according to Bahrain News Agency.

Thai authorities revealed on Wednesday that Bahrain knew that football player Hakeem Al-Araibi was traveling from Australia to Bangkok and coordinated with Thailand's authorities to arrest him.

Ali Mushaima, son of prominent opposition leader and detainee Hasan Mushaima, said that his father is still waiting for the results of the cancer test he underwent last August.

King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa received the family of Vice Admiral Scott Stearney, Commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and Commander of U.S. Fifth Fleet , who died recently in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Istanbul’s chief prosecutor has filed warrants for the arrest of a top aide to Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler and the deputy head of its foreign intelligence on suspicion of planning the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, two Turkish officials said on Wednesday.

United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Wednesday that an international investigation was needed to determine who was responsible for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October.

No member of the new parliament has so far expressed his\her intention to run for the post of speaker of the House of Representatives, except Fawzia Zeinal, who will receive the position by acclamation in the absence of a competitor.

MP Abdulnabi Salman said that Bapco intends to terminate the services of about 158 Bahraini workers through transferring them from Bapco to Tatweer Company.

The First High Criminal Court rejected the appeals of a youth accused of joining "Saraya Al-Ashtar", upheld a 15-year jail term against him, fined him 100 BD and revoked his citizenship.

Bahrain's king on Tuesday reappointed Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa as prime minister who then formed a cabinet with a new finance minister but no other changes to key portfolios.

The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 3 suspects to 7 years in jail over case of assembling and attacking police at Diraz entrance.

Saudi Arabia has told the WTO that national security concerns mean it cannot allow the world trade body to settle an intellectual property dispute with Qatar, according to a transcript seen by Reuters.

Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has received a written invitation from Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to attend an annual Gulf Arab summit being held in Riyadh on Dec. 9, the Qatar News Agency said on Tuesday.