The CIA believes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, complicating President Donald Trump’s efforts to preserve ties with a key U.S. ally.

The Directorate of Jaafari Endowments (Waqf) called on Bahraini citizens to actively participate in the upcoming municipal and parliamentary elections.

The High Criminal Court in Bahrain sentenced on Thursday (November 15, 2018) three defendants to life imprisonment and a fourth to 10 years, while issuing a 5-year prison term against a fifth defendants in a case of possession of weapons and training in camps located in Iraq.

Bahraini Justice Minister Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa issued a edict on the Bahrainis' vote abroad, stating that ballot boxes are to open to residents abroad on November 20, 2018.

The Bahrain Press Association called for the immediate release of former MP Ali Al-Asheeri, stressing that his arrest was "due to expressing his opinion on a general matter."

The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced on Thursday (November 15, 2018) 3 suspects to 10 years in jail and 3 others to 3 years over assembling and blasting a gas cylinder.

The Guardian newspaper said that Formula One chiefs have admitted for the first time that they are “concerned” that an activist who protested against the Bahrain Grand Prix on Facebook was jailed for three years by the country’s authorities.

The Saudi-led coalition has ordered a halt in its offensive against Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen’s main port city Hodeidah, three sources said on Thursday, in an apparent concession to Western pressure to end the war.

The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced on Thursday (November 15, 2018) 2 suspects to 15 years in jail, revoked their citizenships and fined them 100,000 BD over charge of joining 14th February Coalition.

The US Senate on Thursday rejected a long-shot effort to block $300 million in arms sales to Bahrain, as the bill's opponents stressed the island nation was a critical ally hosting an American naval base.

Flights have resumed at Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait Airways said in a tweet on Thursday, after bad weather forced a suspension of air traffic late on Wednesday.

Saleh Al-Faqeh held the wasted arm of his baby daughter as she took her last breath on Thursday at the malnutrition ward of the main hospital in Yemen’s capital Sanaa.

Bahrain has signed a $912 million deal with Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., to buy 12 AH-1Z Viper helicopters, Bahrain News agency reported on Thursday.

Former Al-Wefaq MP Ali Al-Aswad compared in a series of tweets the regime's project to that of the opposition, explaining that the Bahraini authorities “seek to produce elections for a parliament that has lost popular legitimacy and without any legislative or regulatory tools. Meanwhile, the opposition democratic forces in Bahrain, despite all the violations practiced against them and arrests, talk about an inclusive political project summarized by the Manama Document.”

Human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said that prisoner Ammar Sahwan is suffering from medical negligence in Jaw Central Prison.

The Sunni Endowments (Waqf) Directorate called on all citizens to participate in the parliamentary and municipal elections, saying that participation in the elections accomplishes the [country's] interest in the short and long run.

Executive Director of Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission and Elections 2018 Nawaf Abdulla Hamza said door of withdrawing nominations closed on Wednesday.

Director-General of Anti-corruption and Economic and Electronic Security affiliated with the Interior Ministry issued a statement in which it claimed that calls to boycott parliamentary and municipal elections were made by social media accounts that are managed from outside Bahrain, particularly from Iran, Iraq and Lebanon.

British Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt confirmed in his response to a Parliamentary question raised to him that his country has raised the case of Sheikh Ali Salman at senior levels with the Government of Bahrain.

The minor criminal court acquitted two brothers of charges of hiding security wanted individual and acquiring weapons (foldable knives). It said that the permit issued by the prosecution ends one week after its issuance and that the seizure took place 2 months after the notice’s date ended.