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US Secretary of State Discusses with Bahraini Crown Prince Reaching Political Solution in Yemen
2018-11-15
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed on Wednesday (November 14, 2018) with Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa the importance of reaching a political solution in Yemen.
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Congress to Vote Today to Stop Arms Sale to Bahrain due to Its Participation in War on Yemen
2018-11-15
The congress will vote today (November 15, 2018) on a resolution of disapproval of a $300 million sale of rocket launchers to Bahrain, a member of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen.
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Bahraini Charged over Tweet on Upcoming Elections: AFP
2018-11-15
Bahrain's public prosecutor on Tuesday detained and charged a man for a tweet saying he would boycott elections this month, with a rights group identifying him as a former lawmaker.
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AFP: Bahrain Sentences Four to Death for Police Killing
2018-11-15
Bahrain’s top criminal court on Monday sentenced four Shiite Muslims to death for a 2017 bombing that killed a policeman, a judicial official and the public prosecutor said.
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U.S. Lawmakers Expect Votes on Steps to Crack down on Saudi Arabia
2018-11-15
U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday the Senate could vote within weeks on legislation to punish Saudi Arabia over the war in Yemen and the death of a journalist at its consulate in Istanbul.
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Calls for End to Yemen War Offer Little Hope for Hungry Children
2018-11-15
Lying on a dust-covered bed in a hospital ward in the Yemeni city of Taiz, 10-year-old Ghazi Mohammed barely has enough energy to watch doctors and nurses examine his emaciated body.
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Turkey Calls for International Investigation into Khashoggi Murder
2018-11-15
An international investigation into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is essential, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Wednesday, and reiterated Turkish decisiveness to solve the murder.
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EU Arms Fuelling Yemen Conflict, Tougher Checks Needed: Parliament
2018-11-15
Tougher checks on European Union arms exports are needed and sanctions should be imposed on those countries that flout the bloc’s rules, the European Parliament said on Wednesday.
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BCHR: 32 Death Sentences since 2011
2018-11-14
Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) condemned the Bahraini judiciary's insistence on resorting to death penalty, dubbing it “inhumane punishment”.
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Appeals Court Postpones Case of Defendants Accused of Escaping Jaw Prison and Killing Office Al-Hammadi to Jan. 28
2018-11-14
The First High Appeals court postponed considering the appeals of 36 suspects accused of killing officer Hisham Al-Hammadi in his farm in Bilad Al-Qadeem and escaping “Jaw Prison”, which led to the death of police Abdulsalam Saif Al-Yafei, to January 28, to issue its ruling.
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Administrative Court Abolishes Decision Suspending Doctor for One Year, Says Disciplinary Committee Misused it Authority
2018-11-14
The First High Civilian Court (Administrative Directorate) abolished a decision issued by Disciplinary Committee in the Ministry of Health due to misusing its authority. The committee had ordered the suspension of a doctor in a private hospital for one year, after a complaint submitted by one of his patients who claimed that she was almost losing her life because of him.
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Bahrain Arrests Man for Tweets critical of Upcoming Election
2018-11-14
Bahrain’s state-run news agency says prosecutors have detained and charged a man for tweets critical of the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections.
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Bahrain Launches First Mobile ATM
2018-11-14
The National Bank of Bahrain announced yesterday the launch of the first mobile ATM in its efforts to make cash services accessible to customers.
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Former Bahrain Minister Warns of Joint Arab-Israel Conspiracy against Palestine
2018-11-14
Middle East Monitor website said that former Bahraini Minister Mohammad Ali Fakhro criticized the Arab world's normalization with Israel, blaming these ties for Tel Aviv's continuous targeting of Palestinians, Arabi21 reported yesterday.
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After Over Year of Neglecting his Appeals, NIHR Says It Met Detainee Hani Marhoun’s Wife
2018-11-14
In its first comment, the National Institution of Human Rights (NIHR) said that it met on Tuesday (November 13, 2018) wife of detainee Hani Marhoun after about one month of his hunger strike.
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King’s Cousin Sued in London for Refusing to Pay Promised $33 million for Meeting Bollywood Stars
2018-11-14
Middle East Monitor website said that a member of the Bahraini royal family is being sued for refusing to pay a staggering $33 million; a fee he is alleged to have agreed with an Egyptian businessman for arranging meetings with Bollywood actors.
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Health Ministry Denies Aspirin Ban
2018-11-14
The Ministry of Health denied what has been recently circulated on a number of media outlets and social networking about Aspirin warning, stressing that the Aspirin drug supplied by hospitals and health centers is safe to take by patients who need it.
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Kuwait Suspends Work on Wednesday after Floods
2018-11-14
State-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has suspended work at all of its companies on Wednesday due to the extreme weather which has hit the Gulf state in recent days.
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Families Get Food in Yemen's Hodeidah during Lull in Fighting
2018-11-14
After a night of air strikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah, calm descended to allow hungry families to stock up on food in the Houthi-held Red Sea port city on Tuesday.
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Trump to Nominate Retired Army General as U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
2018-11-14
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated a retired Army general to be the country's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, as Washington faces pressure to respond to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.