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MoI Says Mushaima Receives Treatment in accordance with Legal Procedures
2018-08-08
The prison’s director in Bahrain said on Tuesday (August 7, 2018) that Hassan Mushaima is receiving full healthcare in accordance with legal procedures, as his son, Ali, continues his hunger strike in front of the Bahraini embassy in Britain.
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Appeals Upholds 3-Month Jail Term against 6 Defendants over Charge of Assembling in Buri
2018-08-08
The Second High Criminal Appeals Court upheld a ruling sentencing 6 defendants, among 19 convicts, to 3 years in jail over charge of assembling and rioting in Buri.
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Bahraini Authorities Demolish Base and Fence Established by Residents for Shiite Mosque Destroyed in 2011
2018-08-08
The Bahraini authorities re-demolished the bases of a mosque they have already destroyed during their campaign that targeted Shiite mosques after 2011 protests.
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Saudi Arabia Stops All Medical Treatment Programs in Canada
2018-08-08
Saudi Arabia has stopped all medical treatment programs in Canada and is coordinating for the transfer of all Saudi patients from Canadian hospitals to other hospitals outside Canada, Saudi press agency said early on Wednesday.
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Canada: Saudi Reaction Reflects Internal Strains inside the Kingdom
2018-08-08
Canada plans to seek help from the United Arab Emirates and Britain to defuse an escalating dispute with Saudi Arabia, sources said on Tuesday, but close ally the United States made clear it would not get involved.
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Iraq Opposes U.S. Sanctions on Iran but will Abide by them: PM
2018-08-08
Iraq does not agree with U.S. sanctions against Iran but will abide by them to protect its own interests, Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi said on Tuesday.
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No Qatari Pilgrims for Second Year, Exchange of Accusations between Doha & Riyadh
2018-08-07
The Qatari pilgrims' crisis emerged once again in the current Hajj season, amid diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Qatar for more than a year, while the two countries exchanged accusations of intransigence towards allowing Qatari pilgrims to travel.
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Bill Marczack to Bahrain Mirror: Israeli Spyware that Targeted Amnesty was Used in Bahrain, Targeted Someone in Qatar
2018-08-07
Senior Research Fellow at Citizen Lab, Bill Marczak said the lab is conducting an additional investigation to determine the location where the suspicious messages are being used, which contained spyware developed by the Israeli NSO Group.
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Meteorological Directorate: July 2018 Hottest July in Bahrain since 1902
2018-08-07
Bahrain's Meteorological Directorate (BMD) in its monthly weather summary said the month of July 2018 goes on record as the second hottest July ever experienced in Bahrain since 1902.
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Mumtalakat Sells its Stake in US Private Education Provider “Nobel Learning”
2018-08-07
Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat), the country’s sovereign wealth fund, has sold its stake in Nobel Learning Communities, one of the leading providers of private education in the United States (from pre-school to high school).
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Amnesty: Denying Elderly Prisoners from Treatment in Bahrain is Unbelievable
2018-08-07
The Bahraini authorities have for over a year deliberately denied proper medical care for four elderly jailed activists, Hassan Mshaima, Abdel-Jalil Al-Singace, Abdel-Wahab Hussain and Abdel-Jalil Al-Miqdad, subjecting them to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and putting their lives at risk, Amnesty International said on Monday (August 6, 2018).
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Qatar Distances Itself from Saudi Arabia and Canada Crisis
2018-08-07
An official source at Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Qatar’s surprise at the statements made by the GCC Secretary-General Abdullatif Al-Zayani on the current diplomatic crisis between Saudi Arabia and Canada.
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Iran, US Trade Barbs ahead of Renewed Sanctions on Tehran
2018-08-07
The first salvo of sweeping US sanctions against Iran will be reimposed later Tuesday as the two countries traded fresh accusations and Tehran dismissed Donald Trump's offer of talks on a new nuclear deal.
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U.S. Asked Riyadh for Details on Detention of Activists - U.S. official
2018-08-07
The United States has asked the Saudi government for more details on the detention of activists and urged it to respect due process, a State Department official said on Monday, in the first comments by Washington since a dispute erupted between Riyadh and Ottawa over the arrest of rights campaigners.
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Reuters: Jailed Bahraini Opposition Leader Denied Medical Treatment
2018-08-07
Bahraini opposition leader Hassan Mushaima is being denied vital medical care in jail in the Gulf state, says his son Ali Mushaima, on hunger strike outside Bahrain’s London embassy.
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Construction Costs in Manama, Muharraq Raised within Agreement among Contractors
2018-08-07
Local newspaper reported that construction costs in Manama and Muharraq have been rising, quoting people who plan to start new construction projects. Sources pointed their fingers to an agreement amongst contractors to increase prices in the aforementioned areas.
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US will “Enforce the Sanctions” against Iran: Pompeo
2018-08-07
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Sunday that the United States would "enforce the sanctions" it is reimposing against Iran after President Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 nuclear pact.
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Bahrain: Health Insurance will be Imposed on Visitors
2018-08-07
Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Health, stated that the health insurance which was the subject of a recent legislation will also cover visitors to the country. Visitors will have to pay the subscription fee for the mandatory health insurance for themselves, in addition to their dependents, and will benefit from the offered health packages during their stay.
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Muezzin Might Be Murderer of Imam of Muharraq Mosque
2018-08-07
Murderer of Imam of Bin Shida Mosque in Muharraq, Abduljaleel Hmood, might be an Asian Muezzin. Conflicts started a while ago between Imam of the mosque, whose dead body was found yesterday, and the Muezzin, according to Al-Ayam newspaper.
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EU Deeply Regrets Return of US Sanctions on Iran
2018-08-07
The EU said Monday it deeply regretted the U.S. reimposition of sanctions on Iran after President Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 nuclear pact, and vowed immediate steps to protect European companies.