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Tehran Vows to Resist American Plots: Iranian President
2018-07-16
The United States is increasingly isolated in its move to reimpose sanctions on Tehran after quitting the international nuclear deal, President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday, vowing to resist American "plots."
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200 Bahrainis in Iraq, Resumption of Gulf Air Flights not Determined Yet: Bahraini Ambassador to Iraq
2018-07-16
Bahraini ambassador to Baghdad Salah Al-Maliki said that all Bahrainis visiting Najaf are well and in normal conditions, stressing that the Bahraini consulate in Iraq visited all the hotels in old city of Najaf, met the campaign (tour group) owners and citizens and considered their needs and departure time.
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Broadband Services in Bahrain Record Lowest Prices in Arab Region, Mobile Local Calls Dropped by 15%- TRA
2018-07-16
Bahrain's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) published a report on the retail price benchmarking study of telecommunications services in Arab countries for 2017.
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Iraq Police Fire in Air as Protesters Try to Storm Basra Government Building
2018-07-16
Iraqi police fired in the air to disperse hundreds of protesters who tried to storm a government building in Basra and demonstrated near an oil field, police said, wounding 48 people in unrest over poor services that has swept southern cities.
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Economic Growth in Bahrain Witnesses Decline in Q1 2018 due to Reduction in Oil Production (Official Statistics)
2018-07-16
Official information published by the Information and eGovernment Authority in Bahrain showed a decline in the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and economic growth rate in the first quarter of 2018, compared with the first quarter of 2017.
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Bahraini Juvenile Sentenced to One Year in Jail over Putting Fake Bomb in A’ali
2018-07-15
A Bahraini appeals court issued a one-year jail term against a Bahraini juvenile accused of putting a fake bomb and explosives on Public Street. A first instance court said in its ruling that the accused was less than 18 years old, thus a commuted verdict was to be issued against him.
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Bahrain: Real Estate Trading in First Half of 2018 Reached Half Million USD, Real Estate Transactions Increased 21%
2018-07-15
President of the Survey and Land Registration Bureau (SLRB) Salman bin Abdulla Al Khalifa announced that trading in real estate in the Kingdom of Bahrain in the first quarter of 2018 reached about half million BD, indicating that the real estate and services sector achieved 3.8% growth and that the number of real estate transactions during the first half of this year increased by almost 21%.
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UK Spooks Involved in Controversial Police Training Scheme for Despotic Bahrain Regime, Vice
2018-07-14
British spooks appear to be involved in a controversial security assistance scheme for a despotic regime, the Vice news website revealed.
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Civil Defense Extinguishes Fire in Company Building in Capital
2018-07-14
The Bahraini Civil Defense forces evacuated a building belonging to a company in the "Bu Ashira" area near Kuwait Street in the capital province after a fire broke out.
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UN Experts Mention Evidence of Stark Contrast between Bahrain Rhetoric and Comments from Other Sources
2018-07-14
Experts recalled with concern the turmoil in 2011, and the repression that followed, a challenge to the Bahrain’s stated values of tolerance and non-discrimination.
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SALAM Organization: 8 Jaw Prisoners Suffered Food Poisoning
2018-07-14
The Salam Organization for Democracy and Human Rights said that 8 detainees held at Jaw prison in Bahrain suffered from food poisoning.
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Ayatollah Qassim Underwent Endoscopy Procedure in a London Hospital
2018-07-14
The spiritual leader of the Bahraini Shiite majority, Sheikh Isa Qassim, underwent on Thursday (July 12, 2018) an endoscopy procedure at a London-based specialist hospital.
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Bahraini Gov’t Delegation to UN: Al-Wasat Newsapper Didn’t Appeal Court Decision as It Knew its Legal Position was Weak
2018-07-14
The delegation said that the Al-Wasat newspaper had been closed down in 2017 because of “serious abuses and legal violations”.
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Housing Ministry Says It Distributed More than 690 Units from Al-Lawzi Housing Project
2018-07-14
The Undersecretary of Housing Ministry Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa announced that the ministry had distributed 690 units from the Al-Lawzi housing project to beneficiaries over the past week.
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Technical Committee Formed between Ministry of Works and GDT to Enhance Traffic Safety on Riya Road due to Increase of Accidents
2018-07-14
Head of Traffic Accidents and Violations Unit said that the General Directorate of Traffic has formed a technical committee in cooperation with the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning to enhance traffic safety on Riya road in Muharraq.
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Bahrain Rejects Qatar Accusation that Riyadh Pirated beIN Sport Channel Content
2018-07-14
The Ministry of Information Affairs has announced full support of the Saudi Media Ministry's statement that confirms a categorical rejection of Qatar’s irresponsible and false allegations of the signal piracy made by the so-called "beoutQ", which linked up the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with beoutQ.
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Al-Ghuraifi Calls Not to Politicize Treatment of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim
2018-07-14
Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi, one of the senior Shiite clerics in the country, called not to politicize the treatment of spiritual leader of Shia majority, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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Shiite Cleric Released after Serving 6-Month Jail Term over Taking Part in Protest in Manama
2018-07-14
The Bahraini security authorities released on Thursday (July 12, 2018) Shiite cleric Sheikh Hani Al-Bazaz after serving his 6-month jail term, over taking part in a peaceful protest in Manama.
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Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Saudi Checkpoint Attack
2018-07-13
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for Sunday's attack on a security checkpoint in Saudi Arabia, the group's online publication said on Friday.
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Yemenis who Fled Battle for Hodeidah Struggle to Survive
2018-07-13
For days, Amal would pull her four children back from the windows each time Apache helicopters attacked the rooftop snipers in her neighborhood south of Yemen's port city of Hodeidah.