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Rouhani Says U.S. Pressure to Stop Iranian Oil may Affect Regional Exports
2018-07-03
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said regional oil exports may be threatened if the United States tries to pressure its allies to stop buying Iranian crude oil, his website reported on Tuesday.
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Trump Says Saudis must Compensate for Drop in Iran Oil Supply
2018-07-02
President Donald Trump lashed out at OPEC with a warning to stop manipulating oil markets and piled pressure on U.S. ally Saudi Arabia to raise supplies to compensate for lower exports from Iran.
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Suspect Receives 5-Year Jail Term over Putting Fake Bomb in Sitra
2018-07-02
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced a Bahraini to 5 years in jail over the charge of manufacturing a fake bomb.
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HR Defender Naji Fateel Attends His Daughter’s Wedding Handcuffed in Family Court
2018-07-02
Activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said that imprisoned human rights defender Naji Fateel attended his daughter’s (Ghadir) wedding on Monday (July 2, 2018) in the family court with his hands cuffed.
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Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa Presents his Credentials as Bahrain’s Ambassador to UAE
2018-07-02
Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa handed his credentials as Bahrain’s Ambassador to UAE.
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King Hamad Says His Country is Moving to “Military Industry”
2018-07-02
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said that his country is moving to military industry after Bahrain Defense Force personnel mastered the modern technology.
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Detainee Sayed Kadhem Abbas Undergoes Head Tumor Surgery in Military Hospital
2018-07-02
Prominent human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said that detainee Sayed Kadhem Abbas underwent today (Monday, July 2, 2018) a surgery for head tumor that was recently discovered while in prison.
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Prominent Shiite Cleric Sheikh Mahmoud Al-A’ali Released after Serving his Prison Term
2018-07-02
The Bahraini security authorities released on Sunday (July 1, 2018) President of Islamic Ulama Council prominent Sheikh Mahmoud Al-A'ali after serving his 6-month jail term over the background of participating in Diraz sit-in.
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UAE Says Pauses Hodeidah Offensive for U.N. Yemen Peace Efforts
2018-07-02
The United Arab Emirates said on Sunday it had halted its military campaign against the Iran-aligned Houthis for control of Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah to support U.N. efforts to reach a political solution.
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Dubai-Owned DP World Considering Logistics Facility in Ethiopia: State News Agency
2018-07-02
DP World is considering setting up a logistics facility in landlocked Ethiopia to handle goods from a port it is developing in the semi-autonomous region of Somaliland.
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Iran Says to Let Private Sector to Export Oil to Help Beat U.S. Sanctions
2018-07-02
Iran will allow private companies to export crude oil to help beat U.S. sanctions, First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Sunday.
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Iran's Leaders Seek Ways to Defend Economy from U.S. Sanctions
2018-07-02
Iran is studying ways to keep exporting oil and other measures to counter U.S. economic sanctions, state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.
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Bahrain: 10 Citizens Arrested from Swimming Pool Area Friday
2018-07-02
A Bahrain news monitoring network said Bahraini authorities arrested at dawn on Friday (June 29, 2018) at least ten citizens and transferred them to an unknown location.
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BFHR Monthly Index Report: 1,272 Human Rights Violations Recorded during May
2018-07-02
The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights Forum recorded 1,272 gross violations of human rights in its monthly Human Rights Index report for the month of May.
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Iraq to Begin Manual Recount of National Election Votes on Tuesday
2018-07-02
Iraq will begin a manual recount of votes on Tuesday from a May parliamentary election clouded by allegations of fraud, a step towards the formation of a new parliament and government.
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Kuwait to Raise Oil Output by 85,000 bpd: Minister
2018-07-02
Kuwait will raise oil output by 85,000 barrels per day (bpd)starting on Sunday, part of an agreement between OPEC and non-OPEC producers to increase production by one million bpd, Energy Minister Bakhit al-Rashidi told a local newspaper on Saturday.
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Foreign Ministry Follows Traffic Accident Resulted in 6 Bahraini Deaths and 5 Injuries in Riyadh
2018-07-02
The Bahraini Foreign Ministry said it was following up on the traffic incident that killed six Bahrainis in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
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As Sanctions Bit, Iranian Executives Bought African Passports
2018-07-02
In January, the Comoros Islands quietly cancelled a batch of its passports that foreigners had bought in recent years. The tiny nation off the east coast of Africa published no details of its reasons, saying only that the documents had been improperly issued.
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Salmaniya Medical Complex Provides 3,000 Prescribed Medications Daily
2018-07-02
Health records indicate that Al-Salmaniya Medical Complex Pharmacy dispenses approximately 3,000 prescriptions daily for all sections of the medical complex.
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Saudi King Said Will Boost Oil Output if Needed: White House
2018-07-02
The leader of Saudi Arabia promised President Donald Trump that he can raise oil production if needed and the country has 2 million barrels per day of spare capacity, the White House said.