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Iranian Forces and Militants Killed in Clash near Pakistan: Revolutionary Guards
2018-06-28
Three Iranian security personnel and three militants were killed in a cross-border attack on the frontier with Pakistan on Monday, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement posted on state media.
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Bahrain Confirms It Will Receive Financial Support from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait
2018-06-28
The Bahraini Minister of Finance Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa has confirmed that Bahrain will receive financial support after the dinar sank to a 17-year low.
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Saudi Arabia, Kuwait & UAE Consider Options for Supporting Bahrain after Dinar Decline
2018-06-28
A number of gulf states said that they are considering options to financially support Bahrain, hours after the dinar currency plummeted to its lowest rates in 17 years against the US dollar on Tuesday.
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Parliament Refers Amendments to Municipal Law to Shura Council after Approval
2018-06-28
Bahraini House of Representatives passed amendments to the Municipal Law, after discussing the third supplementary report of the Committee of Utilities and the Environment.
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Prosecution Appeals Opposition Leader Acquittal in “Colluding with Qatar” Charge, First Appeals Session on Sept. 5
2018-06-27
The Public Prosecution said that it appealed the ruling of the High Court of Appeals that acquitted the opposition leader and Al-Wefaq Secretary-General, Sheikh Ali Salman, adding that the Appeals court decided to consider the objection on September 5.
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Al-Wefaq on Int’l Day in Support of Victims of Torture Says Torture Victims Reached 5098 Since 2011
2018-06-27
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society has announced recording 5,098 victims of torture in Bahrain since the start of the peaceful movement in 2011.
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Ban on Work in the Afternoon Comes into Force Early July
2018-06-27
The Ministries of Labor and Social Development are implementing Ministerial Resolution No. (3) of 2013 on banning work under the sun and exposed places during the afternoon period from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm in July and August.
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UAE Says it Wants Yemen Peace Deal but Houthis must Leave Hodeidah
2018-06-27
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Tuesday an Arab coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen was cooperating with a U.N. envoy to end fighting, but the Houthis must quit the port city of Hodeidah as a condition for any peace deal.
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Israel Confident U.S. to Keep Protections in any Saudi Nuclear Power Deal
2018-06-27
Israel’s energy minister said on Tuesday after meeting Trump administration officials he is confident that the United States will not relax non-proliferation standards in any nuclear power deal it agrees with Saudi Arabia.
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Iran Says would be Impossible to Cut its oil from Market "Easily" as Demanded by U.S.
2018-06-27
Cutting Iran’s oil from the global market could not take place easily and in a few months as demanded by the United Sates, an Iranian oil official told the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Wednesday
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British Queen Approves Brexit Law that will End Membership of EU
2018-06-27
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth granted royal assent to Prime Minister Theresa May’s flagship Brexit legislation on Tuesday, ending months of debate over the legislation that will formally end the country’s European Union membership.
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Reuters: Bahrain CDS Fall from Record Highs after Saudi, UAE, Kuwait Pledge Support
2018-06-27
The cost of insuring exposure to Bahrain debt fell on Wednesday from record highs after Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait said they would support the country financially.
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Bahrain Dollar Bonds Rebound after Saudi, UAE, Kuwait Pledge Support
2018-06-27
Bahrain sovereign dollar bonds rebounded sharply across the curve on Wednesday, after Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait said they would support the country financially.
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Bahrain Dinar Rebounds after Saudi, UAE, Kuwait Promise Support
2018-06-27
Bahrain’s dinar rebounded sharply against the U.S. dollar in the spot market in early trade on Wednesday after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait pledged they would support the country financially.
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Saudi Arabia Plans to Pump up to 11 Million bpd of Oil in July, a Record High
2018-06-27
Saudi Arabia plans to pump up to 11 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) in July, the highest in its history, up from about 10.8 million bpd in June, an industry source familiar with Saudi oil production plans told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Oil Surges as U.S. Pushes Allies to Halt Imports of Iranian Crude
2018-06-27
Crude futures jumped over 2 percent on Tuesday and U.S. oil topped $70 for the first time in two months as Washington pushed allies to halt imports of Iranian crude, which would constrain global supplies.
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Saudi, Kuwait and UAE to Announce Measures to Support Bahrain's Economy- Reuters
2018-06-27
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates will soon announce an integrated program to support Bahrain’s economic reforms and its fiscal stability, a joint statement from the three Gulf states said on Tuesday.
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Three-Year Prison Term Handed down to Najah Al-Sheikh on Charges of “Inciting Hatred against the Regime via Social Media”
2018-06-27
Bahraini High Criminal Court sentenced Bahraini detainee Najah Al-Sheikh along with another to three years in prison for inciting hatred against the regime through social media outlets.
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Shura Council Agrees to Deny Members and Heads of (Dissolved) Opposition Societies Membership in Social Societies and Clubs
2018-06-27
Shura Council approved a bill that deprives members and heads of dissolved opposition political societies from having membership in boards of directors of social societies and clubs.
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Al-Wefaq Blames Authorities for Deteriorating of Ayatollah Qassim’s Health, Say He’s Still under Medical Observation
2018-06-27
Bahrain’s Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, the country's largest opposition political association, has blamed the Bahraini authorities for the deterioration of the spiritual leader of the Shiite majority, Sheikh Isa Qassim’s health.