A number of cinemas in Bahrain have raised the price of entry tickets to 3.5 dinars as of mid- June, i.e is 16 percent increase compared to 3 dinars.

Gulf Air launched its daily flights from Bahrain International Airport to London Heathrow International Airport with its all-new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): France sought to assuage Bahrain on Friday after rare criticism by its ambassador to the kingdom over human rights and an honorary citizenship by Paris of a rights campaigner sparked anger in Manama, three sources said.

Prominent Shiite cleric in Bahrain who led a now-shuttered opposition party was acquitted Thursday of spying charges with two colleagues, marking a rare victory for activists in the island kingdom.

Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa attended, as a guest of honor, the official handover ceremony of the new Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) under the patronage of the Duke of Cambridge Prince William, in the presence of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Theresa May.

General Director of Anti-corruption and Economic and Electronic Security said that investigations carried out by the directorate led to identifying the place where “Saraya Al-Mukhtar” website is being managed from, adding that it is managed from“Iran”.

A Bahraini court acquitted the jailed head of the Shia opposition of all charges on Thursday in his trial for alleged spying for regional rival Qatar, prompting the kingdom’s attorney general to announce he would appeal.

Saudi Arabia will allow women to drive from Sunday, ending the world's only ban on female motorists, a historic reform marred by what rights groups call an expanding crackdown on activists.

The Israeli government confirmed the participation of a delegation from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the UNESCO World Heritage Committee conference that will be held in the Bahraini Capital, Manama, from June 24 till July 4, 2018.

Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa met the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Theresa May, during his visit to the United Kingdom to attend, as a guest of honor, the official handover ceremony of the new Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC).

Al-Ayyam local newspaper said that according to information there are currently 16 cases concerning the exploitation of female domestic workers.

Bahrain's Parliament Office Authority has appealed to Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to introduce the new controversial retirement law to the Constitutional Court, a day after the Shoura Council approved it.

A statement issued by Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that June 20 of every year deserves to be "Bahraini Nationality Day" since this day marks a huge event that took place two years ago in 2016.

The Fourth High Criminal Court issued a 3-year jail term against a Bahraini accused of manufacturing a fake bomb with the help of his juvenile brother and putting it on public street in Jid Ali, and ordered the confiscation of the seized fake body.

A Bahraini court acquitted the head of the Shiite opposition of all charges Thursday in his trial for alleged spying for regional rival Qatar, a judicial source and activists said.

The Fourth High Criminal law convicted 6 Bahrainis of blasting a gas cylinder and burning tires at Amphora Roundabout in A’ali. The court sentenced 5 suspects to 5 years in jail and sentenced the sixth one to one year in jail because he is under 18 years. It also added one-month jail term and 50 BD fine to the fourth suspect over acquiring a brass knuckles and ordered the confiscation of seized items.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa directed the government to reconsider the controversial retirement law, after a dispute between the House of Representatives and Shua Council and dissatisfaction among large segment of citizens.

Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied that a Bahraini official has issued statements about relations with Israel, after an Israeli website reported the official as saying that his country will be the first Gulf state to establish ties with Israel.

Iraq’s top court upheld on Thursday a law mandating a nationwide recount of votes in a May parliamentary election but ruled that the cancellation of overseas, displaced, and Peshmerga ballots was unconstitutional.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, met on Wednesday with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud about Israel and the Palestinian territories, as Kushner readies the administration’s Middle East peace plan.