The European Parliament issued (on June 13, 2018) a resolution condemning human rights violations in Bahrain and urging it to immediately release opposition detainees and prisoners of conscience, mainly the prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab.

Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Force (BDF), Marshal Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received on Thursday (June 14, 2018) at the BDF’s General Command the member of BDF’s operational task force, Raja Inamullah Khan, who was injured while taking part in the Saudi-led war on Yemen.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued decree 29 for 2018 forming the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs.

The Houthis said they had a repelled a sea landing near Hodeidah port by forces from Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

The United States rejected a UAE request for intelligence, minesweeping and airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets for the military operation in Yemen’s Hodeidah, a UAE official said on Thursday.

Iran will begin uranium enrichment at its Fordow plant and will install new nuclear equipment at its Natanz facility if it withdraws from a nuclear deal with major powers, said the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI).

French special forces are present on the ground in Yemen with forces from the United Arab Emirates, French newspaper Le Figaro reported on Saturday, citing two military sources.

President Donald Trump’s nominee for a top State Department Middle East post said on Thursday he would dissuade countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt from weapons deals with Russia that could trigger U.S. sanctions.

Arab warplanes and warships pounded Houthi positions in Yemen’s Hodeidah on Thursday as a Saudi-led alliance tried to seize the main port in the largest battle of a war that has created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

Bahrain’s BAPCO offered 500,000 barrels of Banoco Arab Medium crude to load in August, its first tender in four months, two traders with knowledge of the matter said.

Former Minister of Chamber of Commerce Habeeb Qassim, who assumed this post for 2 decades, died on Tuesday (June 12, 2018).

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received King Abdullah II of Jordan, who arrived to Bahrain on a fraternal visit to offer condolences on the demise of King Hamad’s former wife Hala bint Duaij Al Khalifa.

Dozens of Shakoura residents took part in a protest on Tuesday (June 12, 2018) night, condemning the raids carried out against dozens of houses in the village, noting that 3 citizens were arrested in these raids.

Activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh warned of health complication detainee Fawziya Mashala is suffering from.

Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied the news circulated about exempting Bahrainis from “Schengen” visa to enter European Union states.

The Bahraini authorities refrained from revealing the detention place of 2 Bahraini women who were arrested by the Special Forces on Thursday (May 17, 2018), after raiding their houses in Nuwaidrat.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) said that patient file entry/exit mechanism in addition to Accident & Emergency Department at Salmaniya Medical Complex will be available around the clock (24/7) during Eid Al-Fitr holiday.

Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa issued a circular stipulating the official holiday for Eid Al-Fitr. On the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr, all ministries, directorates and public institutions will be closed on the first day of Eid al-Fitr and the subsequent two days.

The United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, called on the warring sides on Wednesday to avoid a battle for the port city of Hodeidah and return to the negotiating table.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged Saudi authorities to disclose the whereabouts of a Saudi man with dual Qatari nationality whom Kuwait said it had deported to Saudi Arabia on May 12 at the kingdom’s request.