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British International Trade Secretary Seeks Investment Opportunities in Bahrain
2018-05-28
British International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said he is in Bahrain to discuss investment opportunities.
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Qatar Bans Saudi, UAE Goods from Stores
2018-05-28
Qatar has ordered shops to remove goods originating from a group of Saudi Arabian-led countries which a year ago imposed a wide-ranging boycott on the emirate, Doha officials said Saturday.
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5679 Illegal Foreign Workers were Expelled since 2013
2018-05-28
An official study received by the service committee in the House of Representatives revealed that the number of illegal foreign workers who were deported between 2013 to March 2018 was 5679.
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New Report Accuses UK of Complicity in Funding HR Violations in Bahrain
2018-05-28
The Guardian reported that human rights organization "Reprieve" has accused the Foreign Office of being complicit in abuses in Bahrain and failing to be transparent about its £5m security and justice reform program in the kingdom.
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Court Issues 7-Year jail Term against Suspect Accused of Joining 14th February Coalition, Revokes his Citizenship
2018-05-27
The Fourth High Criminal Court handed down a 7-year jail term to a Bahraini, convicted of training to use arms and explosives in Iran and Iraq, aiming at committing crimes and joining 14th February Coalition, and revoked his citizenship. Meanwhile, it acquitted another suspect of the charges brought against him.
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3-Year Jail Term Handed down to 2 Suspects over Assembling in A’ali
2018-05-27
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 2 suspects to 3 years in jail over assembling in A’ali and acquiring Molotov.
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Iran Wants Europeans to Present Economic Package by End of May: Official
2018-05-27
Iran wants European powers to give it a package of economic measures by the end of the month to compensate for the U.S. withdrawal from their 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers, a senior Iranian official said on Friday.
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U.S. Targets Airlines in Latest Iran Sanctions Move
2018-05-27
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on several Iranian and Turkish companies and a number of aircraft in a move targeting four Iranian airlines.
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Saudi Arabia Makes New Arrest in Crackdown on Activists
2018-05-27
Saudi Arabia arrested prominent rights campaigner Mohammed al-Bajadi, Amnesty International said on Friday, as part of a crackdown mostly targeting advocates of women’s rights in the conservative kingdom.
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Trump Fundraiser Expands U.S. Lawsuit Accusing Qatar of Hacking his Emails
2018-05-27
A fundraiser for U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday added several defendants to a lawsuit claiming the Persian Gulf state of Qatar hacked his email accounts and shared the contents with news organizations.
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Saudi Arabia Frees Four Women's Rights Activists
2018-05-27
Saudi Arabia has released four women’s rights activists who were among a group arrested last week, a month before a ban on women driving is set to end, fellow activists and Amnesty International said on Thursday.
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Oman's Salalah Airport to Close for 24 Hours Starting Midnight due to Storm
2018-05-27
Oman will close the country’s second largest airport in Salalah starting midnight (2000 GMT) on Thursday for 24 hours due to a tropical storm, the Public Authority for Civil Aviation announced.
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Bahrain Central Bank's Foreign Assets up in April from 7-Month Low
2018-05-27
Net foreign assets at Bahrain’s central bank, an indication of its ability to defend its currency against any market pressure, rebounded last month after dropping to a seven-month low in March, central bank data showed on Thursday.
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Bahrain Government Seeks Deal with Parliament on New Subsidy System- Reuters
2018-05-27
Bahrain’s cash-strapped government is in talks with parliament on a new subsidy system that would redirect some of the financial aid the government provides to its citizens, officials said.
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Human Rights Watch Calls on U.S. to Reject Planned Arms Sales to Bahrain
2018-05-27
Human Rights Watch called on the United States to reject two planned arms sales, totaling nearly $1 billion (746.49 million pounds), to Bahrain in light of the Gulf country’s “dismal record on human rights”, the rights group said on Thursday in a statement.
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Zainab Makki Released after 10 Months of Imprisonment as Trial Continues
2018-05-24
A Bahraini court ordered releasing the detained Zainab Makki on Wednesday (May 23, 2018) with the guarantee of her place of residence.
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Bahrain Condemns Terrorist Attack on Family Park in Baghdad
2018-05-24
Bahrain's Foreign Ministry condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a family park in the Shula area in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, which left a number of people killed and injured.
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Al-Wefaq Says Repercussions of Diraz Massacre Last Year Haven’t Stopped
2018-05-24
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, the largest opposition political group in Bahrain, said that the marks and consequences of the massacre committed by the Bahraini regime a year ago still continue to this day, despite the United Nations’ demand to investigate the massacre.
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King of Bahrain Receives FIFA President at Sakhir Palace
2018-05-24
Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received the President of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Gianni Infantino.
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No Casualties in Fire at USCO
2018-05-24
The United Stainless Steel Company (USCO) said the fire, which broke out at its factory on Tuesday (May 22, 2018), had left no casualties