Activists confirmed that the female prisoners who were released by the Bahraini authorities within the framework of the new alternative penalties are criminal prisoner involved in drug abuse and prostitution.

Assistant Secretary-General of Committee affairs, sessions and parliamentary support Rashid Mohammed Bunejma denied the House of Representatives receiving of any bill regarding retirement.

Saudi Ambassador to Bahrain Abdullah Al-Sheikh said that trade with Bahrain reached 30 billion SR, which amounts to 3 billion BD, adding that this is “a significant number”.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s comments about Iran “untrue” and based on “old illusions” on Wednesday and said Washington had become a hostage to pressure groups.

A Saudi-led military coalition foiled attacks by explosives-laden speedboats deployed by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement against commercial vessels, including an oil tanker, in the Red Sea, Saudi and Emirati state media said on Wednesday.

Kuwait’s Livestock Transport and Trading (Al Mawashi) is in talks with possible new livestock suppliers after an Australian lawmaker proposed legislation to ban the export of live sheep, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

The U.S. decision to scrap the Iran nuclear deal and implement a tough strategy on the country will strengthen Tehran’s hardliners and endanger the region as a whole, France’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.

In a sign that it will allow some flexibility in exchange rates under threatened U.S. sanctions, Iran has lowered the official value of the rial versus the dollar for the first time since it tried to stamp out a free currency market last month.

The United States has contacted members of a political bloc in Iraq led by a former foe, the Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, after his election win put him in a strong position to influence the formation of a new government, a top Sadr aide said.

The United Arab Emirates did not try to influence the election of Donald Trump, a minister said on Tuesday, following reports that the president’s son met with an envoy representing the crown princes of the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) denied imposing charges on cash withdrawals from savings and current accounts for its customers across banks ATM networks.

The Bahraini House of Representatives refused in its session today a bill imposing fees on private cars owned by foreigners, noting that the fees would be double of those imposed on Bahrainis, i.e. 40 BD annually instead of 20.

Iran’s top leader set out a series of conditions on Wednesday for European powers if they want Tehran to stay in a nuclear deal after the U.S. exit, including steps to safeguard trade with Tehran and guarantee Iranian oil sales.

The United States on Monday demanded Iran make sweeping changes — from dropping its nuclear program to pulling out of the Syrian civil war — or face severe economic sanctions as the Trump administration hardened its approach to Tehran.

The EU's foreign policy chief warned Monday there was "no alternative" to the Iran nuclear deal, after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed unprecedented sanctions against Tehran following Washington's withdrawal from the pact.

Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior said that the Director-General of the Northern Governorate Police has inaugurated a workshop on the mechanisms of enforcing penalties and alternative measures.

A major fire broke out in a steel factory at Salman Industrial City. The Civil Defence controlled the fire with 17 vehicles and 74 personnel. The cooling operation immediately commenced to prevent another outbreak of fire.

Bahrain has asked its nationals to avoid traveling to India’s Kerala until an outbreak of the rare Nipah virus, spread by fruit bats, is under control, the Gulf state’s consulate in Mumbai said on its Twitter account on Wednesday.

The First High Appeals Criminal Court upheld 5-year jail term against 2 appellants over charge of kidnapping a youth and beating him, claiming that he works as an informant.

Bahrain-based Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that the town of Diraz, west of the capital Manama, has completed on Monday 700 days of the siege imposed on the area.