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Bahrain: Shiite Mosque in Hamad Town Demolished for Second Time
2018-04-30
Bahrain has once again demolished on Sunday (April 29, 2018) a Shiite mosque, south of Manama, which the residents have built after a harsh security campaign that resulted in the demolishing of 38 mosques and Shiite religious institutions in 2011.
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Al-Daihi Stresses: Bahrainis Protested 49,000 Times since 2011 to Demand State of Justice
2018-04-30
Al-Wefaq Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi said that Al-Wefaq has monitored in its records 49,000 protests demanding democracy and building of a state of justice since 2011.
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Bahrain Shura Council Agrees to “Bankruptcy Law” in Single Session
2018-04-30
The Bahraini Shura Council approved the bankruptcy bill on Sunday (April 29, 2018), before referring it to the King for ratification.
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Germany Hopes Bahrain Will Take Further Constructive Steps after Commuting Death Sentence of 4 Citizens
2018-04-30
Germany has called for further constructive steps, commenting on the Bahraini authorities’ commuting of the death sentence issued against four Bahraini dissidents.
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On May 23 Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim Completes Full Year under House Arrest
2018-04-30
Bahrain's senior Shia spiritual leader Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim will complete a full year of siege on May 23, 2018.
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Thai Ambassador: 35 Thousand Bahrainis Visited Thailand Last Year
2018-04-30
Thai Ambassador to Bahrain Thanis Na Songkhla said on Sunday (April 29, 2018) that 35 thousand Bahrainis visited Thailand last year.
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Alba Says It Achieved BD 33.9 Million Profit in First Quarter
2018-04-30
Bahrain Aluminum Company (Alba) reported a net gain of BD 33.9 million in the first quarter of 2018 compared to BD 25.6 million during the same period in 2017, an increase of 32% year-over-year.
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Haji Sumoud Released following 6 Months of Arrest
2018-04-30
The security authorities in Bahrain released on Sunday (April 29, 2018) activist Haj Majid Abdullah, known as "Haji Sumoud”.
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MoI Sends Warning Letters to Senior Shiite Clerics in Bahrain Following their Last Statements
2018-04-30
The Ministry of Interior addressed personal letters to senior Shiite cleric in Bahrain (Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi, Sheikh Abdulhussein Al-Sitri, Sheikh Mohammed Saleh Al-Rubai and Sheikh Mohammed Sanqour), who undersigned a statement dated April 26, 2018, regarding the death penalty which was commuted to life in jail for convicts indicted in the attempted murder of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief. The ministr
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Bahrain's Oil Reserves will Last Less than 7 Years, New Discovery could Extend it to 33 Years: Report
2018-04-30
An economic find said that Bahrain's onshore oil reserves, which the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates at 125 million barrels, will last less than 7 years at the current rate of production.
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Court Upholds 15-Year Prison Term against 5 Accused of Attempted Murder of Policemen in Damastan
2018-04-29
Bahraini High Criminal Court of Appeals upheld a 15-year prison sentence for five defendants accused of attempting to kill policemen in the Damastan area.
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Court Hands Down 5-Year Prison Term in Absentia to Defendant over “Planting Explosive Device Replica outside Driving School”
2018-04-29
The Fourth Bahraini High Criminal Court sentenced in absentia a defendant to five years in prison for placing a mock-up of explosives in a public place.
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Two-Year Prison Term Upheld against Defendants Accused of Hurling Molotov Cocktails at Police Cars in Sitra
2018-04-29
Fourth Bahraini High Criminal Court upheld two-year prison sentences issued against for defendants accused of assembling and hurling Molotov cocktails at two police vehicles in Sitra.
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Three-year Prison Sentence for 3 Accused of Setting Fire to Police Car in Bani Jamra
2018-04-29
Fifth Bahraini Criminal Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a ruling, sentencing three defendants to three years in prison for hurling a petrol pail at a police patrol vehicle from a rooftop.
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Bahrain King said Marshal was behind Decision Not to Ratify Death Sentences against Defendants Accused of Plotting to Assassinate Him
2018-04-29
King of Bahrain sent a letter to the Military Commander-in-Chief in which he said that the latter's approach to forgiveness and tolerance led to his decision to commute the death penalty.
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Senior Shiite Clerics in Statement: We Hope Step to Overrule Death Sentences Will Affect Remaining Inmates, Look Forward to Nation with No Prisoners
2018-04-29
Bahrain's top Shiite clerics described in a statement the decision to “overrule the death sentences” of those accused of plotting to assassinate the army chief as “a welcomed and praised step.”
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US Pentagon Approves Selling $911m Combat Helicopters to Bahrain
2018-04-29
US Department of Defense has approved possible sale of combat helicopters and aircraft missiles to Bahrain at an estimated cost of $911.4 million, a Pentagon agency said.
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Bahraini Woman Spends Whole Day in Police Station Due to Error in Phone Bill, Court Bounds Telecommunication Company to Pay her 200 BD as Compensation
2018-04-28
A Bahraini court bound a telecommunication company to pay 200 BD as moral and material compensation for a Bahraini woman who was arrested for a whole day and released on a bail after seizing her bank accounts and her car, claiming she was in debt for a bill she had already paid for the company.
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Research Institute: Bahrain’s Construction Market Proliferates Rapidly Although It Tumbled in 2017
2018-04-28
An international research institute has issued a report on the construction market in Bahrain and its opportunities to 2022. According to estimations, output from the Bahraini construction industry proliferated at an annual average of 4.8% over the review historical period of 2013–2017.
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Progressive Tribune Commends Decision to Commute Death Penalties, Says Can Influence Process of Restoring Stability
2018-04-28
Progressive Tribune Society issued a statement in which it praised Bahrain's decision to commute the death sentences that the Military Court of Cassation had upheld against the defendants in the assassination of Marshal Khalifa bin Ahmed case.