MPs expressed their concerns that the new bill discussed by council regarding Bahrain Polytechnic would increase the 120 BD credit fees on students.

General Advocate Ahmed Al-Hammadi said that the prosecution concluded its investigations in Buri pipeline blast that took place on November 10, 2017 and referred 7 suspects to trial. The Fourth High Criminal Court will consider the case on May 10, 2018.

The President of the Republic of India, Ram Nath Kovind, received the credentials of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bahrain in New Delhi, Abdulrahman Mohammed Al-Qaud.

The former colonel in Bahraini army Mohammed Al-Zayyani said that the Cybercrime directorate investigated him yesterday (Tuesday, April 17, 2018) over a personal case.

A Bahraini Interior Minister announcement including photos and names of people, dubbed “inciters” of online chaos on social media, raised questions about their identities.

Two Saudi Arabian-linked banks have become the first lenders with ties to the kingdom to sign a debt settlement plan with Ahmad Hamad al-Gosaibi and Brothers (AHAB), the company’s chief executive said, opening the way for the conglomerate to try to push through a multibillion-dollar deal with creditors.

African migrants and asylum seekers in Yemen are being subjected to physical and sexual abuse in detention, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said.

Saudi Arabia has put on hold privatization plans for King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, the kingdom’s second biggest airport, sources familiar with the matter said.

Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning signed deal for a new headquarters for agricultural affairs, funded by Kuwait Fund for Economic Development. The project will cost 2 million BD.

So far, Saudi reactions to this discovery have been limited to popular Twitter pages who have sent good wishes to Bahrain amid official state silence.

Bahrain is truly an international destination, attracting athletes, musicians, and fans of temporary pastime, yet its public debt is of $24 M, and is limitless. Be that as it may, “The Kingdom is heading towards more welfare and prosperity with God’s help”. This is what the King reassures us with. But how would that be possible? Only God knows.

The former colonel in Bahraini army Mohammed Al-Zayyani said that the Cybercrime directorate summoned him “immediately” for investigation.

Director-General of Traffic Abdulrahman bin Abdulwahab Al Khalifa announced the introduction of traffic patrols by Women Police. Its members have completed various training courses, including swift response and acting as bodyguards, in addition to carrying out multiple tasks that enable them to handle patrolling operations and other traffic law enforcement duties.

Bahrain officially apologized for not hosting the Arab Summit next year 2019, without giving the reasons behind its rejection.

Campaign against Arms Trade (CAAT) called to stage a protest against participation of Bahrain in Royal Windsor Horse Race, to be held on May 12, due to Bahrain black human rights record.

Bahrain's First High Criminal Court adjourned the case of a Bahraini businessman and his partner over the charge of money laundering until May 7, to summon the 4th witness and re-summon the 7th one, with the continued detention of the first suspect.

Three Iranian security personnel were killed by militants in a cross-border attack on the frontier with Pakistan on Tuesday, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said.

The European Union failed to agree new sanctions against Iran on Monday amid Italy’s opposition and fears that punishing Tehran for its missile program and regional role would not stop U.S. President Donald Trump from abandoning a separate nuclear deal.

Traffic Prosecution Chief Attorney Hassan Al-Buali said that the prosecution initiated its investigations into the video, which appeared online yesterday (April 16, 2018) and showed a man dangerously performing the stunts near pedestrians and private properties.

Mark Hardiman, chief executive and managing director of facility operator APM Terminals (APMT) Bahrain, said that “Bahrain’s Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP) is currently operating at 45% of its capacity,” hoping that the port’s operations would be doubled. He added that APMT Bahrain aimed to make “the full use” of the dock in the coming years.