Yemen’s foreign minister called on Tuesday for a return to the negotiating table to end the war in the Arabian peninsula’s poorest country, where Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces are fighting Iran-aligned Houthi fighters.

Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) said on Tuesday it was dealing with an oil leak in a well in Al Ahmadi governorate in the south of the country.

U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the threat posed by Iran with the emir of Qatar on Tuesday and also stressed the importance of resolving the rift among Gulf nations, the White House said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Islamic State had been defeated in Syria, but it retains its destructive potential and can attack countries around the world, Interfax news agency cited him as saying.

An attack on a Saudi tanker by Yemen’s Houthi would not hit oil supplies, Saudi energy minister said on Wednesday, after the Iran-allied group said it had targeted a warship in response to an air strike that killed civilians.

Bahrain expects to produce 200,000 barrels per day from its newly discovered oilfield, the daily Al-Ayam reported on Wednesday.

A Danish Social Democrat lawmaker has been denied entry to Bahrain where he planned to meet a jailed leading human rights activist, Copenhagen and an NGO said Wednesday.

The Ministry of Works said that maintenance works on Buri Tunnel would necessitate full closure for the Tunnel and the traffic movement will be diverted to surrounding roads.

The House of Representatives approved in its session a bill compelling non-Bahraini drivers to renew their driving licenses every two years, similarly to their residency permits.

The House of Representatives rejected a bill to impose BD 400 annual fees on non-Bahraini pupils who’re studying in public schools considering it as a deprivation of one of children’s essential rights.

The High Appeals Court commuted a 7-year sentence issued against one of defendants over charge of setting fire to an ATM in Salmabad in 2014. The court commuted the sentence to 5 years and upheld fining him, along with the other suspects, for the damages caused to the machine.

The High Appeals Court issued 5-year jail term against a defendant accused of taking part along others in attacking security forces and attacking the bodily integrity of a policeman while performing his job.

The High Appeals Court commuted a sentence issued against 2 appellants who were convicted among 26 defendants of attacking police patrol, putting it to fire by using Molotov in a riot and assembly cases and acquiring Molotov, explosives and arms. The court commuted the 5-year jail term issued against them by the first instance court to 3 years. Meanwhile, it upheld the 3-year jail term against the 3rd appellant.

The General Directorate of Traffic has held a law enforcement campaign to inspect violations committed by trucks at the entrance of the Ma’ameer area. The violations varied from over-speeding, illegal loads and not driving in the proper lanes.

Official numbers revealed that the average income rate of Bahrainis in the public sector reached 687 BD, the second lowest salary among Gulf States after Oman.

Al-Salam Bank announced on Tuesday (April 3, 2018) the resignation of Group CEO and Board member Yousif Abdulla Taqi.

The Trump administration is postponing until September a summit with Gulf Arab leaders that had been planned for this spring amid an ongoing dispute between Qatar and other U.S. allies in the region, according to five U.S. officials.

The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society stressed that Palestine is a right to the Palestinian people and that there is no other option.

The 14 February Revolution youth Coalition said that there are concerns over health deterioration of detainee Yousif Mohammad Fathi, who is sentenced to 14 years in prison over a political case.

The health of detainee Ali Habib Yaackoub deteriorated in prison after he suffered a severe sickle seizure. Media reports confirmed that he was transferred to military hospital on Sunday (April 1, 2018) night.