A top U.S. general on Tuesday signaled support for the Iran nuclear deal, saying the agreement, which President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw from, has played an important role in addressing Iran’s nuclear program.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who was fired by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, said he was delegating all of his responsibilities to the State Department’s No. 2 official and that he would leave office at the end of the month.

The Fifth High Criminal Appeals Court upheld a life sentence verdict against Bahraini accused along with 5 others of planting locally manufactured bomb inside a bucket at Ma’ameer village entrance to target policemen situated there. However, the bomb didn’t explode.

Emperor Akihito of Japan received on Wednesday (March 14, 2018) the credentials of Ambassador-designate of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Japan, Ahmed Mohammed Al-Dosari.

Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa received the President of the World Jewish Congress Ronald S. Lauder, who is currently visiting Bahrain.

Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received yesterday (Tuesday, March 13, 2018) Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa to discuss security situation in the country.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the opening of the registration for diplomatic employment on its official website on the Internet.

European Union finance ministers agreed new measures on Tuesday to force accountants and banks to report aggressive tax schemes that help companies shift profits to low-tax countries.

The White House on Tuesday hosted 19 nations, including Israel and Arab Gulf states, to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, but the Palestinian Authority boycotted the meeting, angered by the Trump administration’s policies on Jerusalem.

The Bahraini House of Representatives approved a bill to punish those who put stickers, slogans, words, signs, stamps or other markings on any part of the passport by unauthorized parties.

Official statistics said that total value of Bahrain’s non-oil exports during the first eight months of 2017 amounted to about $4.8 billion; i.e. $100 thousand increase compared to the same period of 2016.

il Minister Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa stressed that his country is proceeding in a project to increase the capacity of the pipelines between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

Human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said that detainee Fawziya Mashala (55 years) suffered from heart attack on Sunday (March 11, 2018) which left her unconscious.

The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) said that it held a workshop for members of the National Security Agency about torture.

Bahrain’s Oil Minister Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa said that Bahrain is preparing to extract deep gas by the end of this year.

Bahraini Shura Council's Services Committee discussed during its meeting a bill to add a 36th Article to the Social Insurance Law promulgated by Legislative Decree No. (24) of 1976.

The Court of Appeals ruled against deportation penalty of an Asian national, upholding a one-month prison term against him over charges of refusing to provide relief to a victim in a crime of assault leading to permanent disability.

Al-Muharraq Municipality carried out extensive inspection campaigns, including the vendor stands of shops located on the main road in Al-Muharraq, Qulali, Al-Dair and Samaheej on Monday (March 12, 2018).

The Bahraini National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) said it continued to train members of the National Security Agency, as it organized a workshop on the “Convention against Torture”.

Court in Bahrain decided to postpone the case of 171 citizens arrested by the authorities during the peaceful sit-in held outside the home of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.