Bahraini Customs Affairs recorded considerable rise in electronic payments through the billing system, which increased 181% in January compared to December.

The security authorities released on Tuesday (March 13, 2018) Hasan Al Marzooq, Secretary-General of the Unitary National Democratic Assemblage (Al-Wahdawi party), after investigating him over charge of “inciting to stage protests”, the party reported.

The fourth high criminal court sentenced 4 defendants to 3 years in prison over manufacturing and putting fake bomb on Al-Budai Street, near Diraz, and ordered the confiscation of seized items.

US President Donald Trump sacked on Tuesday (March 13, 2018) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, US media outlets reported.

Bahraini Housing Minister Bassem Al-Hamr said the ministry had drawn up a plan to raise the age of the beneficiaries of social housing.

The Bahraini authorities on Monday (March 12, 2018) released Mohammed Al-Shorouqi and three others, who were accused of defaming people via Twitter.

The Islamic Tribune Society (Muslim Brotherhood) amended its statute to emphasize that it is not associated with non-Bahraini entities. The Society is accused of joining the international Muslim Brotherhood organization.

Qatar Petroleum (QP) said on Tuesday it had renewed a concession agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the development and operation of their joint Al-Bunduq offshore oilfield, despite a diplomatic crisis between the Gulf states.

Militant group Islamic State claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack on a military kitchen in the south of Yemen, the group’s news agency Amaq said on Tuesday.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi agreed to lift a ban on international air traffic to the Kurdistan Region on Tuesday, in a decree which said international flights could resume within one week.

Saudi Arabia is increasingly looking to just float oil giant Saudi Aramco locally as plans for an initial public offering (IPO) on an international exchange such as London or New York hang in the balance, sources close to the process said.

US President Donald Trump will meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on March 20 at the White House, Trump press secretary Sarah Sanders said on Monday.

A UN rights watchdog called on Saudi Arabia to end discriminatory practices against women, including its pervasive system of male guardianship, and give them full access to justice.

UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concluded that the detention of Bahraini journalist Mahmood Al-Jazeeri is arbitrary and officially demanded that the Government of Bahrain release him.

Australia said that it remained deeply concerned about the imprisonment and mistreatment of peaceful protestors in Bahrain.

Secretary General of the National Institute for Human Rights said the Institute’s training center trained 248 people in February 2018, noting that 160 of whom work at the National Security Agency.

Bahraini Shura Council approved bill amending Article 34 of the Code of Procedures before the Sharia Courts by amending the duration of the cancelled cases from 6 months to 60 days.

Prominent human rights activist Sayed Yousif Al-Muhafdah said that live testimonies had been received indicating the involvement of officer Abdulaziz Al-Baker in torturing opponents of the regime in the notorious National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters.

New Board of Directors of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) will hold its first meeting at beginning of next week, during which positions and duties of members will be distributed.

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company's (Mumtalakat) Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to 'BB-' from 'BB+' and maintained it on Rating Watch Negative (RWN).