Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi issued a decree on Thursday formalizing the inclusion of Shi’ite paramilitary groups in the country’s security forces.

: Iran will not negotiate with the West over its presence in the Middle East, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday, a few days after France’s visiting foreign minister sought to raise Tehran’s role in regional conflicts.

The U.S. State Department approved a total of $467 million worth of potential foreign military sales to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, the Pentagon said in separate approval notices on Thursday.

Fourth High Criminal Court in Bahrain sentenced a defendant (Bahraini citizen) to five years and one month in prison for impersonating a police officer, committing 8 crimes.

Saudi royal court adviser Saud Al Qahtani said that Saudi Crown Prince said that he did not occupy himself with the Qatar crisis.

Kuwait offered financial support amounting to 223,000 Kuwaiti Dinars (about 740,000 USD) to the Sunni Endowments Directorate in Bahrain.

Residents of Ma'ameer village complained about the large number of heavy vehicles and their heavy traffic through the northern and western entrances and exits of the village.

Spokesperson of the General Authority of King Fahd Causeway, Emad Al-Muhaisen, announced the opening of the new cabins on the Bahraini side as of yesterday.

The Foreign Affairs and National Security Committee in the Parliament rejected a bill regarding the DNA print.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa denied his involvement in an initiative to topple the Qatari regime in 1996, that was disclosed on Al-Jazeera Channel’s program called “What’s hidden is greater”.

Four Bahrainis are currently on death row, awaiting the King's ratification of their death sentences, in politically-motivated cases.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa signed the minutes of the Statute of the Arab Court for Human Rights along with Arab League Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul Gheit.

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Emirates and other “autocratic” regimes with poor human rights records have spent nearly £700,000 in the last five years on luxury trips for MPs, prompting claims that British politicians are being used to the “launder the reputation” of some of the world’s most repressive governments, the British “i news” newspaper revealed.

Bloomberg, the economic news website, said that measures taken by Bahrain were not enough to stabilize its debt-to-GDP, indicating that the International monetary Fund (IMF) expects that the debt will reach 109%.

Shiite cleric Sheikh Mirza Al-Mahrous, who is detained among “Figures” case, started an open hunger strike protesting against being denied treatment by Jaw Prison’s administration.

Bahrain’s Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa reiterated his accusation against Iran claiming that it strives to threaten Bahrain’s internal peace and stability.

Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa issued Edict 7/2018, on appointing directors at the National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA).

A Bahraini Appeals Court upheld sentences against 10 out of 19 defendants in “Al-Basta Group” case.

A website specialized in public relations news confirmed that Bahrain has retained “Sonoran Policy Group”, a DC-based firm with close ties to the Trump White House, to facilitate meetings and interactions with US policymakers.

The security authorities continued harassing family of martyrs Mostafa and Mohammad Hamdan. They have recently sent a subpoena to the martyrs’ mother and summoned Ammar Hamdan for the second time within less than a week.