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Government Newspaper Claims that Bahraini Dissidents Died at Sea were “Killed in Syria”
2018-03-03
A newspaper owned by the Bahraini Royal Court claimed that the 3 Bahrainis who died in sea were killed in the conflict in Syria.
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Mohammad Al-Jawdar Withdraws from Committee Investigating Properties of Ibrahim Al-Dosari
2018-03-03
MP Mohammad Al-Jawdar announced on March 2, 2018 his withdrawal from the committee assigned to investigate the Council of Ministers Assistant Undersecretary Ibrahim Al-Dosari's ownership of land in Riffa upon which he built Al-Reem center.
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Fitch Downgrades Bahrain to “BB-“, Says Broadly Accepted Political Solution will Lead to Positive Change
2018-03-03
Fitch Ratings downgraded on Thursday (March 1, 2018) Bahrain's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to “BB-“, with a stable outlook.
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Bahrain Employed 7210 Pakistanis in 2017
2018-03-03
A Pakistani newspaper said that 7210 Pakistanis got employed in Bahrain in 2017, according to official numbers issued by government body in Islamabad.
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Appeal Court: 15-Year Prison Term Handed down to Defendant for “Involvement in Bombing in Diraz Targeting Police”
2018-03-02
High Criminal Court of Appeals in Bahrain commuted sentence of defendant convicted of attempting to kill two police officers and two policemen in the Diraz area from life to 15 years prison.
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Administrative Court Rejects Bar Association’s Case against Justice Minister’s Decision Obligating Lawyers to Report on “terrorism Funding and Money Laundering” Suspicion
2018-03-02
High Administrative Court in Bahrain rejected the lawsuit filed by Bahrain Bar Association against decision issued by Bahraini Minister of Justice No. (64) for the year 2017.
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Public Prosecution Declined Providing Full Recording of Phone Calls between Sheikh Ali Salman and Hamad bin Jassim
2018-03-02
Public Prosecution refused to make available full recordings of phone calls between Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman and former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani.
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Gulf Air Says Took Legal Measures against Violations of Former Employee
2018-03-02
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, said that it learned last September about contractual violations linked to a former employee in 2014 and 2015.
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Chamber of Commerce: 68 Candidates so far, Sunday Deadline for Applications
2018-03-02
BCCI Election Committee reiterated call to those wishing to run for elections to submit their candidacy applications as soon as possible, stressing that deadline for submission is Sunday.
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Bahrain Appoints Lobbyists Close to Trump as Private Diplomacy Consultant
2018-03-02
SPG, the private diplomacy firm, said that it has signed the Government of Bahrain as a new client.
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Saudi Arabia Begins Issuing Cinema Licenses
2018-03-02
Saudi Arabia began issuing licenses Thursday to operate cinemas in the kingdom ahead of their reopening after a decades-long ban was lifted as part of a far-reaching liberalization drive.
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Bahraini Court Sentences 2 Defendants to 7 Years in Prison, Revokes their Citizenships for “Training at Iran Revolutionary Guard Camp”
2018-03-02
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced two defendants to 7 years imprisonment, accusing them of traveling to Iran and training in camps belonging to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard”.
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Supreme Council for Women Secretary-General Denies there are Female Prisoners of Conscience in Bahrain
2018-03-02
Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Women in Bahrain, Hala Al-Ansari, denied that there are female prisoners held over political issues in the country.
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Senators will Try to Pull U.S. from Yemen War
2018-03-02
U.S. lawmakers unveiled plans on Wednesday to use a decades-old law to force a Senate vote on whether to pull the country out of a foreign conflict, in this case the civil war in Yemen.
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Opposition Leader Case Adjourned until March 8 for Prosecution Pleading
2018-03-02
Bahraini court adjourned on Thursday (March 1, 2018) the trial of opposition leader and Al-Wefaq Secretary-General and two Al-Wefaq leaders until March 8.
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Ali Al-Aswad from Geneva: Bahraini Authorities Failed to Convince Int’l Community the Opposition is “Terrorist”
2018-03-02
Prominent Al-Wefaq official Ali Al-Aswad said that the Bahraini authorities have failed to convince the international community that the opposition is a terrorist group.
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2 Children Killed, 8 Wounded in Yemen Air Strike
2018-03-02
Two children were killed and eight wounded in an air strike on the northern Yemeni rebel stronghold of Saada, a UN agency said Wednesday
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VIDEO: Sayed Ghoraifi Takes Part in Freedom Martyrs’ Funeral in Karbabad
2018-03-02
The prominent Bahraini Shiite cleric, Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghoraifi, took part in the funeral of the martyrs of freedom in the eastern part of Karababad, according to a video clip posted by activists.
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Saudi Crown Prince to Visit US in March
2018-03-02
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to travel to the United States for a short visit from March 19 to 22, a Saudi government source said on Wednesday.
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Reuters: Bahrain Launches Real Estate Regulator in Effort to Boost Investment
2018-03-02
Bahrain is launching an agency to regulate its real estate industry in an effort to crack down on abuses in the sector and draw in more foreign investment.