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Indian Newspaper: 100 Thousand Indians Work in Banking, Medicine and Management Sectors in Bahrain
2018-02-19
An Indian newspaper stated that the number of Indian workers in Bahrain reached 350 thousand in 2014 after it was about 90 thousand in 2000, which means that the number increased 4 times.
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Bahrain: Final Verdict on Al-Wefaq Closure
2018-02-19
The Court of Cassation decided on Monday (February 19, 2018) to uphold the closure of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, the largest opposition political group in Bahrain.
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Case of Opposition Leader Adjourned until March 1 to Present Phone Call CD
2018-02-19
The Fourth High Criminal Court adjourned on Monday (February 19, 2018) the case of opposition leader and Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman and two Al-Wefaq leaders Sheikh Hassan Sultan and Ali Al-Aswad over charge of “colluding with Qatar” until March 1, 2018.
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Iranian President Pledges to Stick to Nuclear Deal Commitments
2018-02-19
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday it would adhere to commitments under its 2015 international nuclear agreement, signed with six world powers to limit its disputed nuclear program.
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King Hamad Meets Chairman of US Senate Intelligence Committee
2018-02-19
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa met on Sunday (February 18, 2018) Chairman of the US Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Richard Burr.
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3 Wanted Bahrainis Drown in Sea, 4th One Missing
2018-02-19
Three Bahraini activists wanted by the security authorities martyred in sea while attempting to flee to Iran. Meanwhile, a fourth one accompanying them is still missing.
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Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Retracts Decision to Criminalize Photographing Traffic Accidents
2018-02-17
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Bahraini House of Representatives retracted its previous decision to criminalize the photographing of traffic accidents.
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Labor Ministry Rejects 200 Requests for Fundraising between March 2015 and November 2017
2018-02-17
Bahraini Minister of Labor said that license requests for fundraising for societies and charities amounted to a total of 623 in the period from March 2015 to November 30, 2017.
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Prosecution Orders Detaining Ali Al-Binali in New Fraud Case
2018-02-17
Public Prosecutor's Office ordered arrest of unionist Ali Al-Binali in a new fraud case after complaints from citizens accusing him of appropriating large sums of money and signing debt securities in exchange for gold bars.
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VIDEO: Sayed Nasrallah Warns against Danger of “Demographic Change” in Bahrain, Reiterates his Support for Bahraini People
2018-02-17
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah warned of the danger of demographic change in Bahrain through the extensive naturalization policy adopted by the Bahraini authorities.
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Shiite Cleric Sayed Adnan Hashem Released after 3 Weeks of Detention
2018-02-17
Security authorities in Bahrain released on Saturday Shiite cleric Sayed Adnan Hashem, more than three weeks after his arrest.
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Bahrain Forum for Human Rights Records 995 Violations in January in Bahrain
2018-02-16
The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that it recorded 995 serious human rights violations between January 1 and January 31, 2018.
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Detainee at Dry Dock Prison Sentenced to 6 Months in Jail for Slapping Policeman
2018-02-16
The first high criminal court in Bahrain sentenced a detainee at Dry Dock Prison to six months detention for slapping a policeman in the face during prison riots.
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US Defense Secretary Accuses Iran of Standing Behind Protests in Bahrain
2018-02-16
US Defense Secretary James Mattis accused Iran of standing behind Bahrain’s protests and other regional crises.
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BFHR: 145 Violations Monitored on 7th Anniversary of 14th Feb. Uprising
2018-02-16
The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that 145 serious human rights violations were observed in one day, coinciding with the February 14 anniversary.
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Bahraini ISIS Militant Nawaf in AFP Interview: We only Saw Beheadings in Media or Propaganda Videos
2018-02-16
Nawaf and Hassan both left their homelands to live under the Islamic State group, but now sitting in a police station in northeast Syria they insist they did nothing wrong.
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Petition Signed by 15 Thousands Calling on “Theresa May” to Interfere to Stop Mohammad Ramadan’s Execution
2018-02-16
The British Reprieve Organization urged to sign an online petition to call on the UK government to end its assistance to Bahrain's death penalty system and take steps to prevent Mohammad Ramadan’s execution.
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Al-Wefaq: February 14 Witnesses 132 Protest Events, Popular Participation Greater than Past Two Years
2018-02-16
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society hailed what it described as “large-scale mass popular participation and peaceful and civilized movement” on the seventh anniversary of the February 14 uprising.
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Bahrain Celebrates February 14 Uprising Anniversary
2018-02-16
Thousands in Bahrain took to the streets on Wednesday (February 14, 2018) marking the seventh anniversary of the February 14 uprising that erupted in 2011.
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VIDEO: Member of Tunisian Parliament Salutes “Forgotten Bahrain Uprising” on its 7th Anniversary
2018-02-16
Tunisian Member of Parliament of the Popular Front, Mrs. Mubarka Awainya Brahmi, saluted “the forgotten uprising of Bahrain" on its seventh anniversary.