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Education Ministry Says It Won 26 Cases Brought against it since September 2017
2018-02-07
Ministry of Education said that it won 26 cases brought against it in the Bahraini courts since September 2017 until January 2018.
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Iraqi Army Moves to Secure Planned Oil Route to Iran
2018-02-07
Iraqi forces launched a security operation along a planned oil transit route to Iran on Wednesday, saying it was clearing and “destroying sleeper cells” in the mountainous border area where two armed groups operate.
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BDF Conducted Joint Drill with Saudi and Emirate Forces
2018-02-07
Bahrain Defence Force carried out a joint mobilization exercise with Saudi and Emirati forces in which it used live ammunition.
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Prime Minister Issues Edict Transferring, Appointing Labour Ministry Directors
2018-02-07
Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa issued Edict 2/2018 transferring and appointing directors at the Ministry of Labour and Social Development.
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Trial of Board of Directors Member in Telecommunication Company who Embezzled 20 Million BD Continues
2018-02-07
Bahrain's First High Criminal Court adjourned the case of a Bahraini businessman and his partner over the charge of money laundering until March 6, to summon the rest witnesses, with the continued detention of the first suspect.
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Social Insurance Authority: 52,000 Retirees in Bahrain, 4,000 Retired in 2017
2018-02-07
Recent figures showed that the number of retirees rose to 52,673, after amounting to 48,331 in 2016, i.e. an increase of 4,442 in one year in both the public and private sectors.
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Israeli Minister Says Bahraini Ruling Family Member Visiting “Tel Aviv”, Will be Guest in Israeli Knesset
2018-02-07
Israeli Minister of Communication Ayoob Kara claimed on Sunday (February 4, 2018) that one of the member of the Bahraini ruling family, Mubarak Al Khalifa, was visiting Israel, according to Middle East Monitor.
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Bahraini Court Upholds 3-10 Year Sentences for 10 Bahrainis Accused of “Illegal Assembly and Assaulting Police with Molotov Cocktails”
2018-02-07
Fifth High Criminal Court of Appeals in Bahrain upheld 10 and 3 year prison terms issued against 10 defendants, accused of assaulting police with Molotov cocktails on Budaya Street.
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Bahrain Crown Prince Decides to Reshuffle Economic Development Board
2018-02-07
Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa issued today Edict No. 1/2018, appointing a new board of directors for the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB).
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Bahrain Chief of Public Security Meets with Lebanese Journalist Known for his Anti-Shia Attitude
2018-02-06
Lebanese journalist Jerry Maher tweeted on his personal Twitter account a photo of his meeting with the chief of public security in Bahrain Tariq Al-Hassan.
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Two-Year Prison Term Handed down to Bahraini for Burning Tires in Salmabad
2018-02-06
Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced to two years' imprisonment a Bahraini over charges of setting up a replica of explosives and setting fire to two tires in the Salmabad area.
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Bahrain’s Cabinet Considering Toughening Penalty of Molotov Cocktail Manufacture and Possession
2018-02-06
Secretary-General of Council of Ministers said the Government discussed at its latest meeting toughening the penalty of manufacturing and having possession of flammable bottles, known as Molotov cocktails.
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Bahrain King Leaves for UAE on Private Visit
2018-02-06
Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a private visit, according to an official statement.
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U.S. Forces Begin Reducing Numbers in Iraq, Iraqi Spokesman
2018-02-06
U.S. forces have begun reducing their numbers in Iraq after Iraqi authorities declared victory over Islamic State, an Iraqi government spokesman said on Monday.
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Bahraini Court Upholds 35-Year Prison Term for Defendant over Karana Bomb Blast
2018-02-05
The Bahraini High Court of Appeal upheld a 35-year prison term for a defendant accused of involvement in a bomb blast in Karana and attempted murder of two policemen
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Bahraini Court Upholds 3-Year Prison Term for Defendant Accused of Impersonating Police Officer
2018-02-05
The First High Criminal Court of Appeal in Bahrain upheld a three-year prison sentence issued against a defendant for falsifying an identification card claiming to be a member of the intelligence service, and searching the residence of two Gulf nationals.
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3-Month Suspended Sentence Handed down to Drug Abuser in Possession of Rifle during Arrest
2018-02-05
High Criminal Court sentenced a Bahraini man to three months in prison, also fining him 500 dinars, after an aerial rifle and nine bullets were seized from the backseat of his vehicle during his arrest over charges of narcotics abuse.
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Al-Shaer and Bouhasan File Lawsuit against Bouhendi and Al-Dosari
2018-02-05
Bahraini MP Khalid Al-Shaer said he had filed a lawsuit against MP Anas Bouhendi and Council of Ministers Assistant Undersecretary Ibrahim Al-Dosari over conversations leaked yesterday.
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Preacher of Al-Kheif Mosque Arrested, Transferred to Prison after Court Upheld 3-Month Jail Term against Him over Friday Sermon
2018-02-05
A Bahraini appeals court upheld on Sunday (February 4, 2018) a 3-month jail sentence issued against Shiite cleric and Imam of Al-Kheif Mosque in Al-Dair village, Sheikh Isa Al-Moemen, over a Friday sermon he delivered in 2016.
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HRW Demands Putting End to Arbitrary Deportations of Bahrainis
2018-02-05
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Sunday that the Bahraini authorities have deported eight stateless Bahrainis, whom they had previously stripped of their citizenship, over charge of “damaging state security.”