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Nine Killed in Saudi-Led Air Strike in Yemen
2018-01-24
At least nine civilians, including four children, were killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike in northern Yemen on Tuesday, residents and medics said, bringing to 30 the number of people killed in military operations in the country in two days.
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BCHR Monitored Yesterday 37 Arrest Cases, Including 3 Children
2018-01-24
Bahrain Center for Human Rights said that it monitored on Tuesday (January 23, 2018) the arrest of 37 citizens, including 3 children at least. The authorities also arrested two citizens less than 24 hours following their release.
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Reuters: Bahrain Puts Fresh Austerity on Hold as it Mulls Subsidy System
2018-01-24
The government of Bahrain will not go ahead with fresh austerity measures to cut its budget deficit until parliament agrees on a new system to compensate citizens for a higher cost of living, officials said on Tuesday.
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Body of Missing Youth Found after Traffic Accident in Bani Jamra
2018-01-23
Local Al-Ayyam newspaper reported that on Monday morning (January 22, 2018) the body of Hussein Al-Kays was finally recovered, after no trace of him was found since yesterday.
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Interior Minister Accuses Shiites of Refusing to Integrate into Society, Admits “Bahraini Identity was Affected after 2011”
2018-01-23
The Bahraini Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa said that “there is a false ideological education, inflammatory approach, directed foreign media, and isolationist behavior that refuses integration,” referring to the Shiite population in Bahrain.
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Government Decides to Stop Imposing Any New Fees until “Joint Committee” Finishes its Work
2018-01-23
The Council of Ministers decided in its session on Monday (January 22, 2018) to stop any project regarding the increase in fees until the joint committee, of the executive and legislative authorities, finishes its work.
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Appeals: One-Month Jail Term against Traffic Cop for Driving his Car at 208 Km/h Speed
2018-01-23
The Second High Appeal Court upheld a one-month jail term against a traffic cop, with the execution of sentence, a 500 BD fine, and suspension of the policeman’s driving license for 6 months, over charge of driving his car at 208 KM/hour and exceeding the 100 speed limit on Amwaj Island street.
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Nonbinding Proposal from House of Representatives to Gov. to Stop Raising Petrol Prices
2018-01-23
The House of Representatives raised in its session this morning (Tuesday, January 23, 2018) an urgent proposal to the government demanding to stop the decision to raise petrol prices.
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Cassation Court Upholds 5-Year Jail Term against 2 Defendants over Charge of Kidnapping and Hitting Youth, Claiming He Is Informant
2018-01-23
A cassation court rejected the appeal of two suspects sentenced to 5 years in prison over charge of “kidnapping a 16-year-old youth, taking him to a farm, attacking him, burning his back with a lighter and threatening him with a knife to confess he is an informant”.
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U.N. Yemen Mediator to Step Down Next Month: U.N. Spokesman
2018-01-23
The United Nations said on Monday that its mediator for Yemen will step down next month after nearly three years trying to end the country's conflict.
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Bahrain Announces Building Health Center in Yemen worth $2.5 Million
2018-01-23
Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa announced on (January 22, 2018) that his country is going to build an integrated health center in Yemen worth 2 million BD.
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Half Workday in Gov. Sector on National Sports Day on Feb. 13
2018-01-23
Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa issued an order declaring a half workday in the government sector on the National Sports Day on February 13.
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Editorial: Half of his Weight but with his Full Presence, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qasim after the Little King’s Siege
2018-01-23
A slow death is what the little king wants for Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim after all his attempts failed, and since he does not dare to bear the shame of direct murder.
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Bahrain: Wide Security Campaign Leads to Arrest of Over 20 Citizens, Including Shiite Cleric
2018-01-23
The Bahraini security authorities launched a wide campaign today at dawn, arresting more than 20 citizens from different villages across Bahrain.
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Editorial: The King Hoped that Mushaima would Die of Cancer in 2010
2018-01-23
Since 2010, Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has hoped that the leader of Haq Movement, Mr. Hasan Mushaima, would either submit to his rule or die of cancer in one of London’s hospitals.
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Freedom House: Bahrain, Fifth Most Country to Witness Decline in Freedoms Worldwide in 2018
2018-01-23
Freedom House released its annual report on freedom in the world in 2018, entitled, "Democracy in Crisis", stressing on the decline in the level of democracy in countries around the world, rating 25% of countries of the world as “Not Free”.
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Activists & Tweeters Express Rage after Extremist Mohammed Khalid’s Insults against Twelver Shia’s Imam Mahdi & Authorities Indifference
2018-01-23
A tweet posted by former MP hardliner Mohammed Khalid led to an outburst of rage among tweeters and activists for what they considered to be an insult towards their Imam Mahdi (the twelfth Shia Imam).
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Court Rejects Appeals of Defendant Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail, Stripped Him of his Nationality
2018-01-22
The First High Appeals Criminal Court rejected the appeals of a suspect sentenced to 3 years in prison and stripped of his citizenship.
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Iran says Warplanes Warned off Two Western Vessels During Drill
2018-01-22
Iranian warplanes warned off two "coalition vessels" during military drill in waters off the country's southeast, a senior naval officer said, in the latest confrontation between Iranian and western forces that patrol the Gulf.
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Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces Respond to Bahraini Interior Minister: Our Mission is to Fight ISIS
2018-01-22
Sputnik Russian News Agency reported that a leader in the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) described Bahraini Interior Minister’s statements as fake and false accusations.