The Public Prosecution suspended eulogy reciter Abdulamir Al-Biladi for 7 days pending investigation over taking part in a funeral procession in Manama two days ago.

US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, said "We welcome the restoration of diplomatic ties between Bahrain and Qatar, two close U.S. partners and Major Non-NATO Allies."

The Qatari-Bahraini Follow-up Committee held its second meeting on Wednesday (April 12, 2023) at the Gulf Cooperation Council headquarters in Saudi Arabia.

Bahraini opposition forces called on Bahrainis to "heavily participate" in the activities to be held for the "commemoration of the International Quds Day", which falls on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan to express "adherence to the central cause of the Palestinian nation."

The Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa issued Edict 35/2023 establishing and forming the National Human Rights Committee.

Haj Abdullah was driving his own vehicle (a pick-up truck), transporting a calf he owned from one place to another, while a car was driving behind him. Suddenly, its driver started to repeatedly honk the horn to get Haj Abdullah's attention, so when he looked towards the driver, he saw him gesturing his hand telling him to stop.

Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman confirmed that Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf will meet with the Bahraini delegation in Riyadh to complete the work of the "Qatari-Bahraini Follow-up Committee", in implementation of what was stated in the "Al-Ula Summit" statement.

Jaw Prison administration sought the help of former Al-Wefaq MP, prisoner of conscience Sheikh Hasan Isa, to convince political prisoners protesting against stopping their calls with their families to end their protest and return to their cells.

Sheikh Isa Qassim stressed that "the Islamic nation is responsible for deterring Zionist attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque."

The Bahraini authorities arrested cleric Sheihk Ali Al-Owainati upon his arrival in Bahrain without mentioning the reasons for his arrest, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights reported.

Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa met with the Commander of the United States Fifth Fleet Charles B. Cooper few days after CIA director Bill Burns visited Manama.

Activist Maryam Al-Khawaja, daughter of prisoner of conscience Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, greeted her father on the anniversary of his arrest and wished that he gets released soon, so that they can create new memories.

First Deputy Speaker of the Shura Council Jamal Fakhro warned the government against increased hiring of Bahrainis, saying that he has noticed an increase in the pace of government employment. It's unbelievable that under Bahrain's disputed constitution, this person is considered a representative of the people.

Recent official data revealed that the number of foreign workers in Bahrain increased by more than 52,000 foreigners in 2022, at a time the government claims the nationalization of jobs.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani announced that Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to take executive steps to reopen the diplomatic missions of the two countries. Official relations between the two countries were resumed based on the Beijing agreements.

Officials from Bahrain and Qatar will hold bilateral meetings directly after Eid Al-Fitr to "discuss outstanding files between the two countries," Russia's Sputnik news agency confirmed.

Human rights organizations sent a letter to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles calling on him to raise the case of prominent human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja on the 12th anniversary of his arbitrary detention in Jaw prison.

The Director of the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei, revealed that the Jaw Prison administration deprived prisoner of conscience, Sheikh Abduljalil Al-Miqdad, of his scheduled appointment in the hospital on April 5, 2023.

Hawraa Sadiq, sister of detainee Mojtaba Sadiq, expressed concern over the fate of her brother, noting that they haven't received news on him during the past 29 days.

On Saturday, April 8, 2023, citizens held a solidarity vigil in Al-Busaiteen with the Al-Aqsa Mosque and people of Palestine.