Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa received the newly-appointed US Ambassador to Bahrain, Justin Hicks Siberell, at the Gudaibiya Palace.

Bahrain's foreign minister said Sunday that Lebanon is under the "total control" of the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, in a speech at an Arab League meeting called by Riyadh.

The First High Criminal Court summoned the officer who examined Nabeel Rajab’s electronic devices and adjourned the case until December 31.

The head of the Northern Governorate’s Public Prosecution, Mohamed Salah, said that the Second High Criminal Court upheld a first-instance court verdict sentencing a person to one year in prison, with the execution of sentence, over attacking his divorcee.

Saudi Arabia and other Arab foreign ministers criticized Iran and its Lebanese Shi‘ite ally Hezbollah at an emergency meeting in Cairo on Sunday, calling for a united front to counter Iranian interference.

The head of the Northern Governorate’s Public Prosecution, Mohamed Salah, said that the Second High Criminal Court upheld a first-instance court verdict sentencing a person to one year in prison, with the execution of sentence, over attacking his divorcee.

Salafist MP Jamal Dawood submitted a proposal to the House of Representatives instructing to impose BD1 fees on remittances below BD300 and BD10 for all money transfers exceeding the amount of BD300.

General Directorate of Traffic announced the withdrawal of 3 driving licenses of drivers for 3 months during November, for their repeated traffic violations.

Head of the Manama Civil Defence Centre, Captain Mohammed Abu Al-Fateh stated that 28 houses were damaged and 5 of them were burnt as a result of the terrorist act that targeted oil pipelines near Buri last week.

A news website said that Bahrain permitted an Israeli race car driver to compete a race held in Bahrain International Circuit on Friday (November 17, 2017).

An Israeli cabinet minister said on Sunday that Israel has had covert contacts with Saudi Arabia amid common concerns over Iran, a first disclosure by a senior official from either country of long-rumoured secret dealings.

Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa called on his Iraqi counterpart to quickly hold the meeting of the joint commission between the two countries.

Bahraini authorities released late Friday (November 17, 2017) member of Islamic Action Society (Amal), Shiite cleric Sayed Ahmad Al-Majed after he served a five-year prison Sentence.

The Qataris have found a sarcastic expression to describe Bahrain: “The island of retweets.” It is a metaphor for Bahrain's blind dependence on Saudi Arabia, as Manama’s stances are nothing but “retweets” of Riyadh’s announced position.

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Saad Hariri for talks Saturday, an AFP reporter said, hours after the Lebanese premier arrived from Saudi Arabia in the midst of a political crisis.

Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that it monitored enforced disappearance cases of 7 citizens, including 2 children, from 5 Bahraini villages until November 16, 2017, indicating that the security authorities have recently resorted to the enforced disappearance crime as a means of pressure and revenge against detainees arrested over cases related to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

A visit by Jersey’s Prime Minister Ian Gorst to Bahrain drew criticism in Bahrain’s Parliament amid criticism from MPs.

President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that Iran misunderstood France's "balanced" position in the region, which centered on not taking sides between Sunni and Shi‘ites, adding that Tehran should be less aggressive in the region. Speaking in Gothenburg, Macron said he wanted Iran to clarify the strategy around its ballistic missile program.

The Fourth High Criminal Court handed down 3-year jail term to an imprisoned accused of beating policeman in Jaw prison and sabotaging the room contents of prison officer.

A rare interview given by a top Israeli general to a Saudi-owned news site has raised speculation of joint military action against Iran and its allies, but analysts say it appears unlikely.