Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa met the newly appointed US Ambassador Justin Siberell, one day after submitting his credentials to the king.

The heads of three U.N. agencies urged the Saudi-led military coalition on Thursday to lift its blockade of Yemen, warning that "untold thousands" would die if it stayed in place.

A German court ruled on Thursday that Kuwait Airways had the right to refuse to carry an Israeli passenger due to his nationality, a verdict that Jewish groups said condoned anti-Semitism.

The World Bank agreed on Thursday to grant war-torn Yemen $150 million to help some of its hardest-hit cities restore basic services and fight a cholera epidemic.

There has been no big outflow of money from Saudi Arabia as a result of the anti-corruption crackdown that was announced two weeks ago, Saudi central bank Governor Ahmed al-Kholifey told CNN television on Thursday.

Lebanon's prime minister Saad al-Hariri will arrive in France on Saturday and meet French President Emmanuel Macron, a source inside the French presidency said.

The High Appeal Court rejected the objection of three defendants in a politically-motivated case, which includes 26 other defendants, since the three defendants refused to attend the court hearings.

The High Criminal Court sentenced an Asian deputy corporal to one year in prison as well as deportation after being serving the prison term for attempting to steal from an ATM in the Busayteen area.

The Foreign Affairs, Defense and National Security Committee of the House of Representatives approved a bill aimed at deeming the harboring of wanted persons by security authorities a "terrorist offense".

Bahrain Defence Force carried out (Bahrain Shield Drill 2) in the participation of the advanced leadership of the Joint Peninsula Shield Forces, in the presence of Assistant Chief-of-Staff for Operations Major General Ghanim Ibrahim Al-Fadhala, and leader of Joint Peninsula Shield Forces Major General Isa bin Jassim Al-Alyawi as well as number of officers.

The High Appeals Court upheld a verdict sentencing 5 appellants to 10 years in prison and a 6th appellant to 7 years over acquiring explosive materials and causing a blast in Ma’amir village.

Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa received in his office in the Gudaibiya Palace the American Jewish Committee (AJC) delegation currently visiting the region.

The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that 20 illegal raids on houses were recorded between November 12 and 14, 2017 in eight Bahraini villages. It added that restrictions on freedom of movement for those returning from outside Bahrain continued.

The High Appeals Court upheld a 5-year jail verdict against a suspect accused of assembling in Sitra.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received the credentials of five new ambassadors to Manama.

Bahrain Defence Force Commander-in-Chief Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received yesterday Commander of the Saudi Royal Naval Force's Eastern Fleet, (Naval) General Fahad bin Ali Al Freedan and his accompanying delegation.

Bahrain's Chief of Public Security Tariq Al-Hassan said on Wednesday (November 15, 2017) that the Ministry of Interior arrested an individual whom it accuses of being responsible for the police bus blast that happened last month.

The United Nations warned Wednesday that fuel supplies needed to run Yemen's hospital generators and pump clean water will run out in less than three weeks unless the Saudi-led coalition lifts its blockade.

Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanon's prime minister from Saudi Arabia on Nov. 4, will arrive in France "in the coming days" with his family, a source inside the French presidential palace said on Wednesday.

The armed forces of the United Arab Emirates will buy five C-295 military transport aircraft and related services from Spain's Airbus Defence and Space company, the UAE military said on Wednesday.