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Bahrain Imposes Citizens Use Passports in Qatar Travel
2017-11-06
Bahrain Security Authorities imposed on its citizens to travel to Qatar using only their passports.
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Reuters: Hezbollah says Saudi Arabia Forced Lebanese PM to Quit
2017-11-06
Lebanon’s Shi‘ite Hezbollah group on Sunday accused Saudi Arabia of forcing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to quit, and called for calm in an effort to contain the political crisis unleashed by his resignation.
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Saudi Deputy Governor Killed in Helicopter Crash near Yemen
2017-11-06
The deputy governor of Saudi Arabia’s southern Asir province and several colleagues were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, Saudi state TV Ekhbariya reported.
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Saudi Princes Accused of Bribery, Embezzlement, Money Laundering -Official
2017-11-06
Bribery, embezzlement, money laundering and abuse of power are among the accusations levelled against dozens of Saudi princes, officials and businessmen detained in an anti-corruption probe, a Saudi official told Reuters on Monday.
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Guards Chief Rejects Trump 'Slander' that Iran Behind Saudi Missile
2017-11-06
The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards denied on Sunday accusations by Donald Trump that Iran was behind the firing of a ballistic missile at Saudi Arabia from warring Yemen, rejecting it as one of the U.S. president's "slanders".
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Saudi-led Coalition Calls Missile 'Dangerous Escalation' of Yemen Conflict
2017-11-06
A Saudi-led coalition accused Yemen's Houthi militia of a "dangerous escalation" on Sunday after Saudi air defense forces intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards Riyadh.
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Iraqi Forces to Fight ISIS in Syria Border Town
2017-11-06
An Iraqi Shi‘ite militia fighting Islamic State in Iraq near the border with Syria will also take on the jihadist group in the Syria border town of Albu Kamal, the militia’s spokesman was quoted as saying on Friday.
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Saudi Arabia Says it Intercepts Missile Close to Capital
2017-11-06
Saudi Arabia’s air defense forces intercepted a ballistic missile fired from warring Yemen over the capital Riyadh on Saturday, state news agencies reported.
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Saudi Princes, Ministers, Business Tycoon Al-Waleed bin Talal Arrested in Sweeping Purge, AFP
2017-11-05
Saudi Arabia has arrested dozens of senior figures including princes, ministers and a top business tycoon, with authorities on Sunday pledging "fair" justice after a sweeping purge seen as consolidating the crown prince's hold on power.
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Washington Calls on Bahrain to Investigate Confessions of Activist Alwadaie’s Family Extracted under Duress
2017-11-05
United States urged its ally Bahrain to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into allegations that three members of Activist Sayed Ahmad Alwadaie’s family gave confessions extracted under duress.
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Bahrain: At Least Two Citizens Arrested in 48 Hours
2017-11-04
Activists on social media confirmed that Bahraini authorities have arrested at least two citizens in the last 48 hours in Bahrain.
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Bahraini Jailed for ‘Insulting King’ Deported to Iraq, Amnesty International
2017-11-04
Bahraini citizen convicted of “insulting the king” and stripped of his nationality has been deported to Iraq after serving a two-year jail sentence, Amnesty International said on Friday.
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Prisoners' Commission: Procedure Established for Organizing Visits to Inmates and Detainees
2017-11-04
The Prisoners and Detainees Rights Commission said it approved a procedure for organizing announced and unannounced visits to prisoners and pre-trial detainees in the places they our held.
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Head of Parliament Financial Committee: Selective Tax to be Imposed at Onset of 2018
2017-11-04
The Chairman of the Bahraini Parliament’s Financial and Economic Committee, MP Abdul Rahman Buali, declared that the selective tax will be applied early next year.
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Renewing ID Cards through eKey Single-Sign-On System by End of 2017
2017-11-03
CEO of the Information and e-Government Authority Mohammad Ali Al-Qaed said that the authority is working on providing service of renewing the identity cards through eKey Single-Sign-On System that allows renewing all the individual's expired cards in one step through the eGovernment National Portal, indicating that the service is expected to be launched before the end of 2017.
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Bahrainis Make up Only 45% of Bahrain's Population
2017-11-03
The latest statistics published by Bahrain’s Information and eGovernment Authority revealed that the Bahraini population reached 1,501,000, of which 45% are Bahrainis that amounted to 677,000 compared to 823,000 foreigners.
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5 Defendants Receive 2-Year Jail Term
2017-11-03
The Fourth High Criminal Court issued 2-year jail term against 5 suspects accused of assembling and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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King Hamad Receives President of UN General Assembly
2017-11-03
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received, at the Al-Safriya Palace yesterday, the President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Miroslav Lajcak, on a visit to the kingdom to participate in the World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum (WEIF 2017).
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6-Month Jail Term Issued against 2 Shiite Clerics
2017-11-03
A Bahraini court sentenced on Wednesday (November 1, 2017) two Shiite clerics to 6 months in jail over assembling in Manama in 2011.
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Mulla Hani Al-Biladi Released after Serving his Prison Term over Diraz Assembly Case
2017-11-03
The Bahraini authorities released on Wednesday (November 1, 2017) Mulla Hani Al-Biladi after serving a 3-month jail verdict over assembling in Diraz.