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Detained Brother of Martyr Ali Al-Moemen Launches Hunger Strike against Preventing him from Treatment
2017-10-27
Detainee Yaser Al-Moemen, brother of martyr Ali Al-Moemen, started a hunger strike yesterday (Thursday, October 26, 2017) after the Dry Dock Prison authorities prevented him from receiving the adequate treatment.
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Bahraini Al-Wasat Newspaper among 18 Nominees for 2017 RSF-TV5MONDE Prize
2017-10-27
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and TV5-Monde will award their 2017 Press Freedom Prize on 7 November. 18 nominees are competing in 3 categories.
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Authorities Transfer Nabeel Rajab to Isolated Cell in Jaw Prison, Forcibly Shave his Head
2017-10-27
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said that the BCHR President Nabeel Rajab was transferred to Jaw prison on Wednesday (October 25, 2017).
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Bahrain Adds 13 Individuals, Entities in Yemen on Terrorist Blacklist, including a Supermarket
2017-10-27
Bahraini Foreign Ministry added 13 individuals and entities on its terrorist blacklist, classifying them as leaders and funders of ISIS and Al-Qaeda in Yemen, including a supermarket.
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Qatar Signs 36 Worker Protection Agreements with Different Countries
2017-10-27
Qatar has signed 36 worker protection agreements with countries that provide much of its labour force, state media reported on Wednesday, weeks before the International Labour Organisation is to decide whether to investigate it for worker abuse.
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Bahrain Prosecutes 16 Asian Nationals over Charges of Money Laundering
2017-10-27
The Public Prosecution in Bahrain referred a number of Asian nationals to trial over charges of money laundering on October 25, 2017.
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Bahraini Industry Minister Denies Positive Remarks on Qatar Dispute
2017-10-27
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism Zayed Al-Zayani denied what the Reuters news agency quoted as saying that the dispute with Qatar would not be long-term, which is a positive remark, inconsistent with the government's stance.
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NHRA Probes Death of Man who Underwent Gastric Sleeve Surgery
2017-10-26
The National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) started investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Ali Al-Jadid, from Bilad Al-Qadeem, who had undergone a gastric sleeve surgery in Al-Salmaniya Medical Complex last May.
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NHRA Suspends 7 Labs until Ensuring “Quality of Analysis Results”
2017-10-26
Head of healthcare facilities in the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) Dr. Maha Al-Kuwari said that the NHRA, in cooperation with Health Ministry- public health laboratory being a reference lab accredited by the World Health Organization- evaluated all the results and works of labs found in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
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Bahrain Central Bank Says Banks Need Breathing Space over Global Regulations
2017-10-26
Bahrain’s central bank governor said on Thursday that stricter international bank rules, known as Basel III, had gone too far and banks had been burdened with too much regulation.
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Court Upholds 3-Year Jail Term Verdict against 6 Suspects over Charge of Burning Tires in Al-Sahla
2017-10-26
The Sixth High Criminal Appeals Court rejected an appeals of 6 convicts out of 7 accused of setting fire and pouring oil in Al-Sahla street last Adha Eid. The court upheld a 3-year jail term verdict against each of the suspects whose ages range between 17 and 25 years.
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Appeals Court Hands down 5-Year Jail Term to Suspect over Planting Fake Bomb in Al-Ekr
2017-10-26
The Sixth High Criminal Appeals Court upheld a verdict issued against a Bahraini electrical technician who used his experience to manufacture a fake bomb which he planted in Al-Ekr. The first-instance court had sentenced him to 5 years in prison and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Iraq PM Visits Ally Iran as War on IS, Kurd Dispute Hot up
2017-10-26
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi held talks with key ally Iran on Thursday as his forces launched an offensive against the Islamic State group's last bastion in the country.
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Iran Says Defense Capabilities not Negotiable amid US Pressure
2017-10-26
Iran’s defense capabilities are not negotiable, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday in remarks made previously but which now come amid increased pressure from the U.S. government over Tehran’s ballistic missile program.
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Swiss to Represent Iran, Saudi Interests after Rivals Broke Ties
2017-10-26
Neutral Switzerland’s embassies in Riyadh and Tehran have signed agreements to represent Iranian interests in Saudi Arabia and Saudi interests in Iran, the Swiss government said on Wednesday.
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HRW: Sayed Alawi will be among First Civilians to Face Military Court, Justice is Last Thing Bahrainis can Expect
2017-10-26
A telecom engineer forcibly disappeared by security forces a year ago will be among the first civilians to face a military court under an April 2017 constitutional amendment, Human Rights Watch said today.
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PM Issues Edicts Restructuring National Committee for Standards & Metrology, Re-forming Bahrain Internet Exchange
2017-10-26
Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa issued Edicts 32/2017 and 33/2017 on restructuring the National Committee for Standards and Metrology and on re-forming the Board of Directors of the Bahrain Internet Exchange (BIX).
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Local Newspaper: Hamood Sultan Arrested like Terrorists
2017-10-26
A local newspaper confirmed on Wednesday (October 25, 2017) that Bahraini goalkeeper Hamood Sultan was arrested in way similar to that used in dealing with terrorists.
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Appeals Court Upholds Verdict Dissolving Wa’ad
2017-10-26
Bahrain's Court of Appeal upheld on Thursday (October 26, 2017) verdict dissolving National Democratic Action (Wa'ad) Society.
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Bahrain’s Premier Restructures High Human Rights Coordination Committee
2017-10-26
The Bahraini Prime Minister, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, issued Edict 31/2017 restructuring the High Human Rights Coordination Committee.