The Gulf Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (GIDHR) confirmed that Bahraini prisoners held in five prisons are deprived of their most basic rights, including the right to adequate food.

The Director of the Education Directorate at the Bahraini Ministry of Education, Najud Al-Dosari issued a circular on what she called "the regulation (rationing) of school furniture."

The Qatari Al-Jazeera channel mocked Bahrain’s act of resorting to naturalizing Asian nationals residing in the gulf kingdom for political reasons.

Iraqi forces are about to launch an offensive to recapture the last patch of Iraqi territory still in the hands of Islamic State, the military said on Wednesday.

40 Members of the European Parliament from different political groups sent an open letter to the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, urging her to call for immediate release of Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei’s family.

The First Appeals Criminal Court rejected the appeal of a 33-year-old man convicted of attacking two policemen, damaging their military suit, after catching him drunk and quarreling with others. The court upheld imprisoning him to one year in prison with the execution of the sentence after the first-instance court dealt with him in pity.

Kurdish authorities in Iraq offered on Wednesday (October 25, 2017) to put an independence drive on hold, stepping up efforts to resolve a crisis in relations with Baghdad via dialogue rather than military means.

Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday a $500 billion plan to create a business and industrial zone extending across its borders into Jordan and Egypt, the biggest project yet in a series of efforts to free the kingdom of its dependence on oil exports.

A Bahraini appeals court adjourned the case of president of Bahrain Center for Human Rights and prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab until November 8 for final pleading.

Bahraini Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Zayed Al-Zayani, said on Tuesday that Bahrain's diplomatic dispute with Qatar is not likely to last for long.

The second high criminal court in Bahrain began on Monday reviewing the case of Mohsen Al Majed, who is sentenced to death over charges of involvement in the killing of Jordanian policemen Ali Zureiqat in Damastan, as well as the death of Haj Abdul Karim Al-Basri.

Deputy Director General at Electricity and Water Authority in Bahrain, Adnan Fakhro, said that the Authority is continuing its strategy to gradually lifting the subsidies on electricity for foreigners and Bahraini nationals’ second account.

Bahraini Minister of Labor said that the national workforce consists of 102,000 citizens working in the private sector, while 54,000 citizens work in state agencies, noting that the future is in the private sector.

The Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah warned of the serious consequences and risks of escalation of the Gulf crisis.

The Bahraini authorities continued their security campaign in A’ali village and other areas in Bahrain. Meanwhile, information reported that at least 5 citizens were arrested within the last 48 hours.

The Fourth High Criminal Court handed down 5-year jail term to a 20-year-old youth accused of planting fake bomb in Jid Ali and ordered the confiscation of seized items.

Iraqi forces are deploying tanks and artillery near a Kurdish-held area of northern Iraq where a section of a Kurdish oil export pipeline is located, as well as land crossings to Turkey and Syria, security sources said on Monday.

A Bahraini female political activist and two others have been freed from detention in the island kingdom amid its crackdown on all dissent.

Bahrain has temporarily freed a female activist who has accused her government of torture in detention, rights groups said Monday.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Royal Order 61/2017 restructuring the Commission of Prisoners and Detainees Rights.