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Iraq wants to reopen old Saudi crude exports pipeline - former minister
2017-08-10
Former Iraqi oil minister Ibrahim Bahr Al Olum said it was necessary for Iraq to regain an old pipeline that used to export Iraqi crude through Saudi Arabia, Saudi-owned Al Hayat newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Bahrain Denies Opening its Airspace to Qatar Airways
2017-08-10
The Civil Aviation Affairs at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunication denied what was circulated about the opening of Bahrain’s airspace to Qatar Airways, saying that “this is incorrect and contrary to reality”.
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Bahrain King Receives Two US Envoys to Discuss Crisis with Qatar
2017-08-10
King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa received, at Al-Safriya Place, US Administration Special Envoy Retired General Anthony Zini and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Arabian Peninsula Affairs- Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs- Timothy A. Lenderking, who arrived in Bahrain to find out a solution for the crisis with Qatar.
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Bahrain Mirror Publishes “Stateless” by “Ali Al-Dairy”
2017-08-10
Bahrain Mirror published a book entitled, “Stateless: Stripping of Nationality Explained to Amaseel” by Bahraini critic and author Ali Al-Dairy, August 2017.
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CBB Subscribes New Issue of Short-Term Islamic Leasing Bonds
2017-08-10
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) announced that issue number 144 (ISIN BH00077UV743) of the short-term Islamic leasing bonds, Sukuk Al-Ijara, that are issued by the CBB on behalf of the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has been subscribed.
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Bahrain Mirror Publishes “Stateless” by “Ali Al-Dairy”
2017-08-10
Bahrain Mirror published a book entitled, “Stateless: Stripping of Nationality Explained to Amaseel” by Bahraini critic and author Ali Al-Dairy, August 2017.
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Education Ministry Adopts Scholarships, Demands for Transparency Reiterated
2017-08-10
Minister of Education Majed Al-Nuaimi adopted measures for allocating scholarships and grants for the 2017-2018 scholastic year.
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Turkish-Qatari Military Drill “Successfully” Concluded
2017-08-09
Turkish army announced on Tuesday that Ankara and Doha “successfully” concluded joint military trainings, amid an unprecedented diplomatic crisis between the small emirate and its Gulf neighbors.
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Head of Hajj Mission: Unauthorized Campaigns to be Referred to Public Prosecution
2017-08-09
The head of the Bahraini Hajj Mission said that any unlicensed campaign will be referred to the Public Prosecutor's Office, calling on pilgrims to register in authorized campaigns.
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Bahrain’s National Security Summons around 40 Activists, who were All Subjected to Torture & Ill-treatment
2017-08-09
National Security Apparatus (NSA) summoned about 40 human rights defenders and political activists for interrogation.
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Al-Wefaq Leader Ali Al-Aswad: Our Demands Outlined in the Manama Document Will Carry on
2017-08-09
The prominent opposition leader and former Al-Wefaq MP Ali Al-Aswad said that the political work will continue until people’s demands outlined the Manama document, presented by the opposition as a project to put an end to the political crisis in Bahrain, are achieved.
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King Hamad Receives Written Letter from Emir of Kuwait concerning “Regional Developments”
2017-08-09
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received on Tuesday (August 8, 2017) a written letter from Kuwait’s Emir Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah about “the latest regional and international developments and issues of common interest”.
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Four Shiite Clerics Released One Year after their Arrest over Diraz Protest
2017-08-09
The Bahraini security authorities released on Wednesday (August 9, 2017) four Shiite clerics one year after their arrest over Diraz protest that was forcibly dispersed on May 23, 2017.
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Iranian Drone Comes Close to U.S. Fighter Jet
2017-08-09
An unarmed Iranian drone came within 100 feet (31 meters) of a U.S. Navy warplane as it prepared to land on an aircraft carrier in the Gulf, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
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Saudi-Led Coalition Denies Targeting Family Home in Yemen
2017-08-09
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen denied on Tuesday that it had targeted a home, after a health official said nine civilians were killed in an air strike.
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Yemen Blood Bank may be Forced to Shut due to Lack of Funds
2017-08-09
Yemen's national blood bank may be forced to close due to a lack of money after an international medical charity decided to end two years of support, the director of the blood bank said.
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BFHR: Manama Takes Advantage of Doha Row to Bring Malicious Charges against Al-Wefaq Leader Sheikh Hassan Isa
2017-08-08
Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that the Bahraini authorities are making use of their foreign rifts with Qatar to pervert justice and bring malicious charges against former Al-Wefaq leader Sheikh Hassan Isa, through leaking forged documents that haven’t been raised earlier.
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Decision to Add Fees on Bahraini Pilgrims who Already Performed Hajj Suspended
2017-08-08
A number of Bahraini campaign owners said that they received text messages from the Saudi Ministry of Hajj stating that they suspended the decision of extra fees on the Bahraini pilgrims who have already performed the Hajj pilgrimage.
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Khalifa bin Salman: Security Situation in Bahrain Gone Back to Normal
2017-08-08
Bahrain’s Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa said that the security situation has gone back to normal and that Bahrain has overcome the repercussions of the Iranian aggression against it.
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Case of Nabeel Rajab over Criticizing War on Yemen Adjourned until Sept. 11
2017-08-08
Bahrain's Fifth High Criminal Court presided over by judge Ibrahim Al-Zayed with the membership of judge Wajih Al-Shaer and Yousif Bu Hardan as a secretariat adjourned the case of prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab to September 11 for pleading.