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Martyr Qambar Taken to His Last Resting Place in Nuwaidrat
2021-10-27
Angry crowds mourned on Monday (October 25, 2021) martyr Ali Qambar to his last resting place in Nuwaidrat
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Former Detainee Ali Qambar Passes Away after Years of Sufferings due to Torture Complications
2021-10-26
Former detainee Ali Qambar passed away after a struggle with cancer disease, which he developed as a result of torture inside the regime prisons, Al-Wefaq society stressed. The society called on the people of Bahrain to take part in Qambar's funeral procession in Nuwaidrat.
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Sheikh Abduljalil Al-Moqdad Calls on Opposition to Stand by Ayatollah Isa Qassim
2021-10-26
Sheikh Abdullah Al-Daqaq, a professor in Ḥawzah in Qom (a seminary where Shi'a Muslim scholars are educated), said he has received a direct call from Sheikh Abduljalil Al-Moqdad, who has been serving a life sentence in Jaw Central Prison since 2011.
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Shura Council Members Propose Law to Cancel Flexible Work Permit
2021-10-25
A number of Shura Council members have proposed to introduce a law to cancel the Flexible Work Permit system stipulated in the Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) law.
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Next Century Foundation Stresses Bahrain's Need to Free, Inclusive Elections, Calls for Resuming Dialogue between Gov't and Opposition
2021-10-25
The New Century Foundation stressed in a written statement to the UN Human Rights Council in the framework of the 18th session that holding of free and fair elections is essential, and this requires the participation of the opposition groups.
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Was Ministers Meeting to Help Bahrain Access Debt Markets Only?
2021-10-25
A meeting of finance ministers from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain, as well as the Arab Monetary Fund was convened to discuss the financial balance program, however, it didn't give out any concrete results.
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What Prevents Indian Mark Thomas from Assuming Role of Bahrain's PM?
2021-10-24
Two days ago, an Indian employment agency published vacancies in a Bahraini oil company that it described as "leading". No one was waiting for a comment from oil sector officials, because Bahrainis are familiar with such announcements.
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Bahrain Plays the Azerbaijan Game with Iran, What are the Outcomes?
2021-10-20
About 10 years ago, there was much talk of a Gulf trend of normalization with Israel, and Bahrain's name has always been present in this news.
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Ali Al-Aswad: Israel Faces Iran on Gulf States Borders
2021-10-19
As the Prime Minister of Israel inaugurated his country's embassy in the Bahraini capital, Manama, mass demonstrations were staged to denounce the Bahraini government's position towards the Palestinian cause and normalization with the usurping entity.
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French Parliamentarians Pressure Foreign Minister on HR Situation in Bahrain
2021-10-19
Two Members of Parliament (MPs) for France drew the attention of the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, to the worrying human rights situation in Bahrain, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) reported.
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Ayatollah Qassim Condemns "Horrific Massacre" in Afghanistan
2021-10-12
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim condemned "the horrific massacre that took place last Friday (October 8, 2021) targeting the faithful worshippers at a mosque in Kunduz, Afghanistan, during Friday prayers."
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Sheikh Ali Salman Sends Support Letter to Sheikh Isa Qassim on Developments regarding Political Scene
2021-10-11
Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman sent a support letter from inside his prison cell to Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim on developments regarding the political scene.
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Abdulwahab Hussein Warns of New Wave of Protests, Calls for Fundamental Reforms
2021-10-09
Al-Wafaa leader Abdulwahab Hussein warned of a new wave of protests in the country, calling on the authorities to accept fundamental reforms and reject formal reforms.
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Qatar Foreign Minister Visits UAE as Relations Thaw
2021-10-07
Qatar's foreign minister visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) where he met with Abu Dhabi's crown prince on Wednesday, state news agency WAM reported, as the two Gulf states work on improving bilateral ties after years of a bitter rivalry.
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Imprisoned HR Activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja Applies for Alternative Penalty Code
2021-10-06
Human rights activist Maryam Al-Khawaja said that her father, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaj, human rights activist who is sentenced to life imprisonment, had submitted a letter to the Interior Ministry's Sentence Execution Directorate to take advantage of the alternative penalty code.
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Pakistani Intelligence Used Bahrain to Hold Meetings that Accelerated Afghan Gov't Collapse against Taliban
2021-10-05
Rahmatullah Nabil, former head of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security, said that relations between former President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistani intelligence were the direct cause of his government's collapse in Afghanistan.
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Bahrain Revenues to Rise by 1.8% as VAT Increases to 10%: Moody's
2021-10-05
Moody's Agency predicts that Bahrain will be able to increase the Value Added Tax from 5% to 10% at the beginning of next January, to increase state revenues by about 1.8% of GDP.
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UK MPs Call on their Gov't to Push Bahrain to Release Al-Singace
2021-10-05
British lawmakers, trade unions, NGOs, academics, and lawyers called on the government to push Bahrain to release a key opposition figure who has been on hunger strike for months over his "ill-treatment" in prison.
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Pandora Documents Reveal Millions Worth Transactions between Former UK PM and Family of Bahraini Minister
2021-10-05
The secret wealth and dealings of world leaders, politicians and billionaires have been exposed in one of the biggest leaks of financial documents.
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For Second Day in Row: Protests and Clashes in Bahrain Rejecting Normalization with Israel
2021-10-04
Despite fear and intimidation that the Bahraini authorities have worked hard to bolster in the past years in the country, the streets of Bahrain were full of angry protests on Friday, October 1, 2021, denouncing the visit of the Israeli Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, to Manama.