Bahrain ranks 10th in the world on terms of journalists arrests, new statistics issued by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) show.

Iranian hackers have deployed a new strain of data-wiping malware on the network of Bapco, Bahrain's national oil company, ZDNet website has learned from multiple sources.

Amnesty International described the trial of death row convicts Mohammad Ramdan and Hussein Mousa as "unfair", calling on to holds those suspected of torturing the two men accountable. It also called to quash the conviction and death sentences of both of the men.

The European Union confirmed in a statement by the European Union Spokesperson, Peter Stano, that the verdict issued by the Bahrain's High Criminal Court of Appeal confirming the death sentences for Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Mousa was delivered despite reported concerns on the fairness of the trial.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society condemned the appeals court upholding of death sentences against political detainees Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Ali.

The High Appeals Court upheld on Wednesday (January 8, 2020) death sentence against detainees Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Ali.

Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa discussed by phone on Monday with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper the importance of maintaining regional security and stability, state news agency BNA reported.

Bahrain Mirror: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said that expelling the American forces from the region will be the price of assassination of Irans Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani.

The United States’ Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, thanked on (Saturday, January 4, 2019) Bahraini Crown Prince, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, for protecting the American soldiers in his country.

Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim issued a statement condemning the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC's) Quds Force, and Abu-Mahdi Al-Muhandis, the deputy head of Popular Mobilization Forces.

Bahrain said on Friday it is following the developments in Iraq and called for de-escalation after a U.S. air strike, according to the state news agency.

The Al-Wefaq Islamic National Society condemned the blatant barbaric American attack on two Muslim countries, the Republic of Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Bahrain's Interior Ministry indicated that there are social media outlets managed from outside the country that aim at destabilizing peace and stability in Bahrain.

ames LaPorta, correspondent for Newsweek, said on Friday (January 3, 2020) that two Defense Department sources told him that patriot batteries are active in Bahrain, which hosts the US fifth fleet, for alert posture.

Bahrain has appointed the head of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council as the country’s next foreign minister, state media reported Thursday.

Bahrain appointed Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Abdullatif al-Zayani as the kingdom’s next foreign minister, state news agency (BNA) reported on Thursday, citing a decision by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa dismissed on Thursday (January 2, 2020) Bahraini Foreign Minister, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, from his post and appointed former Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani.

The Cassation Court upheld a 6-month prison term against former Secretary-General of Wa'ad Ibrahim Shairf with the suspension of verdict to 3 years over charge of insulting the ousted Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir.

The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society condemned "the sinful attack on Iraq's sovereignty and the killing of its official security forces members."

The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed support for the strikes conducted by the United States of America, which targeted the headquarters of the Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq.