81 prisoners in building 13 have joined the hunger strike, along with 115 others in building 14, in solidarity with the 15 prisoners who started an open hunger strike on (Thursday, August 16, 2019), in protest against the strict security restriction, discrimination from the rest of the prisoners and the harsh conditions they have been suffering two years ago.

Bahrain Mirror: MP Zeinab Abdulamir said that she has a list of top graduates' names who have been prevented from scholarahips, indicating that some of them achieved a 100% score.

A force affiliated with the Interior Ministry wearing civilian clothes handed in a subpoena to former MP's house Osama Al-Tamimi demanding him to attend tomorrow morning (Sunday, August 18, 2019) at 8:00 a.m.

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba) appointed Ali Al-Baqali as its Acting Chief Executive Officer, in a move that aims at bahrainizing the senior positions in the company.

The Bahraini Education Ministry denied in a statement on Thursday (August 15, 2019) what is being circulated on social media that it opened the door for hiring foreign teachers, saying that the information are baseless and false and that hiring teachers was restricted to Bahraini nationals only. It added that no ad was published for external employment.

The spiritual leader of Shiite majority in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, issued a statement on the prisoners in Bahrain, saying that they languish behind bars for the sake of "all innocent, oppressed and vulnerable".

Akhbar Al-Khaleej newspaper said that the Board of Directors of the Bahrain Bar Association will resign on September 14, with the elections of a new council of the association to be held on the same day.

Human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said that the Bahraini security authorities prevented on Friday (August 16, 2019) former MP Osama Al-Tamimi from leaving the country to receive treatment.

Bahrain has signed an agreement to purchase the Patriot missile defense system from the U.S. Army through Raytheon Company, the Defence Post website stated.

Director-General of Anti-corruption and Economic and Electronic Security warned of some fake websites managed from outside Bahrain that promise its victims of fast richness. They use names and logos of known and trustworthy websites to deal and invest money in shares and currencies. They cheated their victims of quick and significant revenues.

Human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said on her Instagram page that the police demanded family of former MP Osama Al-Tamimi to hand him over despite of his critical health condition as he is incapable of moving or speaking normally due to the brain stroke he suffered 5 days following his detention. It is noteworthy that Al-Tamimi is still receiving treatment in a private hospital.

An Arab Spring activist has slammed Britain's "toxic" security relationship with Bahrain after it emerged that the head of the Gulf dictatorship's military has been attending high-level talks in London.

The Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Yisrael Katz congratulated his Bahraini counterpart Khaled bin Ahmed Al Khalifa on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha, looking forward to seeing him again.

Taxi drivers near the Delmon Hotel in Manama confirmed that they do not complain about competition from taxis belonging to companies as much as complaining about the loose Asian labor.

The Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications announced the closure of Bahrain airport runway for air safety reasons for about an hour on Tuesday (August 13, 2019) night, due to an oil leak from a plane. A number of flights were diverted to Dammam Airport as a result.

Amnesty International said that former MP Osama Al-Tamimi suffered a brain stroke and was transferred to the hospital as a result.

Iran on Thursday hit out at Bahrain for hosting a "provocative" conference on Gulf maritime security and for its "anti-Iran" rhetoric accusing Tehran of attacking tankers in sensitive waters.

A report issued by World Resources Institute said that nearly a quarter of the world's population living in 17 countries, including India, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Libya, are facing extremely high water stress, close to "day zero".

The Consul-General of the Kingdom of Bahrain in Jeddah, Ibrahim Mohammed Al Muslamani, confirmed the safety of all Bahraini pilgrims after the end of hajj season.

The Bahraini Ministry of Interior said that it referred to the Public Prosecution a number of Pakistanis who protested after performing Eid Al-Adha prayers against India measures in Kashmir.