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Labor Minister Dissolves Al-Zahraa Society of Orphans Founded by Detainee Sheikh Mohammad Habib Al-Miqdad, 4 Other Societies
2019-07-16
Minister of Labor and Social Development Jameel Hmaidan issued a number of resolutions dissolving and liquidating 5 societies, including Al-Zahraa Society of Orphans, founded by the prominent detained dissident Sheikh Mohammad Habib Al-Miqdad, who is sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Iraqi PM Receives Bahraini Ambassador after Returning to Baghdad to Resume his Work
2019-07-16
Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdulmahdi received Bahrain's Ambassador in Baghdad Salah Ali Al-Malki after returning to resume his work.
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Religious Persecution Conference Highlights Systematic Violations against Shia of Bahrain, Makes Recommendations
2019-07-15
Bahrain Interfaith Center held a conference entitled, “Religious Persecution in Bahrain” in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, in which a number of Bahraini and international organizations and human rights activists took part.
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“Religious Persecution in Bahrain” Conference Held Today in Beirut
2019-07-15
Bahrain Interfaith Center organized a conference on "Religious Persecution in Bahrain" that was held in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, to highlight the severe deterioration of religious freedoms witnessed in Bahrain and the abuses that Bahrainis are subjected to in particular.
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Bahrain: Defected Officer Says Protestors were Unarmed, Gov't Fabricates Security Cases
2019-07-15
A senior officer in Bahrain Defense Force confirmed that the protestors in the Lualua Roundabout weren't armed as the Bahraini government tried to promote.
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Al-Qaeda Member Says Bahrain Government Asked him to Assassinate Dissidents
2019-07-15
A member of Al-Qaeda in Bahrain said that the security apparatus contacted them in 2013 to recruit them, in order to execute a scheme to assassinate dissidents, mainly Mr. Abdulwahab Hussein.
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Bahrain Threatens Qatar after Al-Jazeera Aired "What is Hidden is Worse"
2019-07-15
An official source at the Information Affairs Ministry condemned a documentary aired by Qatar which reveals King of Bahrain's relation with Al-Qaeda organization and employing against the opposition.
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Jail Terms and Fine Up to 47,000 BD against Two Defendants for Keeping Valid Work Permits They Don't Need
2019-07-13
The minor court issued two verdicts in two cases that violate provisions of Labor Market Regulatory Authority law. It convicted the defendants in both of the cases, sentenced one of them to 6 months in jail and the other to 3 months. Meanwhile, it fined all them to an amount ranging between 3000 and 47000 BD.
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Hezbollah S-G Nasrallah: Bahraini Regime on Board American Boat, Ready to Go to End with Israel
2019-07-13
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said that Bahrain's hosting of the economic workshop on the so-called "Deal of the Century" came at a Saudi request, since the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman does not dare to hold the workshop in Riyadh or Jeddah.
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Bahrainis in Cleaning Company Haven't Received Salaries since 4 Months: Newspaper
2019-07-13
The local Akhbar Al-Khaleej newspaper said that Bahraini employees in a local cleaning company complained that they haven't been paid since last March (4 months), claiming that the employer doesn't have budget.
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BFHR: NIHR Lying about Condition of Detainee Hussein Khamis
2019-07-13
The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that the National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) is lying about what it said regarding addressing the case of torture victim Hussein Ali Khamis in its statement yesterday.
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Bahrain Seeks Nurses for Military Hospital in Jordanian Newspapers
2019-07-12
The Military Mission of the Embassy of Bahrain in Oman published an ad in Jordanian newspapers seeking nurses to hire in the military hospital.
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Identity Card Centers in Isa Town and Muharraq to Open on Saturdays
2019-07-12
The Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA) announced that identity card centers at Isa Town and Muharraq (Seef Mall) will be open an extra day every week on Saturdays for Bahraini nationals only during the summer holidays.
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Students Urged to Verify with Education Ministry before Registering at Overseas Universities
2019-07-12
The Education Ministry called on students who want to register at overseas universities to verify with the ministry to avoid any problems in the future.
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GFBTU S-G: Union Sector Passing through Dangerous Stage, Companies Attempting to Weaken Union
2019-07-12
The Secretary General of GFBTU, Hassan Al-Halwachi, announced that "the trade union work is witnessing a serious decline due to the fierce struggle of a number of large companies to weaken and marginalize it at a time when the Ministry of Labor is looking at what is happening in a negative way and not doing what expresses its real role as provided by the International labor standards, being the party responsible for protecting labor rights, respecting trade union freedoms and imposing respect on employers."
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MP Ammar Qambar Sets Final Date for Launching an "Application": First Day of Second Session
2019-07-12
MP Ammar Sami Qambar said that the date of launching the "Application" will be on the first day of the second session. The MP responded to "Bahrain Mirror" comment on this regard saying "Thanks for your continuous follow up and interest in all my suggestions. The Application will hopefully be ready on the first day of the second session, as I agreed with my district residents."
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Al-Wefaq: Acquittal of Adviser to BCCI Head of Insulting Shia Charge Provocative and Results in Tension
2019-07-11
The National Islamic Al-Wefaq Society described the acquittal of Yasser Al-Attar, the Egyptian adviser to the head of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), in the case of insulting the Shiite community, as a provocative ruling that is aimed at stirring up sectarianism in Bahrain.
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Civil Service Bureau: Director at Gov’t Agency Fired over Forged Doctorate
2019-07-11
The Civil Service Bureau said that it fired a government agency director holding a forged doctorate.
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Court Issues Jail Terms Ranging between 3 and 10 Years against 11 Detainees
2019-07-11
A Bahraini court issued today (Thursday, July 11, 2019) jail terms ranging between 3 and 10 years against 11 citizens over political charges.
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Expired Meals Served to Inmates in Jaw Prison: Activist
2019-07-11
Member of Bahrain Human Rights Society activist Zainab Al Khamees said that the inmates in Jaw Central Prison were served spoiled meals.