The Civil Service Bureau said that the number of employees in the government sector will be only 40 thousand after finishing implementing the voluntary retirement program, Al-Ayam newspaper reported.

Global financial bodies including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank plan to be present at a U.S.-led conference on the Palestinian economy this month that the Trump administration has cast as an overture to its peace plan.

Al-Wefaq said that the Bahraini government targets the security of the people, and therefore, unleashes its followers to commit the worst misconducts and incitement against anyone who disagrees with the authorities, after the Ministry of Interior threatened citizens not to follow any anti-regime accounts on social media outlets.

Spiritual leader of Shia majority in Bahrain Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim urged the crowds to renew their promise to Palestine, calling for commemorating Quds Day.

Bahrain, a U.S. ally that hosts the Navy's Fifth Fleet, has warned citizens and residents that following anti-government social media accounts could result in legal action, hardening a government campaign against critical online voices.

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hasan Nasrallah praised the Bahraini popular stance opposing the so-called deal of the century after protests witnessed in the country on Quds Day.

Journalist Aqeel Swar said via his Twitter account that the anti-cybercrime department in the Interior Ministry summoned him for investigation on Saturday.

Several protests were staged in Bahrain on Friday (May 31, 2019), marking Quds Day. Protestors announced their opposition to normalization with the Israeli entity and condemned Bahrain's hosting of "Deal of the Century", to be held next month in Manama.

The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society issued a statement on the International Quds Day, which falls on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan annually.

Bahraini Initiative Against Normalization announced its opposition to the economic workshop to be held in relation to the peace plan in the Middle East, proposed by the US administration.

The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said during the emergency summit in Mecca that Palestinians will not take part in the workshop called for by the US administration in Manama.

12 human rights organizations urged King of Bahrain to commute the death sentences of Ali Al-Arab and Ahmed Al-Malali, after the exhaustion of all legal remedies available to them after the Court of Cassation rejected their appeal.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa approved general state budget 2019-2020.

The United Nations will not be taking part in a conference in Bahrain to present the economic aspects of a US peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians, a spokesperson said on Thursday.

A US-led conference on economic aspects of a Middle East peace plan will go ahead next month in Bahrain despite Israel's snap elections, the State Department said Thursday.

The Trump administration will go ahead with its Bahrain conference in late June to lay out the economic part of its long-awaited Middle East peace plan, a U.S. official said on Thursday, despite the start of a new Israeli election campaign.

The Bahraini Interior Ministry said that following any inciting account on social media outlets that promotes sedition would held the follower legally accountable.

Local Al-Bilad newspaper said that the judicial leave was partially abolished in some courts.

Al-Wefaq addressed the following open message to all the leaders, kings, presidents and officials gathered at the three summits in the holy city of Mecca, in which they called them to reconcile with their people, adopt openness and political partnership and the principle of good governance, and redistribute wealth.

The highest religious authority in Bahrain Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim announced his rejection to the "Deal of the Century", expressing his refusal to any introductory steps for the deal. He said that no one has the mandate to speak on behalf of Palestinians in this deal and severely criticized the Arab regimes involved in it.