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Prosecution Denies Torture of the Moroccan Prisoner, Says He Died Due to Severe Illness
2019-03-13
Deputy Attorney General and SIU member Mohammed Yousif Al-Zubari said that the unit initiated intensive investigations into the case into that case of the Moroccan inmate who passed away last month while in prison and reached that he died to a severe disease.
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Hakeem Al-Araibi Receives Australian Citizenship, Stresses: "No Country Can Follow Me Now"
2019-03-13
The Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi was granted the Australian citizenship on Tuesday.
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State Budget: Government Failed to Raise Non-Oil Revenues
2019-03-12
The Bahrain state budget for the years 2019-2020 showed no increase in non-oil revenues, which confirms the government's failure to diversify sources of income and rely on oil revenues.
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Gov’t Refers Urgent Bill to the parliament that Allows "Voluntary Retirement" Funding from Unemployment Fund
2019-03-12
The government has referred a bill as a matter of urgency that would allow the government to benefit from the surplus of the Unemployment Insurance Fund to fund the voluntary retirement program.
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Budget Estimates $60 per Oil Barrel, Deficit at 1 Billion and 321 Million Dinars
2019-03-12
The Bahraini state general budget for the fiscal years 2019 and 2020 estimated the state revenues at BD 5 billion and 619 million, and BD 6 billion and 939 million, thus reaching a deficit rate of 4% for the year 2019, amounting to BD 708 million and 4.9% for the year 2020, amounting to 613 million dinars.
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Projects Budget Decreased by 260 Million Dinars, the Gulf Support Provides almost 1 Billion Dinars
2019-03-12
The budget of projects in the draft general budget decreased to 400 million dinars for the years 2019-2020 after it was at 660 million dinars in the past two years.
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Refugee Footballer Becomes Australian Citizen after Thai Ordeal
2019-03-12
A refugee footballer who was detained in Thailand and threatened with extradition to Bahrain said he feels sure "no one can follow me now," after becoming an Australian citizen on Tuesday.
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Nasser bin Hamad Says Will Devote Himself to Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Presidency
2019-03-11
The Bahraini King’s son Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa announced what he described as a “serious desire to devote himself to the presidency of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports in the coming period”.
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Administrative Court Upholds Dismissal of Former Chief Executive of Chamber of Commerce
2019-03-11
The High Administrative Court rejected lawsuit of the former chief executive of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in which he called for abolishing the decision of the Board of directors to remove him and the subsequent effects of the decision, explaining in his claim that he was the executive chief of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce under a contract signed in 26/12/2016.
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Dutch Channel: Ali Al-Shuwaikh Extradition Case Internally Discussed in the Netherlands, Opposition Makes Move to Uncover Circumstances
2019-03-11
A report aired by the Dutch (1V) Channel said that some opposition parties in Amsterdam began to move to uncover the circumstances surrounding Bahraini detainee stripped of his nationality Ali Al-Shuwaikh, who was handed over by the Dutch authorities to Bahrain in October 2018.
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Bahraini Has Become Marginalized and Inconsiderable in his Homeland: Al-Wefaq
2019-03-11
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society issued a statement in which it talked about number of the living developments of Bahrainis, following policies and decisions taken by the state which contributed to the marginalization of the Bahraini citizen and making him inconsiderable in his homeland.
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Interior Ministry: Foreign Nationals Residence Requests in Bahrain Increasing
2019-03-11
Bahrain's Interior Ministry Undersecretary for Citizenship, Passports and Residence Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa said the number of applications for work residence permits in Bahrain is increasingly growing.
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New Draft Budget doesn't Include Change in Cash Subsidies for Citizens: Newspaper
2019-03-11
Bahraini Parliament speaker Fawzia Zainal said that the government referred the public budget draft for 2019-2020 to the Parliament.
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BMA President Warns from Large Gap Caused by Voluntary Retirement in Hospitals
2019-03-09
President of Bahrain Medical Association (BMA) Ghada Al-Qasim said that the quitting of a large number of medical and nursing staff working in the national hospitals, including Al-Salmaniya medical complex in particular, will certainly leave an impact and gap.
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Electricity Minister: 2 Million Dinars Bill Arrears from Ministries
2019-03-09
Minister of Electricity and Water Abdulhussain Mirza said that there are accounts of ministries and non-sovereign authorities that have not yet been included in the Ministry of Finance system for the direct deduction of invoices (FMIS), and the amounts owed in the community amounted to two million BD.
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Labor Minister Says Bahraini Woman Income Increased 100% in 12 Years
2019-03-09
Bahraini Labor Minister Jameel Humaidan said that the Bahraini woman's income increased 100% in 12 years, to reach 559 BD in 2018 after it was 280 BD only in 2006.
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Saudi Ambassador to Manama Says Bahrain will Receive Second Payment of Gulf Support "Soon"
2019-03-09
Saudi ambassador to Manama Abdullah Al-Sheikh said that Bahrain will receive the second payment of Gulf support "soon".
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Justice Ministry Prevents Seminar Discussing March 1965 Uprising in Nationalist Democratic Assembly
2019-03-09
Nationalist Democratic Assembly announced on Thursday (March 7, 2019) that the justice ministry prevented it from holding a seminar at the society's headquarters about the March uprising that took place in 1965.
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Inmate Dies in Psychiatric Hospital: MoI
2019-03-08
Director-General of Reformation and Rehabilitation announced that the Reformation and Rehabilitation Centre received a call yesterday from the Psychiatric Hospital reporting the death of an inmate, 43, who was jailed on criminal charges.
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Motor Racing-Rights Groups Criticize Formula One over Bahrain Stance
2019-03-08
Human rights groups accused Formula One on Wednesday of ignoring abuses allegedly related to the Bahrain Grand Prix, urging the sport's leaders to honour commitments and take a stronger stance.