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Saudi Embassy: 250 Saudi Teachers Dispatched to Bahrain in 2015 with Riyadh Covering Expenses
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: The Saudi Embassy in the Bahraini capital Manama said that a number of Saudi teachers dispatched to work in Bahrain in 2015 reached about 250.
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HRW Demands Immediate Release of Sheikh Ali Salman: Bahrain’s Justice System Incapable of Delivering Justice
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: Human Rights Watch said that the Bahraini authorities should vacate Sheikh Ali Salman’s conviction and release him without delay, describing his trial as “unfair”.
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Bahraini Government Proposed Lifting Subsidies on 22 Commodities & Services
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: Member of Bahraini Parliament, Ahmed Qarata, said the government proposed lifting subsidies on 22 commodities and services.
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Bahrain’s Interior Ministry Announces 2nd Blast in 3 Days in Muharraq
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday (August 23, 2015) that a bomb blast took place in the village of Muharraq, west of the capital Manama.
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Sheikh Ali Rahma Questioned Over Criticizing the Jaffaria Endowments Directorate
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: Member of the Ulama Islamic Council, Sheikh Fadhel Al-Zaki, said that the authorities summoned Shiite cleric Sheikh Ali Rahma for questioning over “criticizing the Jaffaria Endowments Directorate.”
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Parliamentary Committee Calls for Delaying Lift of Subsidies One More Month for Further Consideration
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: Head of the minor committee assigned to review the redirection of subsidies and development of government revenues in the Bahraini Parliament said that the committee discussed postponing the lift of subsidies until October 2015.
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Local Newspaper: Electricity Subsidies to be lifted in January 2016
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: Al-Ayam newspaper said there is a Bahraini governmental inclination to lift the subsidies on electricity starting from January 2016.
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ISIS Blows up House of Iraqi Ambassador to Bahrain in Ramadi
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: The chief of Albu Aytha clan in Iraq’s Anbar province, Abdul Majid Nayef Abu Zeian, announced that the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) blew up his house along with the house of Iraqi Ambassador to Bahrain.
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In First Court Hearing Sharif Says: It is a Prosecution of Intentions
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court commenced the trial of prominent opposition leader, Ebrahim Sharif, and decided in its first hearing to adjourn the case until October 12, while Sharif remains in custody.
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Amnesty Slams Bahrain over Prominent Opposition Figure’s “Absurd” Trial
2015-08-26
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Amnesty International denounced on Monday (August 24, 2015) the trial of Ebrahim Sharif, former Secretary-General of the National Democratic Action Society (Wa’ad), as “absurd”.
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Bahraini Prosecution Refers Only One Violation to Court Out of 20 Found in National Audit Office’s Report
2015-08-24
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Prosecution ordered the referral of one violation case out of 20 to a relevant criminal court. The remaining 19 cases have been retained after ruling out criminal suspicion in them.
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Bahrain’s Interior Minister: There’s No Sectarian Tension in Bahrain, Only Iranian Interference
2015-08-24
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Minister of Interior Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa met on Sunday (August 23, 2015) with local media figures and others and blamed the Bahraini crisis on the Iranian interference in the kingdom’s internal affairs.
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Al-Wefaq: Measures Taken Against Sheikh Hassan Isa Are Void…MoI Statement Is Irresponsible
2015-08-24
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that what was included in the Interior Ministry’s statement concerning the Shiite cleric and former Member of Parliament, Sheikh Hassan Isa, is void under the provisions of the law.
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Bahrain Accuses Former MP of Funding Terrorism
2015-08-24
The Director-General of the Criminal Investigation & Forensic Science Directorate announced on Sunday (August 23, 2015) that the police had arrested member of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society (Sheikh Hassan Isa) on August 18, 2015 over charges of funding terrorism.
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Reuters: Bahrain Says Holding Former MP on Charges of Financing Militants
2015-08-24
Reuters: Bahrain has detained a former member of parliament on charges of financing militants, state news agency BNA said late on Sunday, the latest in a series of arrests of opposition figures.
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AFP: Bahrain Sunni Activist Pleads Not Guilty as Trial Opens
2015-08-24
AFP: A prominent Sunni opposition leader in Bahrain pleaded not guilty Monday at the opening of his new trial for "promoting political change through forceful means", judicial sources in Manama said.
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At Least 3 Million BD Monthly Surplus in “Unemployment” Insurance System Revenues
2015-08-23
Bahrain Mirror: Official documents issued by the Bahraini Ministry of Labor revealed that the unemployment insurance system has a monthly surplus of at least 3 million BD.
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Al-Wefaq Calls on High Commissioner to Help Reveal Fate of Sheikh Hassan Isa
2015-08-23
Bahrain Mirror: Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society called on the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to help reveal the fate of former Member of Parliament detainee Sheikh Hassan Isa.
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Sentence Commuted for Customs Officer & Gulf Embassy Secretary Convicted of Smuggling Banned Materials across King Fahad Causeway
2015-08-22
Bahrain Mirror: A Supreme Appeals Court commuted the three-year sentence of two suspects convicted of smuggling illegal goods into Bahraini territory.
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Detainee Mahdi Abu Dheeb’s Health Seriously Deteriorates after Being Denied Treatment
2015-08-22
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Information emerged on Friday (August 21, 2015) confirming that the health condition of jailed president of the Bahrain Teachers Association, Mahdi Abu Dheeb, seriously deteriorated since he was denied continuing his treatment.