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EDB: No Corporate or Income Taxes on Foreign Companies
2021-03-25
The Bahrain Economic Development Board, general body responsible for developing and supervising Bahrain's economic development strategy, is promoting to companies abroad that they don't have to pay corporate and income taxes.
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Israeli Embassy in Bahrain Launches Official Account
2021-03-25
The Israeli entity launched on Wednesday (March 23, 2021) an official account to its embassy in Bahrain.
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Detainee Abd Ali Al-Singace Contracts COVID-19 Virus: Activist
2021-03-25
Political prisoner Abd Ali (Mohammad) Al-Singace contracted Coronavirus on Wednesday (March 24, 2021) inside Jaw Central Prison.
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Bahrain Absent from UNHRC Session in order not to Vote in Favor of Resolution Calling to Hold Israel Accountable: Jerusalem Post
2021-03-24
Bahrain has refrained from opposing a UN Human Rights Council resolution calling for an arms embargo against Israel and holding it accountable over human rights situation, the Jerusalem Post newspaper reported.
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MoI: 3 Positive COVID-19 Cases among Jaw Prisoners
2021-03-24
The Interior Ministry announced the discovery of 3 positive COVID-19 cases in Jaw Central Prison.
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IMF Urges Bahrain to Implement Fiscal Reforms, Contain Rising Public Debt
2021-03-24
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged Bahrain to implement fiscal reforms and lower its public debt, which increased sharply last year as the coronavirus crisis hurt the small oil-producing Gulf state.
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Bahrain and Israel to Enter their First Medical Agreement
2021-03-24
The Bahraini government is still proceeding in the approach of normalizing relations with the Israeli entity, despite the refusal the public opinion of the Bahraini people showed to this agreement.
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Analysis of Bahrain Budget over 7-Year Period: There's a Secret and Public Budget (Study by Al-Wefaq)
2021-03-24
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society launched an analytical piece on the Kingdom's public budget from 2016 to 2022.
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BPA Condemns Decision Banning Lawyer Al-Shemlawi from Practicing Profession for One Year
2021-03-23
Bahrain Press Association (PBA) condemned the verdict issued against prominent Bahraini lawyer Abdullah Al-Shemlawi which prevents him from practicing profession for one year, due to a complaint brought against him by Justice Minister over a tweet he posted on Twitter.
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Trial of Former Soldier who Attempted to Kill Sheikh Zuheir Ashour in Prison Starts
2021-03-22
The Public Prosecution said the criminal court will urgently look in the case of assault of a prisoner of conscience by a criminal prisoner.
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CID Summons Al-Wahdawi Secretary General over Tweet
2021-03-22
Al-Wahdawi Secretary General, Hassan Al-Marzouq, said he was summoned on Sunday (March 22, 2021) to the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science over a tweet he posted on his own Twitter account.
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Two MPs Say Trade Minister Promised them to Reconsider "Virtual Record" Resolution
2021-03-22
Two MPs said that the Trade Minister promised them to reconsider the issue of virtual record through which fees are charged on entrepreneurs and services via social media outlets.
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No Signs of Progress in Relations between Bahrain and Qatar: Reuters
2021-03-22
Saudi Arabia and Egypt have begun tackling thorny issues with Qatar to rebuild ties, easing an inter-Arab feud seen by the United States as benefiting only mutual enemy Iran, but two Gulf states have been slow to follow suit as promised, diplomats say.
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14 British MPs Call on their Gov't to Reconsider Relations with Bahrain, Urge Bahraini Authorities to Release Opposition Leaders
2021-03-19
14 MPs in the UK Parliament sent an urgent letter to Britain's foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, urging him to pressure on the Bahraini government to release political prisoners.
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Ayatollah Qassim: European Parliament Testimony on HR Issue in Bahrain Leaves No Excuse for Gov't Not to Correct Situation
2021-03-18
"The European Parliament's testimony by a majority close to a consensus on human rights violation committed by the Bahraini government is one of the world's testimonies on this reality of the matter, which leaves no excuse for the government to evade its responsibility in correcting the situation," Sheikh Isa Qassim tweeted.
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Police Attack Detainees in Jaw Prison: Activists
2021-03-18
Social media activists said that the police in Jaw Prison attacked detainees who refused to enter their prison cells.
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Bahraini Prince Admits AstraZeneca Vaccine to Nepal without Prior Permission: BBC
2021-03-17
Drug regulators in Nepal are investigating how a Bahraini prince was able to take Covid-19 vaccine into the country without permission.
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Parliamentary Inquiry Committee Report: Differences in Hundreds of Millions of Dinars in SIO Calculations
2021-03-17
The final report of the Parliamentary Inquiry Committee into pension funds concluded that there are differences in the figures provided by the Social Insurance Organization to the committee amounting to "hundreds of millions of dinars".
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Political Prisoner in Bahrain Subjected to Attempted Murder inside Prison by Naturalized Inmate
2021-03-17
Family of prisoner of conscience Sheikh Zuheir Ashour issued a statement on Tuesday (March 16, 2021) in which it said that Zuheir was subjected to an attempted murder by a political prisoner, a former army in Bahrain Defense Force.
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BBC: Wigan Athletic Agree Sale to Consortium Led by Bahraini Businessman
2021-03-17
The Wigan Athletic Football Club agreed a takeover with a consortium led by Bahraini businessman Abdulrahman Al-Jasmi. The takeover, which remains dependent on English Football League approval, is hoped to be completed by 31 March.