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Gov't won't Disburse Annual Increase for Retirees this Year: Parliamentary Sources
2020-12-07
Al-Ayam newspaper quoted parliamentary sources as saying that the meeting between representatives of the government headed by Minister of Finance with the Parliament's Services Committee on Sunday did not reach an agreement on the decree of the pension law which the government referred to the House of Representatives last summer.
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Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim: Normalizers Disowned their Nation
2020-12-06
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim said "it was clear since the beginning that the results of normalization with the Zionist entity would be disastrous."
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Al-Wefaq: New Public Budget Reinforces Failure and Debts, and Further Burdens Citizens
2020-12-02
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society stressed that the draft state budget of 2021/2022, which was presented by the government on Sunday, November 29, 2020, reflects a reinforcement of the policy of failure in running the state and weakness in competence.
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Bahrainis Reject Netanyahu's Visit to Manama: Al-Wefaq
2020-12-01
Al-Wefaq Society issued a comment on a number of topics in which it affirmed that it rejects the visit of Zionist prime minister to Bahrain and its commendation of the sectarian rulings issued by the regime's courts against citizens of a certain sectarian component for reasons related to freedom of religion and belief.
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Bahrain to Open Consulate in Western Sahara, Morocco says
2020-11-28
Bahrain will open a consulate in Morocco-controlled Western Sahara, Morocco's Royal palace said, joining other Arab states in supporting Rabat after the disputed territory's Polisario independence movement said it had resumed its armed struggle.
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Two Bahraini Coast Guard Vessels Stopped by Qatari Patrols while Taking Part in Maritime Exercise
2020-11-28
The Qatari coastguard vessels stopped two Bahraini coastguard boats that were returning after taking part in a maritime exercise, the Bahraini Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday.
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Parliamentary Question to Justice Minister: What are Your Plans for Expanding Alternative Punishment Program?
2020-11-23
MP Ghazi Al Rahma raised a Parliamentary to the Justice Minister Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa about the ministry's preparations for the development and expansion of alternative punishment programs, and the level of cooperation it is carrying out with charities and civil society organizations to implement these programs.
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Hamad Al-Maliki Appointed as Prime Minister's Court President, Cabinet Secretary-General
2020-11-23
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued on Sunday (November 22) decree 68 of 2020, appointing Hamad bin Faisal Al-Malki as Prime Minister's Court President and Cabinet Secretary-General.
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Al-Wefaq Speech to the G-20 Summit in Saudi Arabia
2020-11-23
Al-Wefaq Society sent a letter to the G-20 summit, which kicked off on Saturday, November 21, under the presidency of Saudi Arabia, in which it confirmed to the participants of the summit the need to form common ground in Bahrain and seek a solution for the political crisis in Bahrain.
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European Union Criticizes Dire Human Right Condition in Bahrain
2020-11-21
The European Union has pledged to use all possible means to continue improving human rights in Bahrain.
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BCHR and SALAM Org. Demand Release of Detained Children, Granting Nationality to Children Revoked of Nationalities
2020-11-21
BCHR and SALAM issued a joint statement on the World Children's Day in which they demanded the unconditional and immediate release of detained children, stressing that the Bahraini children are being used as a card of extortion and revenge by the authorities.
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Palestinians Return Ambassadors to UAE, Bahrain
2020-11-19
A Palestinian official said on Wednesday (November 18, 2020) that the Palestinians are willing to return the two ambassadors to the UAE and Bahrain after being summoned in protest against their states signing of agreements, brokered by the United States, to establish relations with Israel, Reuters reported.
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Emirati-Bahraini-Jordanian Summit in Abu Dhabi in Presence of King and Crown Prince
2020-11-19
King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and his son, the Prime Minister and Crown Prince, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, took part in an Emirati-Bahraini-Jordanian summit in Abu Dhabi. The UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan hosted Jordan's King Abdullah II.
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Bahraini FM Visits Tel Aviv, Meets Israeli Officials in Presence of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
2020-11-19
Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al-Zayani left Bahrain to Tel Aviv on Wednesday (November 18, 2020) in a first official visit to a Bahraini official since the signing of the normalization agreement in the White House.
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Israel, Bahrain to institute E-Visa System for Free Travel on December 1, Bahraini FM Says
2020-11-19
Israel and Bahrain will institute an E-visa system on Dec 1 to facilitate travel by their citizens between the two countries, Bahrain's foreign minister said on Wednesday, anticipating 14 weekly flights between the Gulf kingdom and Tel Aviv.
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Obama Issues Memoir Entitled "A Promised Land"
2020-11-19
Former US president Barack Obama discussed in his memoir issued on (November 17) the US policy during which was known as the "Arab Spring" in 2011. Obama acknowledged the "contradiction" as he sought to balance "competing interests", and presented a bleak portrait of how much of the Middle East's leadership.
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US Sending Delegation to Bahrain, Israel for First Direct Flight
2020-11-17
President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Avi Berkowitz, will lead a U.S. delegation to Bahrain and Israel this week to discuss expanded economic cooperation between the two countries, a senior White House official said on Monday.
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Palestinian Ambassador Returns to Manama Two Months after Being Summoned by his Gov.
2020-11-17
The Palestinian Ambassador to Bahrain, Khaled Aref, returned to the Kingdom on Sunday (November 15, 2020) after being summoned by the Foreign Minister on (September 13, 2020) in protest against the normalization agreement between the Israeli entity and Bahrain.
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US Military Flew Khalifa bin Salman from Germany to America two Months before his Death
2020-11-17
The U.S. military flew Bahrain's terminally ill prime minister to America for hospital care two months before his death, the State Department acknowledged Friday, underlining the importance of the island kingdom.
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Bahraini-Israeli-US Summit to be Held in Jerusalem on Wednesday
2020-11-16
A tripartite Bahraini-Israeli-US meeting will take place on Wednesday in Jerusalem with the participation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani and his US counterpart, Mike Pompeo, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation reported on Monday.