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Reuters: Bahrain Court Sentences 10 Men on Terrorism Charges
2017-11-01
A Bahraini court sentenced 10 men to life imprisonment and revoked their citizenship on charges of forming a terrorist cell and plotting attacks, the Bahraini Public Prosecution said on Tuesday.
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US, Qatar Agree to Further Curbs on Terrorist Financing
2017-10-31
Qatar has agreed to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation with the United States to crack down on illicit financing of militant groups, a joint Qatari-U.S. statement said on Monday following a visit by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
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Military Judiciary: Civilians Accused of Targeting Bahrain Defense Force Interrogated, Referred to Military Court
2017-10-23
Head of the military judiciary said the security authorities specialized in combating terrorism managed to arrest a “terrorist cell” that committed a number of terrorist crimes against the Bahrain Defense Force.
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AFP: Bahrain Accuses Iran of Harboring 160 “Terrorists”
2017-10-19
Bahrain’s interior minister accused Iran of harbouring 160 Bahrainis convicted of terrorism and stripped of their citizenship, in an interview published Wednesday.
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AFP: Bahrain Charges 25 over Attack on Police
2017-09-10
Bahrain announced Thursday it has pressed charges against 25 men over an attack on police in the Gulf kingdom, where a crackdown on dissent has drawn criticism from rights groups.
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BFHR Launches Report about Detained Al-Wefaq Leader Sheikh Hasan Isa Entitled “Trial of Conscience under the Pretext of Terrorism”
2017-08-29
Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) launched on Tuesday (August 29, 2017) a report about detained Al-Wefaq leader and former MP Sheikh Hasan Isa entitled “Trial of Conscience under the Pretext of Terrorism”.
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Trial of 60 Defendants including 4 Women in Case of Smuggling Detainees from Jaw Prison Commences
2017-08-22
The Fourth High Criminal Court decided to postpone a case that included 60 suspects within 4 women among them to October 3. The authorities accuse the defendants of smuggling prisoners from Jaw Central Prison and establishing a terrorist group.
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Meet Trump’s Candidate to Head Diplomatic Mission in Bahrain
2017-07-28
US President Donald Trump unveiled his candidates to assume new posts. He nominated Justin Hicks Siberell as an ambassador of the United States of America the Kingdom of Bahrain.
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Prosecution Refers 60 Defendants to Trial for Establishing Terrorist Group, Killing Officer
2017-07-28
Bahrain’s Public Prosecution announced Wednesday (July 26, 2017) referring 60 defendants to trial next August 22, for establishing a terrorist group, according to Terror Crime Prosecutor Ahmad Al-Hamadi.
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The Washington Post: 103 Revoked Citizenships in Bahrain in 2017 Alone
2017-07-10
The Washington Post reported in a report that the “authorities have revoked the citizenship of 103 people so far this year, already more than in 2016.”
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Saudi Funding Extremism in UK (British Study)
2017-07-06
Foreign funding for Islamist extremism in Britain mostly originates from Saudi Arabia, a think-tank report said on Wednesday in claims that were branded as "categorically false" by the Saudi embassy.
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Al-Wefaq Denounces Terror Plot against Mecca
2017-06-26
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society denounced the failing terrorist operation that targeted the Grand Mosque of Mecca in the holy month of Ramadan.
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Saudi Security Forces Foil Suicide Bomb Attack on Mecca's Grand Mosque
2017-06-24
Saudi Arabian police foiled a "terrorist action" against Islam's holiest site on Friday, where millions of faithful from around the world have gathered, the state Al-Ekhbaria news channel said.
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IBT: US Anti-Terrorism Force In Bahrain Not To Have Qatari Troops
2017-06-21
The IBT website said that Qatari soldiers would no longer be a part of the anti-terrorism fight in Bahrain. The Bahrain government has ordered Qatari troops serving with the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (Navcent) to leave the country within two days.
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Sputnik: Bahrain Threatens Qatar with New Sanctions
2017-06-18
The Persian Gulf countries have threatened Qatar with more sanctions should Doha refuse to meet their demands on ceasing the support of terrorism, Bahraini Ambassador to Russia Ahmed Saati told Sputnik.
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Bahrain’s Ambassador to Britain Says Qatar Has Ties with Responsible for Manchester Bombings
2017-06-16
Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Bahraini ambassador to the United Kingdom, accused Qatar of supporting terrorism in Britain, saying that it has ties with the responsible for Manchester bombings, which claimed the lives of 22 people.
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Cabinet Welcomes Putting Individuals and Entities Linked to Qatar on Terror List
2017-06-14
The Bahraini cabinet welcomed the statement issued by 3 Gulf States along with Egypt that puts a number of individuals and entities having ties with Qatar on terror list.
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Saudi Media: Abdullatif Al-Mahmood Member in Federation Headed by Al-Qaradawi
2017-06-10
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain branded as terrorists 59 people, including president of the World Federation of Muslim Scholars Yusuf Al-Qaradawi.
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Muslim Brotherhood Rejects Saudi Terror Accusations
2017-06-08
The Muslim Brotherhood, in its first reaction to the Gulf crisis on Wednesday, rejected what is said were false accusations of terrorism by Saudi Arabia.
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Britain's May Says Raised Terrorism Question at Saudi Visit in April
2017-06-07
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday she had raised "the question of terrorism" when she visited Saudi Arabia in April.