Bahrain said on Sunday it had broken an Iranian-linked "terrorist cell" suspected of involvement in a bomb attack on a police bus in February and plotting to assassinate senior officials, state news agency BNA reported.

Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa expressed his appreciation to the "US efforts to confront terrorist affiliations and add members that pose threats to security and peace, on the international terror list."

Hundreds of relatives of individuals killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks have sued Saudi Arabia in U.S. court, seeking to take advantage of a law passed by Congress last year that allows victims of such attacks on U.S. soil to sue state sponsors.

Bahrain has welcomed the decision by the United States Department of State to designate individuals affiliated with “Al-Ashtar Brigades” as Specially Designated Global Terrorists.

The US Department of State announced that it designated Bahraini nationals Ahmad Hasan Yusuf and Alsayed Murtadha Majeed Ramadhan Alawi as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT).

Bahrain says it has arrested 25 suspected members of a terror group allegedly backed by Iran on the island nation.

Bahrain said Saturday that it had arrested 25 suspects accused of involvement in unrest in the Sunni-ruled kingdom, including a deadly jailbreak.

U.S.-backed Iraqi army units on Wednesday took control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been in Islamic State's hands, trapping the militants in a shrinking area within the city, a general and residents said.

Bahraini Ministry of Interior said that a terrorist bomb blast that took place on Al-Budai street caused damages in a number of civilian vehicles.

The Bahraini prosecution ordered referring 10 suspects, seven in custody and three fugitives abroad, to court on charges of joining and running a terrorist group.

The Ministry of Interior announced Friday (February 3, 2017) that the search continues for a Bahraini young man who is wanted in a number of terrorist cases.

Iraqi forces made new advances against Islamic State in eastern Mosul and fought the militants in areas near the Tigris river on Wednesday, military officials said, keeping up the momentum of a renewed offensive in the jihadists' last major Iraqi stronghold.

Five Emirati humanitarian workers were killed in a bomb attack in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) official news agency reported on Wednesday.

Iraqi forces pushed Islamic State fighters back further in Mosul on Tuesday in a renewed effort to seize the northern city and deal a decisive blow to the militant group, though progress was slow in some districts, the army said.

The Supreme Court of Appeal adjourned during its Monday meeting the case pertaining to convicts accused of joining ISIS. The Court scheduled (January 12, 2017) to be the date of the pleading and for assigning lawyers for the appellants.

Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior announced (Sunday January 1, 2017) that an armed group consisting of 4 to 5 members raided the “Jaw” central prison, causing the death of one policemen, and the escape of 10 political prisoners.

Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah confirmed during his visit to Baghdad Wednesday, his country’s support to Iraq’s anti-terrorism efforts.

Iraqi Shi'ite forces fighting Islamic State west of Mosul aim to clear a large strip of land on the border with Syria to prevent the militants melting into the remote desert region and using it as a base for counter attacks, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has been urged to confirm she will put human rights reform on her agenda when she meets Saudi and Bahraini leaders, The Guardian reported.

Western-backed Iraqi forces have begun shelling parts of west Mosul, residents said, in preparation for a new front against Islamic State seven weeks into a difficult campaign to drive the militants from the city.