Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitaries captured an air base from Islamic State militants on Thursday, gaining a strategic foothold in the western desert as they push toward the Syrian border.

An Indian man working on a Qatar World Cup stadium where rights groups say labor abuses have occurred, died of a heart attack this month in an incident the tournament's organizers said on Thursday was not due to his working conditions.

Chief of Public Security Tariq Al-Hassan said on Thursday (May 18, 2017) that 20 policemen were killed since 2011, indicating that the security apparatuses had seized a number of Iranian linked cells.

Thousands of Umm Al-Hamam residents took part in the funeral procession of martyr Ali Mohammad Kazem Aqaqa who was killed on Friday (May 12, 2017) by the Saudi forces while passing on the public street in Al-Awamiya that has been witnessing a siege and military invasion since over a week.

The British Reprieve organization said that “there are worrying signs that Britain is helping to prop up Bahrain’s death penalty system,” amid the abuses taking place in Bahrain and after Bahrain carried out the politically-motivated executions of three men – Abbas Al-Samea, Sami Mushaima and Ali Al-Singace in January 2017, while two more prisoners – Mohamed Ramadhan and Husain Mousa – face imminent execution.

The defense committee for Nabeel Rajab said that their client needs to stay in the hospital from 4 to 6 weeks, according to the consultants doctor following up his health status.

The British military attaché in Bahrain, Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Price, said that improvised explosive devices in the streets of Bahrain “blown up by terrorists” pose a threat to Bahrainis every day.

The Second High Criminal Court ruled in absentia against an appeal, waiving the right for appeal due to the absence of the appellant.

Sudanese Foreign Minister announced Wednesday that Sudan President Omar al-Bashir will attend the Riyadh summit which US President Donald Trump will also take part in.

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) on Wednesday announced the launch of a state-owned military industrial company aimed at contributing more than 14 billion riyals ($3.7 billion) to the Kingdom's gross domestic product by 2030.

The United States State Department did not impose fresh sanctions against Iran’s nuclear program on Wednesday, in a continuation of its 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.

Three workers died and several were injured at a building site in Qatar, which has come under pressure to improve conditions for laborers working on venues for the 2022 World Cup.

Summary: Prominent detained Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab criticized U.S. President Donald Trump in a New York Times (NYT) column on Wednesday for selling arms to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, with reference to their human rights records.

In an interview with Radio France Internationale (RFI), Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman noted that meeting with other religious clerics who call for dialogue and respect for political rights is becoming more difficult in Bahrain. He clarified that the Bahraini authorities are banning all forms of civil activities.

Jailed Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab criticized U.S. President Donald Trump in a New York Times column on Wednesday for selling arms to his country and Saudi Arabia, citing of their human rights records.

The Third Minor Criminal Court adjourned the case of the human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, in which he is accused of spreading false news about the Kingdom’s internal situations, until May 30 to show the CDs and watch the video in question, also authorizing the defense panel to meet with the defendant where he is being held.

The High Criminal Court postponed looking into the case of 138 defendants accused of establishing and joining the "Zulfiqar Brigades", until September 12, 2017 to listen to the attesting witness.

Saudi Arabia has invited Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, who is wanted for alleged war crimes, to a summit with US President Donald Trump and Arab and Muslim leaders, a Saudi official said Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump will urge unity between the world’s major faiths on an ambitious first foreign trip that will take him to Saudi Arabia, the Vatican and Jerusalem, the White House said Tuesday.

A Saudi soldier was killed and five others were wounded fighting suspected militants in the Kingdom's Qatif province, the interior ministry said on Tuesday, days after a child and a Pakistani builder were killed in the same town of al-Awamiya.