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MoI Doubles Parking Fees in Manama and Diplomatic Area
2017-04-27
The Bahraini Ministry of Interior started to implement its decision linked to doubling the fees on car parking spaces in Manama and the Diplomatic Areas since last Sunday.
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GFBTU SG Confirms This Year’s Labor Day Procession Banned
2017-04-27
Secretary General of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) Hassan Halwachi confirmed that the Labor Day procession of this year (2017) continues to be prevented.
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RSF: Bahrain Joins World Press Freedom Blacklist after Setback by 2 Ranks
2017-04-27
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said that Bahrain joined the Black List in its 2017 World Press Freedom Index, as it imprisons journalists, and registered a setback in 2 ranks in this year’s index.
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AFP: Bahrain Jails 36 Shiites, Strips them of Citizenship
2017-04-26
A court in Bahrain Tuesday jailed 36 Shiites convicted of forming a “terrorist” group to attack police, and stripped them of their citizenship, a judicial source said. Three of those sentenced received life terms, while the rest were jailed for between three and 10 years, the source said.
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AFP: Media “Never Under so Much Threat”, says Watchdog
2017-04-26
Press freedom has never been as threatened as it is now, in the "new post-truth era of fake news" after the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, Reporters Without Borders warned Wednesday.
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Kuwait Allocates USD 100 Million for Humanitarian Needs in Yemen
2017-04-26
Kuwait announced on Tuesday that it allocated USD 100 million as a contribution to international relief aid for the Yemeni people.
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New Ground Communications Network in Bahrain to be Controlled by National Security Apparatus
2017-04-26
The joint technical committees between the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) and Batelco started working on establishing the national optical fibre network.
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Head of Jaffaria Endowments: Rapid Implementation of Family Law Considered “National Benefit”
2017-04-26
Head of Jaffaira Endowments (Waqf) Sheikh Mohsen Al-Asfour hailed the royal order that stipulates forming a legislative committee to review the unified family law, stating that accomplishing it rapidly is considered a “National Benefit”.
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Turkey Hopes for Major Defense Export Deal with Saudi Arabia
2017-04-26
Turkey hopes to sign a major defense export deal with Saudi Arabia, Defence Minister Fikri Isik said on Wednesday, describing the potential deal as one of the biggest for Turkey's defense industry.
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Iraq Says Kuwait Approves $100 Million Grant, First since 1990
2017-04-26
Kuwait has approved a $100 million (77.89 million pounds) grant for Iraq to support humanitarian and reconstruction projects in areas retaken from Islamic State militants, an Iraqi official said on Tuesday.
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Recently Released Cleric Summoned for Interrogation for Second Time within Week
2017-04-26
Activists on social media outlets said that the Bahraini security authorities summoned for interrogation Sheikh Mohammad Al-Mansi, who is in charge of the demolished mosques' file at the Ulama Islamic Council.
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3-Year Jail Term and 50.000 BD Fine to 2 Bahrainis in Emirates
2017-04-26
An Emirati court sentenced on Wednesday (April 26, 2017) two Bahrainis, Abbas Ahmad Marzooq, 37 years, and Ali Hassan Al-Hinni, 37 years, to 3 years in prison and 500.000 Dirham (about 50.000 BD) fine over publishing footage on social media outlets.
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Court Upholds 3-Month Jail Term against Citizen over Attacking Policeman in House Raid
2017-04-26
The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld 3-month jail term issued against a father who attacked a policeman in a house raid carried out to arrest his son.
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HRW: Detained Bahraini Activist Nabeel Rajab’s Health Worsens
2017-04-26
Human Rights Watch says prominent Bahraini human rights activist, Nabeel Rajab, is suffering from health problems that have developed or deteriorated during more than 10 months of arbitrary detention.
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Al-Arabiya Faces UK Ban for Interview with Tortured Bahraini Hassan Mushaima, Middle East Eye
2017-04-26
Saudi-owned television channel Al-Arabiya could face closure in the UK after it committed a "serious" breach of British broadcast rules in broadcasting an interview with an imprisoned Bahraini torture survivor Hassan Mushaima.
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Geneva: Legislation Commission Says Citizenship Revocations are In Accordance with Law, International Standards
2017-04-26
Deputy Chair of the Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission, Masouma Abdul Rasoul, claimed that the revocation of citizenships occur in accordance with law.
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Geneva: Despite Judicial Verdicts, Ombudsman Says Investigations are Ongoing in Jaw Prison Riots
2017-04-26
The Secretary General of the Ombudsman, and head of the Commission on Rights of Prisoners and Detainees Nawaf al-Maawda, said that investigations are still ongoing by the special investigations unit (SIU) into the riot that happened in “Jaw” Prison.
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Geneva: Al-Dossari Accuses NGOs of Lacking Credibility, Giving Rights Work a Sectarian Turn
2017-04-26
Head of the Bahraini Delegation before the Committee against Torture (CAT) in Geneva, Deputy Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Dossari, accused the reports of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) of lacking credibility, seeking politicization of the rights work, and giving it a sectarian trait.
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32 Dissidents Rounded up within Days in Clampdown ahead of UNHRC Session, Amnesty Int’l
2017-04-26
Amnesty International highlighted in a statement that Bahrain’s authorities have dramatically escalated their crackdown against critics, summoning 32 people for questioning within the past five days.
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Bahrain: 36 Citizenship Revocations, 3 Life Sentences in Politically Motivated Case
2017-04-26
The fourth High Criminal Court presided over by Judge Ali al-Zahrani, ruled today (Tuesday April 25, 2017) in favor of citizenship revocation verdicts against 36 defendants in a politically motivated case.