The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) aid that Bahrain witnessed last week (from 10 April to 16 April) the arrest of 10 Bahraini citizens, among them a child.

The United States wants to see a strong Saudi Arabia, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said during talks on Wednesday (April 19) aimed at reinvigorating the Riyadh-Washington alliance.

The US-based IHS Military website said that according to two notices posted on the US Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website on 11 and 12 April, Bahrain is set to get another five Mk V patrol boats later this year.

The health status of detained Bahraini rights activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja deteriorated 1 week after he launched an open hunger strike in protest against treatment of detainees at Jaw Prison.

The High Criminal Court postponed looking into the case of 138 defendants accused of establishing and joining the “Zulfiqar Brigades”.

Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa approved on Tuesday amendments to some of the military law provisions after the amendments were passed by the Shura Council and the Council of Representatives.

Bahraini security authorities arrested (Monday April 19, 2017) Imam of Al-Kheif mosque Sheikh Isa Al-Moamen in the town of al-Dair.

The Kuwait Fund for Economic and Arab Development signed two grants assigned by the government of Kuwait as part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) program to fund development projects in Bahrain.

The Fourth High Court ruled the imprisonment of 5 defendants, ages varying from 19 to 25 years old, for 3 years each.

Bahraini Security Forces lifted on Wednesday (April 19, 2017) the imposed siege on the Sheikh Maitham Cemetery in Umm Al Hassam, in which martyrs Rida al-Ghisra, Mahmoud Youssef, and Mostafa Youssef were buried.

Senior Bahraini clerics stressed that they continue to demand constitutional guarantees that protect family law, an issue not yet made available.

The Executive Director of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Khaled al-Ruwaihi promised that his chamber will convene with business owners whose businesses were affected by the Diraz siege.

Major General Ahmad Asiri, the spokesperson of the Saudi-led military coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen, withdrew on Monday a statement he made recently that stipulated Egypt offered to participate in Yemen war with nearly 40,000 conscripts.

The Bahraini government announced on Sunday listing BD 741 Billion of short-term debts on stock exchange market.

Kuwait was set to begin questioning on Tuesday of a suspected Islamic State group jihadist deported from the Philippines as it remanded four relatives in custody, the emirate's media reported.

A political solution through U.N.-brokered negotiations is needed to resolve the conflict in Yemen, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday as he made his first trip in the role to Saudi Arabia.

A Saudi Black Hawk helicopter crashed during military operations in Yemen on Tuesday, killing 12 officers, Saudi news agency SPA reported.

Khalid bin Al Khalifa, Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowment, said that the ministry stated that the ministry has begun studying the proposal submitted by the Shura Council to the Cabinet to issue a unified family law in the light of studies based on realistic issues and actual needs and in consultation with the Supreme Judicial Council.

The Local Al-Wasat newspaper said that the Russian government has approved a list of countries whose nationals can visit it without a visa.

Bahrain's First High Criminal Court sentenced 8 detainees, arrested over political cases, including a Gulf youth, to terms ranging from 5 to 3 years in prison, over escaping from detention center after attacking policemen with a shaver and piece of iron.