Ex-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad submitted his name on Wednesday for registration as a candidate in Iran's presidential election in May, state media reported.

Five Sudanese soldiers have been killed while fighting for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition against Houthi forces in Yemen, a spokesman for Sudan's armed forces said on Wednesday.

Security forces released Wednesday dawn (April 12, 2017) the rights activist Nidal Al-Salman, after being held at the airport for more than 3 hours on her arrival from Paris.

Security Authorities released 4 Shiite clerics after interrogating them over taking part in the mourning events in memory of an Iraqi religious scholar.

The prominent human rights activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja started on Tuesday (April 11, 2017) an open hunger strike, in protest against deterioration of situation in Jaw prison.

The Bahraini authorities summoned on Tuesday (April 11, 2017) 3 Shiite clerics for interrogation tomorrow (Wednesday) without giving them any explanations.

Bahrain Airport authorities arrested activist Nidal Al-Salman on Tuesday (April 11, 2017) upon returning to the country

Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said that it documented 17 arrest cases including a child, within the first week of April.

Suspected Islamic State militants arrested in Kuwait and the Philippines were planning to carry out bombings against U.S. military forces in Kuwait, the Gulf country's al-Rai newspaper reported on Monday.

A group of U.S. lawmakers said on Monday they had requested more information from President Donald Trump's administration about the potential sale of precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia, expressing concern about civilian casualties in Riyadh's campaign in Yemen that delayed the deal last year.

Families of detainees said that their housing requests have been suspended or cancelled by the ministry of housing within the past months after they failed to update their data, according to Al-Wasat newspaper.

The Supreme Court of Appeals rejected the objection of an appellant and upheld a 3-year jail term against him over arson case.

The Fourth High Criminal handed down on Monday (April 10, 2017) 5-year jail term to 3 suspects and 3-year jail term to 3 others over planting hoax bomb and burning tires in Juffair.

The Bahraini National Democratic Movement Forces condemned the recent terrorist blasts in Egypt, which targeted Coptic churches in Alexandria and Tanta.

The Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received on Monday (April 10, 2017) the President of Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas, weeks before Bahrain receives an Israeli sports delegation.

The United Nations expressed concerns about a number of restrictions in place in Bahrain, notably on fundamental freedoms.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society condemned the terrorist attacks that targeted two churches in the Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria and left large number of innocent victims.

Bahrain’s Appeals Court considered on Monday (April 10, 2017) the case of Al-Wefaq leader and fomer MP Sheikh Hassan Isa, who is sentenced to 10 years in prison along with others, and adjourned it until May 21.

The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the US Congress urged the Bahraini authorities to return Nabeel Rajab to hospital to receive the necessary medical case after undergoing surgery.

The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a first-instance verdict ruling a suspect to 3 years in prison.