Lawyer Reem Khalaf said that a Bahraini court upheld a 6-month jail term against eulogy citer Mahdi Sahwan over taking part in Diraz protest

The Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning dismissed 60 female Bahraini employees under the pretext of their contracts’ termination.

Secretary-General of Supreme Council for Women revealed that there are serious endeavors towards making a “unified” family law in Bahrain.

Bahraini authorities have officially relocated five ambassadors to foreign ministry including the ambassador to the United States, as a preliminary step for replacing them.

Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab’s family said that Rajab was rushed to the hospital yesterday directly after they paid him a visit at the prison.

The Council of Representatives is scheduled to discuss in his urgent session the law proposal to amend some laws in the Code of Criminal Procedure.

The High Administrative Court ruled the annulment of a decision by the Jaafari Endowments (Waqf) issued on January 31, 2015, dismissing a Muezzin (announcer of prayer times).

Figures presented by the Minister of Finance, Ahmad bin Mohammad Al Khalifa to MP Ahmad Karata, showed a decrease in the future generation reserves in 2015, by more than 10 million Bahraini Dinars.

Dozens of residents in Karzakan gathered in protest last Friday (April 7, 2017) before the village’s housing project, to demand more housing units for them.

The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a 3-year jail verdict issued by a first-instance court against a defendant over hiding his cousin, who is convicted in political case.

U.S. allies expressed support on Friday for Washington's missile strikes on Syria, calling them a proportionate response to Syrian forces' suspected use of chemical weapons.

Three United Nations experts called on the Saudi authorities to stop the forced eviction and demolition of the Al-Masora neighborhood in Awamia.

The Trade Union at Aluminum Bahrain (Alba) Company said that the trade union responded to the power outage witnessed by the company last Wednesday in a very responsible way. It also added that it was keen on reviving this vital resource of national economy.

A worker at the Aluminum Bahrain (Alba) company, said that the company suffered a real disaster on Wednesday evening (April 5, 2017) after an hours-long power outage that caused it to lose almost half its production till the next day.

Member of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Hussein Radhi said Friday that the authorities returned prominent activist Nabeel Rajab to prison, after 2 days of undergoing urgent surgery.

The Iranian authorities released on Monday 21 Asian sailors arrested over entering Iran’s territorial waters since over 5 months.

The Bahraini security forces prevented on Friday morning (April 7, 2017) environmental activist Mohamed Jawad (56 years) and his wife from leaving the country without mentioning the reasons.

Israel's transport minister proposed on Wednesday linking its freight railway network with Jordan and Saudi Arabia and said he presented the idea to U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy last month.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain supported the military operations conducted by the United States of America against a military airport in Syria, considering it “a needed step to stop the bloodshed and prevent the proliferation or use of any banned weapons against innocent civilians”.

BDF Commander-in-Chief Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa praised the advanced cooperation and relation in military field between US and Bahrain.