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Bahraini King Receives Letter from Emir of Kuwait, Holds Phone Call with his Saudi Counterpart
2017-03-20
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received a written letter from his Kuwaiti counterpart Sabah Al-Ahmed Al Jaber conveyed by the Kuwaiti Ambassador to Bahrain, Azzam bin Mubarak Al Sabah. Bahraini King Receiv
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Ebrahim Sharif Summoned for Interrogation Today Coinciding with “Wa’ad Society Dissolution” Trial
2017-03-20
Bahraini Public Prosecution summoned on Sunday the prominent dissident and former secretary-general of Wa’ad Society, Ebrahim Sharif, for interrogation today.
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Jaw Prison Authorities Ban Detainees from Praying and Performing Religious Rituals
2017-03-20
Information circulated on Sunday (March 19, 2017) revealed that Jaw Prison authorities are preventing detainees from performing prayers or their religious rituals.
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HR Groups Describe Lawsuit Raised to Dissolve Wa’ad Society as “Vexatious”
2017-03-20
Number of human rights organizations described the lawsuit raised by the Bahraini Justice Ministry against the National Democratic Action Society (Wa’ad) as “vexatious”.
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Bahrain King Reviews Latest Security Developments with PM and Crown Prince
2017-03-20
BNA reported that the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received the Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and the Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and reviewed all the latest security developments.
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Interior Ministry Officers during Zulfiqar Brigades Trial: We Don’t Recall Anything about the Case & Defendants
2017-03-20
Ministry officers stated that they do not remember any details about the Zulfiqar Brigades case, despite making previous statements.
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Parliament's Public Utilities Committee Rejects Proposal Imposing 10-year-long Naturalization for Housing Services
2017-03-19
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Utilities and Environment rejected a proposal for a law that conditions 10 years on Bahraini naturalization before someone is entitled for housing services.
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Bahraini Gov't Vows to Meet Housing Requests of year 2002 by Next Year End
2017-03-19
The Bahraini government, through the Ministry of Housing, vowed to meet the housing applications of the year 2002 by the end of next year end (2018).
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Government to Oblige Institutions & Commercial Shops to Install Surveillance Cameras linked to Interior Ministry
2017-03-19
Bahraini government revealed a draft ministerial decree by the ministry of interior obliging institutions and privately owned commercial shops to install surveillance cameras and link them to the Interior Ministry for security surveillance.
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Local Newspaper: Appointing One of Governor’s as Ambassador to Western Country within New Appointments in Diplomatic Crops
2017-03-18
The Al-Ayam newspaper, owned by the King's Media Advisor Nabil Al-Hamr, said that one of the current governors will be appointed as an ambassador to a western country.
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Bahraini FM Meets Speaker of U.S. House of Representatives & Chairman of US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee
2017-03-18
Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa met the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan and chairman of the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Ed Royce, as part of his current official visit to the United States of America.
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AFP: Clashes after Shiite Inmate’s Funeral
2017-03-18
Shiite protesters and police clashed in Bahrain today following the funeral of a prisoner who died while serving a 15-year sentence for taking part in anti-regime demonstrations, witnesses said.
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Saudi Says Arrangements Complete for Iranian Haj Pilgrims
2017-03-18
Saudi Arabia said on Friday it had completed all necessary arrangements for Iranian pilgrims to attend the annual haj pilgrimage, the official SPA news agency said, an issue that has created tensions between the two regional powers in the past.
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Tehran Rejects Comments from U.S.-Saudi Meeting as "Nonsense"
2017-03-18
Iran dismissed as "nonsense" comments made after U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis met with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that condemned Tehran's destabilising regional influence, state news agency IRNA reported on Friday.
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Bahraini FM Meets UN Secretary-General, Calls on OHCHR to Respect Kingdom’s Sovereignty
2017-03-18
Bahrain’s Foreign Affairs Minister Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa met the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the UN headquarters in New York.
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Bahrain Welcomes Adding Two of Its Citizens to US Terrorist List
2017-03-18
Bahrain has welcomed the decision by the United States Department of State to designate individuals affiliated with “Al-Ashtar Brigades” as Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
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US State Department Adds Two Bahrainis to Terrorist Blacklist, Accuses Iran of Supporting “Al-Ashtar Brigades”
2017-03-18
The US Department of State announced that it designated Bahraini nationals Ahmad Hasan Yusuf and Alsayed Murtadha Majeed Ramadhan Alawi as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT).
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Bahraini Poet Mansour Al Mubarak Passes Away: A Victim of the State of “National Safety”
2017-03-18
Thousands of Bahrainis took part in the funeral procession of poet Mansour Al Mubarak (45 years old) in the village of Aali south of the Bahraini capital Manama.
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Middle East Eye: A Challenge to Bahrain's Rulers from an ex-MP, Let's Talk
2017-03-18
My challenge is clear to the authorities. The opposition wants dialogue and has consistently said this on a regular basis for the past six years.
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German Police Say they Detained Bahraini Based on International Arrest Warrant
2017-03-18
German police in Berlin arrested a 27-year-old Bahraini national, wanted internationally over suspicion of involvement in a terrorist cell in Bahrain.