Saudi Ambassador to Bahrain Abdullah bin Abdulmalik Al Sheikh said nine agreements will be signed by both countries on March 19 to carry out projects worth SR 1 billion ($ 533 million) in Bahrain.

Addressing the situation in Bahrain, Gulf affairs expert, Bill Law, quoted “an old Bahraini friend” of his, stating that “it is bad, very bad. Everyone has lost hope. No one sees any way out.”

Thousands of angry mourners in Sanabis took part Friday (March 17, 2017) in the funeral procession of martyr Mohammad Sahwan (45 years old), who died in prison last Thursday.

Human rights activist Safaa Al-Khawaja, quoted families of detainees in Jaw Central Prison as saying that the prison's police bet one of the detainees for reciting Dua'a Kumail on Thursday night, and that he was returned to the prison cell while suffering from fatigue due to beating.

The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly rejected what was said in the statement delivered by the Swiss Representative before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on March 14 in which it included some allegations about torturing dissidents and using excessive force in dealing with peaceful protestors.

Jihad described how martyr Sahwan spoke to him during a night at the Jaw. Sahwan said, “Think about how to break their tyranny instead of thinking about what their tyranny does to you.”

Bahraini detainee held in Jaw Central Prison, Mohammad Sahwan (45 years old), was martyred today on Thursday (March 16, 2017), while he was still serving his 10-year prison term.

Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, confirmed that he informed the Qatari Prince, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, that the Bahraini government’s approach towards the prominent religious clerics will undermine security and stability in the region.

Bahraini High Criminal Appeals Court denied the challenge of a defendant sentenced to 15 years in prison, while upholding a life imprisonment sentence against another in the case involving the murder of a Pakistani national, known as the “Shabab al-Manama” case during 2011.

US Acting Assistant State Secretary at Bureau for Near Eastern Affairs announced that Bechtel has been selected as EPCM contractor for sixth potline for the Alba aluminium smelter in Bahrain.

US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for the Near East Affairs Bureau met with Bahrain’s Crown Prince, Interior Minister and BDF Commander-in-Chief, during his visit to the island kingdom.

Bahraini appeals court upheld a 3-month jail sentence issued against Shiite cleric Sheikh Isa Al-Moemen over charges of “inciting hatred against the regime.”

The Permanent Representative of Bahrain at the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Yousef Abdul Karim Bucheeri, slammed Swiss Confederation, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ireland, and France for criticizing his country’s human rights record.

France, Czech Republic, Ireland, and Denmark criticized Bahrain's human rights record, and called on Manama to abolish all restrictions imposed on civil society associations.

Bahrain's parliament has invited the U.N. human rights chief to visit and promised him unrestricted access to prisons and Shi'ite villages, local media said on Wednesday, following his criticism of the kingdom's record.

Bahraini Council of Representatives’ Speaker, Ahmad Al Mulla, sent an official invitation to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid bin Ra’ad Al Hussein to visit the country.

The European Union (EU) said that it “recognizes the challenges that Bahrain faces as well as the progress made with the establishment of a number of institutions designed to enhance the protection of human rights in the country.”

The Supreme Court of Appeal overruled the appeal presented by a defendant accused of kidnapping a police officer during the 2011 events.

The Supreme Court of Appeal amended a verdict issued against a defendant, from 10 years to 7 years in prison. The defendant is accused of attempting to kill a police officer, illegal assembly, and possessing weapons in Diraz.

The Supreme Court of Appeal commuted the prison sentence against the Bahraini who killed Bahraini young man Hussein al-Asfour, from 15 years to 10 years.