Iran has sent a delegation to Saudi Arabia for talks on Iranians attending haj, state television reported on Wednesday, after Tehran boycotted the Muslim pilgrimage last year.

The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) held (Wednesday February 22, 2017) its sixth conference under the title “The International Community and Challenges of human rights reform in Bahrain”, in presence of representatives from Bahraini, Arab and international human rights organizations.

Recent execution of three opponents of the political regime in Bahrain highlights subtle but frightening reassertion of authoritarianism in the country and the Middle East.

Bahrain police have arrested 20 people in a crackdown on Shiite villages, as legislators approved a constitutional amendment that could see civilians tried in military courts in the Sunni-ruled kingdom.

Bahrain police clashed with demonstrators following the death of a young man who attempted to escape arrest, witnesses said Wednesday, days after 20 people were detained across Shiite villages

Family of Sayed Alawi Sayed Hussein bear Ministry of Interior and governments officials responsible for Sayed Alawi's wellbeing following 120 days of his arrest, as his family could not know the party that arrested him, his arrest place nor the charges brought against him.

Bahrain’s scholars warned the security authorities of publishing photos of arrested women and considered it an “intentional violation of the social norms, traditions and values”.

Family of Shiite cleric Sheikh Saleh Al-Qashami expressed concerns after the Ministry of Interior and local media outlets published his photo along with his son Abu Al-Fadel and daughter Amira before referring them to trial.

Al-Wafa'a Islamic Party said that publishing photos of women by the Ministry of Interior is a “moral degradation” and reflects the mischievousness of regime and lack of the least humanitarian and justice principles.

Al-Wefaq Deputy Secretary General, Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi, offered condolence to the people of Bahrain and Al-Ajouz family in the martyrdom of youth Abdullah Al-Ajouz who passed away among other martyrs while demanding freedom, justice and dignity.

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that the major challenge to the Middle East is Iran, accusing it of undermining stability in every country in the Middle East.

31 legislators approved on Tuesday (February 21, 2017) a draft constitutional amendment suggested by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The proposal grants the military jurisdiction broader power, including prosecuting civilians.

A Bahraini court adjourned (Tuesday February 21, 2017) the trial of prominent activist Nabeel Rajab until March 7, 2017, and denied a request for his release.

Thousands of Bahrainis took part (Tuesday February 21, 2017) in the funeral of Martyr Abdullah Al Ajouz, who was killed by regime forces in an arrest attempt Monday dawn, in the Nuwaidrat village, south east Manama.

The Bahraini Ministry of Interior said (Tuesday February 21, 2017) that it was able to dismantle terrorist cells between 9 and 19 February 2017, and the cells included some opposition activists.

Concerns in Congress and the human rights community are high that Trump team is planning to approve multibillion-dollar sale of fighter jets to Bahrain without any conditions, reported the Washington Post.

Bahrain’s Rida Al-Ghasra was said to be a young revolutionary whose revolutionary passion pumped through his veins, and was dubbed by Bahrainis as Bahrain’s Guevara.

Hundreds of citizens took part in the funeral procession of martyr Abdullah Al-Ajouz from the washery to Sheikh Ahmad Mosque in Nuwaidirat, where the funeral is supposed to launch from the mosque to the cemetery at 3PM.

The family of Bahraini martyr Abdullah Al Ajouz confirmed that their son was shot by bullets that led to his death, denying a statement by the Ministry of Interior, claiming he died from injuries resulted of him falling while trying to escape.

Former Bahraini Member of Parliament for the opposition al-Wefaq Bloc, deemed the Bahraini authorities responsible for the country’s deteriorating situation.