The High Criminal Court ruled a 3-year imprisonment verdict against a defendant accused of causing fire and taking part in illegal assembly in Sitra.

The Supreme Court of Appeals amended the verdict issued against 4 defendants, from 10 years in prison to 7 years in prison, in a case linked to beating a policeman and igniting fire in tires in Bilad Al Qadeem area.

Bahrain Minister of Labor and Social Development Jameel Humaidan, revealed that the number of Bahraini family providers with 300 Bahraini Dinars or less in salaries, exceed 45 thousand.

Bahraini regime forces used force on Friday (February 17, 2017) to disperse protesters who tried to reach Pearl (Lualua) Roundabout; the cradle of popular uprising witnessed in the country in February 2011.

Bahraini forces released on Friday (February 17, 2017) activist Maasouma Al-Sayed, after spending 6 months in prison over charges of “illegal” assembly.

The European Parliament strongly condemned the executions of three people in Bahrain on 15 January 2017, and the executions of seven people by the Kuwaiti authorities on 25 January 2017.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Bahrain's Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'BB+' with a Stable Outlook. The Country Ceiling has been affirmed at 'BBB+' and the Short-Term Foreign and Local Currency IDRs at 'B'.

Bahrain witnessed heavy rains on the night of Thursday (February 16, 2017) which caused flooded streets.

Hundreds of citizens continued their open-ended sit-in held outside the house of the spiritual leader of Shia majority Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, on the night of Thursday (February 16, 2017) despite the heavy rains the country is witnessing since 2 days.

Hundreds of citizens continued their open-ended sit-in held outside the house of the spiritual leader of Shia majority Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, on the night of Thursday (February 16, 2017) despite the heavy rains the country is witnessing since 2 days.

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah said that the Bahrain’s survival lies in listening to the demands of the Bahraini people, noting that Saudi Arabia controls the political and security decisions in Bahrain.

Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa praised on Thursday (February 16, 2017) what he called the “Ministry of Interior (MoI) achievement in prosecuting fugitives [wanted for justice]”, one week after they killed 3 dissidents at sea.

Marking sixth anniversary of Bahrain’s February 14 uprising, thousands took to the streets across the country on Tuesday (February 14, 2017).

Al-Wefaq Deputy Secretary General, Sheikh Hussein al-Daihi addressed a televised speech on the occasion of the February 14 revolution’s 6th anniversary, in which he confirmed the need for serious political negotiations under the auspices of the UN, which should result in a popular referendum.

The High Appeals Criminal Court presided over by judge Mohammad Bin Ali Al Khalifa, and Naji Abdullah as Secretariat, issued its sentence in the appeals of 7 defendants over case of “February 14 coalition”. The court handed down 3-year jail term instead of 5 to 5 suspects, upheld 10-year jail term issued against a suspect, rejected the appeal of a suspect.

Warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition struck a house north of Yemen's capital on Wednesday where mourners had gathered to offer condolences after a woman died, residents said, killing nine women and one child and injuring dozens.

Bahrain’s Appeals Court commuted the sentences issued against 54 defendants from 15 years in prison to 10, over the case of causing riots in Jaw Central Prison.

Bahrain’s High Appeals Court upheld first-instance verdict sentencing 5 appellants to life prison terms over Ma’ameer blast case.

Bahrain Center for Human Rights member Safaa Al-Khawaja said that the authorities in Bahrain are still using measures that hinder the real equality for the victims of violations, which is contradictory to the principles of the transitional justice in the international bill.

An explosion wounded two civilian passers-by in Bahrain, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, as demonstrators were marking the sixth anniversary of an anti-government uprising that was bloodily suppressed.