Bahraini forces recaptured several prisoners who were sprung from jail in a spectacular January 1 prison break as they attempted to flee by boat Thursday, the interior ministry said.

Bahraini authorities say they have arrested several fugitives who were attempting to flee the country by boat at dawn after they broke out of prison earlier this year.

Information revealed that Mostafa Hamdan’s health has deteriorated due to not receiving adequate health care in Al-Salmaniya Medical Complex, despite his critical head wound.

Eyewitnesses said that the security authorities raided the house of Shiite cleric Sheikh Mohammad Saleh Al-Qashaami and arrested him along with his son "Abu Al-Fadel" and daughter.

The Bahraini security authorities launched at the dawn of Thursday (February 9, 2017) a vast campaign that led to arresting a number of citizens.

In a joint operation, security forces foiled at dawn of Thursday (February 9, 2017) the escape attempt by a number of terrorist fugitives involved in the jail break.

Bahrain said on Thursday it had foiled an attempt by "terrorist fugitives" wanted in connection with a January prison break to flee by sea to Iran.

Lawyer Mohammad al-Jishi said Wednesday (February 8, 2017) that the court rejected a request to release president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Nabeel Rajab.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering a proposal that could lead to potentially designating Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

An ISIS affiliated insurgent was captured by security forces in Kirkuk. He revealed that there are Bahrainis among the 600 ISIS members deployed in Hawija (in the district of Kirkuk).

Prominent detained Bahraini rights activist, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, confirmed that the conditions in “Jaw Central Prison” are similar to how they were before the March 10, 2015 events. He noted that the offices then responsible for the prison are still committing the same violations.

British daily The Independent said that Bahrain was among 8 despotic regimes that funded trips of British MPs last year, according to an analysis of Parliament’s register of interest.

The American the Washington Times newspaper said “the Trump administration is poised to move quickly to approve major weapons packages for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain that President Obama blocked during his final months in office over human rights concerns in both nations, U.S. officials and congressional sources say.”

The Belfast Telegraph newspaper stated that the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Assistant Chief Constable Alan Todd insisted that the Bahraini police were on a study visit to observe "best practice in human rights-based public order policing". He said the delegation observed public order events, followed by presentations on PSNI public order policing.

The Parliament passed a bill in its session held on Tuesday (February 7, 2017) expanding the authorities of Bahrain Central Bank, allowing it to perform its role more effectively and putting Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance under its control.

The Bahraini security authorities continued to prevent families of martyrs, who were executed on January 15, from visiting their sons in the Mahooz cemetery.

Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa received on Tuesday (February 7, 2017) members of the Board of Commissioners of the National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) led by the President Abdulaziz Abul. The Deputy Interior Minister, Inspector General, Chief of Public Security and Interior Ministry Undersecretary attended the meeting.

Bahrain’s Justice Minister Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa said Tuesday (February 7, 2016) that the government will not sit for dialogue with anyone who dubs killers “martyrs”.

Kenya Citizen TV website issued a report in which is indicated how Bahrain is employing Kenyan athletes to gain medals in Olympic games.

There are currently official attempts by the Bahraini authorities to cover up grave violations committed against Bahraini and foreign workers at the Arabian Sugar Company (ASC).