The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a first instance verdict ruling a 10-year imprisonment against a defendant accused of hiding an explosive device in a mosque in the Bahraini town of Moksha.

The First High Criminal Court ruled Sunday (January 22, 2017) the imprisonment of 5 siblings (boys and girls), in a case charging them with assaulting security men in Muharraq, while the forces were arresting one of them.

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued a royal decree appointing General Hassan Ibrahim Ali Al Buainain, Deputy Chief of Bahrain’s National Security Agency.

Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court renewed the detention of a Bahraini citizen accused of insulting the king, Prime Minister and Shiite sect for 15 days pending investigations.

Bahrain’s High Appeals Court upheld a 10-year jail term against a suspect over acquiring weapon and using it against policemen in Sitra.

Bahrain’s High Appeals upheld a first instance verdict against an appellant. The first instance court had sentenced him to 15 years in prison over attempting to murder number of policemen and setting fire two police patrols.

Two suspected militants blew themselves up following a confrontation with security forces in Saudi Arabia's second city of Jeddah on Saturday, Saudi media reported.

Saudi Arabia's advisory Shura Council will study a proposal next week to impose a 6 percent levy on expatriate remittances, the Saudi Gazette newspaper said on Thursday, a measure which could help reduce the Gulf state's large budget deficit.

Ministry of Health increased the health services fees on the expatriates. The general medical consultation fees reached 7 BD as well as that of the dental consultation.

The fourth High Criminal Court fined the interrogator (prosecution witness) in Al-Basta group 50 BD for failing to attend more than one trial session.

Social media activists said that the Bahraini authorities summoned activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh for interrogation tomorrow (Sunday, January 22, 2017) at Muharraq police station.

Abbas Al-Samie’s mother returned home as a changed woman who bid her last farewell to her son, thinking that her most beloved will be dragged to his death over a crime he did not commit.

Intense emotions of fear and rage engulfed Bahrain as the people anxiously waited, not knowing whether the authorities will carry out execution of 3 political prisoners and torture victims.

Four Bahraini human rights organizations said in a joint statement “No representatives from the National Institutions for Human Rights that supported the execution sentence against three Bahraini youths (Sami Mushaima, Abbas Al-Samie and Ali Al-Singace) attended any of the execution victims’ court sessions that lacked guarantees for fair trial. Besides, the NIHR is supposed to follow the torture complaints submitted by the victims.”

French and French speaking newspapers reported the execution of Sami Mushaima, Abbas Al-Samie and Ali Al-Singace.

Bahrain's High Appeals Court sentenced a defendant, accused of attempting to murder policemen and acquiring explosives in Sitra, to 7 years in prison instead of 10.

Bahrain's Public Prosecution announced on Thursday (January 19, 2017) the referral of president of Bahrain Center for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab to trial on Monday (January 23, 2017) over the charge of disseminating rumors.

News of Bahraini regime carrying out execution of Abbas Al-Samie, Sami Mushaima and Ali Al-Singace prompted reactions from EU and British MPs, as well as foreign, Arab and Bahraini activists.

Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court issued sentences against 122 defendants ranging between 3 years and life sentences over Karana blast and attempted murder of 2 policemen.

Al-Wefaq Deputy Secretary General, Sheikh Hussein al-Daihi, delivered a televised speech (Wednesday January 18, 2017), in response of the Bahraini regime’s execution of 3 Bahraini political detainees.