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Bahrain Imposes 7 BD Fees on Passengers Departing Bahrain Starting March 26
2017-01-03
Bahrain has imposed 7 BD fees on passengers departing Bahrain International Airport in the light of tending to impose more fees to confront the financial hardships.
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Authorities Release Dr. Saeed Al-Samahiji after Serving his One-Year Jail Term
2017-01-03
The Bahraini security authorities released on Tuesday (January 3, 2017) Dr. Saeed Al-Samahiji after serving his one-year jail term.
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Diraz Siege: After Undergoing Eye Surgery, Authorities Prevent Ambulance from Driving Old Lady to her House
2017-01-03
An old lady from Diraz experienced a very difficult situation due to the security siege on Diraz that has been imposed since about 200 days.
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Checkpoints Ban Students from Reaching Schools, Ministry of Education Amends Exams Times
2017-01-03
The Ministry of Education amended the three periods’ times of the final examinations in the secondary schools.
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Raid Campaign since Monday Dawn Leads to Arrest of about 18 Citizens from Bani Jamra
2017-01-03
The Bahraini regime forces have been launching wide raid campaign in Bani Jamra village since the dawn of Monday (January 2, 2017) that led to the arrest of about 18 citizens.
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Public Prosecution Releases Detainee Anwar Shubbar on 100 BD Bail
2017-01-03
Family of detained youth Anwar Shubbar Ali Sayed Naser (21 years) said that the Public Prosecution issued on Monday (January 2, 2017) a decision releasing her on 100 BD bail, stressing that Anwar headed to the Salmaniya Medical Complex as soon as she was released to check on her infant baby Isa after his health deteriorated.
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AP: Gunmen Kill Police Officer, Free Inmates at Bahrain Prison
2017-01-03
Gunmen armed with automatic rifles and pistols stormed a Bahraini prison Sunday, killing a police officer and freeing 10 inmates convicted on terrorism charges, police said.
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ISIS Attacks Iraqi Police near Najaf, Kills Seven
2017-01-02
ISIS attacked an Iraqi police checkpoint near the southern city of Najaf Sunday, killing seven policemen as government forces in the north made more gains against the militants in Mosul, their last major stronghold in the country.
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Reuters: Policeman Killed, Inmates Freed in Attack on Bahrain Prison
2017-01-02
A policeman was killed on Sunday when armed men attacked a prison in Bahrain, freeing several convicted inmates, the interior ministry said, in what it described as a terrorist act.
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AFP: 10 on the Run after Attack on Bahrain Jail
2017-01-02
Armed men on Sunday attacked a prison in Bahrain where Shiites convicted over anti-government protests are held, killing one policeman and allowing 10 inmates to escape, the interior ministry said.
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MOI Reports Armed Raid on “Jaw” Prison, Policeman Killed, 10 Inmates Escaped
2017-01-02
Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior announced (Sunday January 1, 2017) that an armed group consisting of 4 to 5 members raided the “Jaw” central prison, causing the death of one policemen, and the escape of 10 political prisoners.
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“Takrooz” Reveals Himself: I’m a State Not a Person, I Don’t Leave a Word Unspoken
2017-01-02
Takrooz (Hussein Mahdi), one of most prominent Bahraini activists on Twitter explains his harsh criticism against the ruling Bahraini regime.
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Ahmed Yacoub al-Muqla: Bahraini Director who Filmed Scripted Confessions of Detained Activists
2016-12-31
Director Al-Muqla volunteered to film confessions made by Shiite detainees and imprisoned leaders of Bahraini civil society. He did not sense any wrongdoing when witnessing their torture.
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Trade Unions: Any Change in Social Insurance System without Referring to Worker “Illegitimate”
2016-12-30
The General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) said it is following up with great interest the rumored, mysterious, disclosed trends by some parties to make changes in social protection and social insurance systems.
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Commerce Chamber Deputy: I Left When the Jewish Delegation Spoke of Peace, Sang in Unknown Language
2016-12-30
Deputy Chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Khalid Al Zayani, said he did not feel comfortable during the meeting with the American-Jewish delegations, which he attended in individual capacity. Deputy Chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Khalid Al Zayani, said he did not feel comfortable during the meeting with the American-Jewish delegations, which he attended in individual capacity.
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Chamber of Commerce: Chamber Members Met Jewish Delegation in Individual Capacity
2016-12-30
The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that it had nothing to do with the recent visit of the American-Jewish trade delegation to Bahrain, and some members of the chamber and traders took part in meeting “in their individual capacity”.
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Kuwaiti FM Confirms Supporting Iraq’s Anti-Terrorism Efforts
2016-12-30
Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah confirmed during his visit to Baghdad Wednesday, his country’s support to Iraq’s anti-terrorism efforts.
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Gov’t Discretion Leads to Withdrawing Parliamentary Proposal Imposing Private Sector Establishes Wage Scale
2016-12-30
The government was discreet regarding a parliamentary proposal to amend an article in the “Labor Law” in the civil sector, by virtue of which the company that has more than 50 workers, is obliged to prepare a list of wage and rank scale.
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66 Days Passed on his Disappearance: Sayed Alawi not Allowed to Meet his Family or Lawyer, Information Indicates he is Being Tortured
2016-12-30
Family of kidnapped and forcibly disappeared Sayed Alawi said that the authorities are still concealing him since 66 days.
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Jamal Fakhro, Liberalism in its 60s
2016-12-30
When Jamal Fakhro mocks the besieged residents of Bahrain’s Diraz, he is actually mocking the neoliberal face he represents.