A statement issued by the British Embassy said that the British Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Bahrain next week to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council summit.

Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received in his office in the presence of the BDF Chief of Staff Dhiyab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi, the Commander of the Joint Peninsula Shield Forces (JPSF) Hassan bin Hamza Al-Shehri.

According to KUNA news agency, the Kuwaiti government submitted a resignation letter to Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah after parliamentary elections held in the country last Saturday.

Iraqi special forces battling to clear Islamic State from eastern Mosul have killed nearly 1,000 militants but fighting has slowed as troops face a mobile enemy hidden among thousands of civilians in the city, a top commander said.

Freedom House listed Bahrain in its annual Freedom on the Net report for 2016 among the 26 “Not Free" countries that implement tight censorship on online content.

The Houthi state news agency SABA reported that the Supreme Political Council announced the formations of a new “National Salvation” Government on Monday (November 28, 2016).

46 Non-Governmental Organizations around the world called for the immediate release of Bahraini journalist Faisal Hayyat, who has been under the authorities’ arrest for more than a month over a “tweet” on his “Twitter” account.

Minister for Shura Council and House of Representatives Affairs of Bahrain, Ghanim Al-Buainain, said that the Gulf Union file will be ready at the GCC leaders’ summit to be hosted by Bahrain next month, adding that the Union might be established without Oman.

The Assistant Secretary-General for the Public Sector in the General Federation of Workers Trade Unions in Bahrain, Hussein al-Asfour, called on the Minister of Electricity and Water Abdul Hussain Mirza to intervene to end the suffering of eight employees that have been dismissed from the Electricity and Water Authority for nearly two years.

The Labor Market Regulatory Authority revealed in its statistics for the second quarter of 2016, that the Bahraini labor increased by only 1,274 Bahrainis in a whole year, in comparison with the same period of last year 2015.

Hundreds of foreign workers rallied outside two construction sites, in protest against the delay in salary payment by one of the biggest construction companies in Bahrain.

The Ombudsman said that it looked into the complaint submitted by the wife of kidnapped Sayed Alawi, claiming that “it followed the professional procedural steps in this complaint with respect to investigating his place and conditions and guaranteeing his legal rights.”

Salam for Democracy and Human Rights issued a special report about the violations practiced against the Shia majority in Bahrain during Ashura this year.

The First High Criminal Court sentenced a defendant to 3 years in prison over hiding a convict.

Family of detainee Sayed Alawi Al-Musawi said that it received on Sunday (November 27, 2016) night a call from him stating that he is at the Criminal Investigation Department, which refutes the narrative of the National Institution for Human Rights about him being found in the Pre-Detention center in Dry Dock Prison.

A Bahraini court sentenced on Thursday (November 24, 2016) a youth to 10 years in prison and 382000 BD bail. The youth is accused of setting fire to a cars agency in Sitra.

Family of kidnapped Sayed Alawi Sayed Hussein issued a statement responding to MP Mohammad Al-Marafi’s in which he claimed that Sayed Alawi is suspended within an order from the Public Prosecution.

Ghanim Al-Buainain, Minister for Shura Council and House of Representatives Affairs of Bahrain, said that there is corruption in the United Nations, stressing that Bahrain suffers from the UN affiliated organizations and international councils due to corruption.

The Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) issued a statement in which it said “on November 26, 2016 at 6:35 PM , fire broke out in one of the company’s refineries,” adding “the fire was brought under control at 7:15 PM thanks to the fireteam.” The statement also read “no casualties were recorded,” explaining that “investigation has been launched into the incident.”

Bahrain’s minor court handed down on Thursday (November 24, 2016) 3-month jail term to Imam of Al-Kheif mosque Sheikh Isa Al-Moamen over inciting hatred against the regime and set 500 BD as bail to stop the execution of the sentence.