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3&10-Year Jail Term Handed down to Suspects over Planting 2 Hoax Bombs in Tubli
2016-11-25
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 8 suspects over planting hoax bomb in Tubli and making riots.
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10-Year Jail Term Handed down to Suspect over Setting Fire to Stores in Sitra
2016-11-25
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court handed down 10-year jail term to a suspect (18 years) after convicting him of setting fire to a group
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Rights Group, Embassy Say Charges Against Bahraini Dropped
2016-11-25
A charge against Bahraini political activist Ebrahim Sharif accusing him of "inciting hatred" in the Gulf island kingdom has been dropped, a rights group and the British Embassy said Thursday.
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Former MP Osama Al-Tamimi Sentenced to One Month in Prison
2016-11-25
A Bahraini court sentenced on Thursday (November 24, 2016) the former MP Osama Al-Tamimi to one month in prison, putting the verdict into force immediately.
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Bahraini FM Says His Country’s Relation with America Won’t Get Affected with Any Circumstances
2016-11-25
Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa said that the Bahraini and Gulf relations with America do not get affected with any circumstances, looking forward to “better relations” with America.
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Kuwaitis Head to Polls Hoping to Stop Austerity
2016-11-25
Kuwaitis vote on Saturday for a new parliament they hope will halt austerity measures forced by falling oil revenues in the emirate, known for its cradle-to-grave welfare system.
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Kuwait Obliges Al-Arabiya TV to Compensate to Ali al-Matrouk after “February Box” Documentary Depiction
2016-11-25
A Kuwaiti court issued a ruling obliging Saudi Al-Arabiya TV Channel to compensate to Kuwaiti businessman Ali al-Matrouk for depicting him in a documentary on the political crisis in Bahrain.
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UK Slammed Over Outrageous Secrecy of Saudi, Bahraini Police Training Programs
2016-11-25
Human rights campaigners at Reprieve have accused the UK government of “outrageous” secrecy over the British training of Saudi and Bahraini police forces.
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Saudi King Receives Khalifa bin Salman in Riyadh
2016-11-25
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received in his palace in Riyadh, Bahrain’s Prime Minister, Khalifa bin Salman and his accompanying delegation.
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Jaw Prison Rebuffs Denying Detainee Kamil al-Manami Health Care
2016-11-25
The administration of Jaw Prison said on Monday (November 21, 2016) that detainee Kamil al-Manami “is receiving all rights stated by the law of the Reform and Rehabilitation institution”.
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Millions March to Iraq Shrine on Arbaeen Despite fears of ISIS Attack
2016-11-25
Millions of Shiite Muslims, crying and beating their chests in mourning, streamed through a shrine in the Iraqi city of Karbala Monday under heavy protection from the security forces, AFP reported.
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New Law Imposes Fine up to 400 Dinars on Unauthorized Stickers Stamped on Passports
2016-11-25
The government referred to the Parliament its amendments set on passport law, which imposed a fine, not less than 50 dinars and up to 400 dinars, on anyone who puts stickers or phrases on his passport.
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30 Days on His Disappearance, Sayed Alawi’s Family Urges Anyone with Information to Speak Up
2016-11-25
More than 30 days have passed since Sayed Alawi Sayed Hussein Alawi was arbitrarily kidnapped and taken away from Diraz. He first disappeared after civilians led him out of his work premises to an unknown destination.
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BBC: Car Bomb Explodes Near Baghdad Leaving Dozens Killed, Mostly Iranians
2016-11-25
BBC said that a car bomb targeted Shia returning from the Arbaeen pilgrimage at a checkpoint near Hilla, south of Baghdad.
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Final WikiLeaks Cables: US Embassy Says Mushaima’s Ashura Speech in 2009 More Restrained, Expressed Respect for King (Part 7)
2016-11-25
The final US Embassy cables on Ashura in Bahrain that WikiLeaks managed to leak discussed the Ashura commemorations during December of 2009.
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Middle East Monitor: Amnesty Slams UK for Whitewashing Bahrain Human Rights Abuses
2016-11-25
The Middle East Monitor website said that “Amnesty International has slammed the UK government for its whitewashing of human rights abuses in Bahrain.”
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MoI Withdraws Passports of Citizens Returning from Iraq for Bearing Unofficial Stamps
2016-11-24
Interior Ministry Undersecretary for Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA) Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa said that passports of some Bahrainis had been withdrawn as they arrived in the country since they had the stamps of unauthorized bodies. The passports had therefore lost their official status and could not be used, he said.
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Bahrain’s Public Prosecution Accuses Journalist Ahmed Radhi of Assembling
2016-11-24
Journalist Ahmed Radhi said that the Bahraini Public Prosecution summoned him on Thursday (November 24, 2016) for interrogation and accused him of assembling.
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Appeals Court Upholds Life-Imprisonment against 3 Defendants over Detonating Bomb in Al-Shakhoura
2016-11-24
The Supreme Appeals Court upheld a first-degree verdict sentencing defendants to life-imprisonment over detonating a bomb in Al-Shakhoura that, according to the authorities’ claims, left an injured policeman.
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Bahraini Authorities Accuse Roula Al-Saffar of Inciting Hatred against Regime
2016-11-24
Social Media activists said that the Bahraini Public Prosecution questioned on Wednesday (November 23, 2016) the president of the (dissolved) Bahrain Nursing Society Dr. Roula Al-Saffar and accused her of inciting hatred against the regime and threatening civil peace.