The Bahraini Public Prosecution charged rights activist Ibtisam al-Saegh of “inciting hatred against the regime, destabilizing the state’s security, and threatening civil peace.”

Adam Nabeel Rajab, the son of Bahraini prominent activist Nabeel Rajab, said that his father has been transferred to the hospital due to heart problems, after spending 3 months in solitary confinement in prison.

Mass protests kicked off in difference areas in Bahrain, expressing solidarity with the Shiite majority spiritual leader, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, on the night of his trial.

Activists and witnesses said that Interior Ministry security forces fired teargas toxic canisters at dawn on Wednesday, at the town of Diraz, which hosts an open protest near Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim’s house.

A massive suicide blast at a Shiite mosque in Kabul killed at least 27 people Monday and wounded 64 as worshippers gathered for the religious ceremony of Arbaeen Imam Hussein (PBUH), officials said.

UK Member of Parliament Margaret Farrier said that she, in addition to other MPs, are working on establishing a human rights parliamentary group concerned with human rights affairs in the Gulf.

The Bahraini Ambassador in Iraq, Salah al-Maliki, said that the Bahraini Embassy and Consulate in Najaf are closely following up the status of Arbaeen Imam Hussein commemoration in Karbala.

The Iraqi Embassy in Bahrain told al-Wasat newspaper that it issued more than 80 thousand visas for Bahrainis visiting its country on the occasion of Arbaeen Imam Hussein (PBU), marked Monday (November 21, 2016).

The Supreme Appeals Court upheld a first-degree verdict ruling the imprisonment of a defendant accused of shooting at the police in Sitra.

Torture and other forms of ill-treatment persist in Bahrain despite reforms introduced by the Gulf Arab kingdom to address alleged human rights abuses after a 2011 uprising, Amnesty International said on Monday.

Hussein al-Qassab was acquitted of the charge brought against him only after he was subjected to brutal torture, leaving him paralyzed.

A 48-hour ceasefire ended Monday in Yemen after failing to stem violence across the country, with both sides blaming each other for deadly "violations" of the US-backed truce, AFP reported.

The Executive Director of The International Institute for Strategic Studies – Middle East), Sir John Jenkins, revealed an official invitation sent out by the institute organizing the “Manama Dialogue Summit”, to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif, inviting him to take part in the summit scheduled to be held next month.

Bahrain’s al-Ayyam Newspaper reported that Britain will take part in the “Manama Dialogue Summit” by a high diplomatic and military delegation, led by UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson. The newspaper confirmed that French Defense Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, is also to take part in the summit.

Bahraini MP said he received reassurances from US Ambassador that his country’s policy towards Bahrain will not change.

The Bahraini Appeals Court adjourned the trial of prominent clerics Sheikh Mohammad Jawad al-Shehabi, and Sheikh Fadel al-Zaki until December 6, 2016.

UK-based newspaper The Guardian highlighted the criticism addressed by Amnesty International to UK ministers, who according to the organization, “act as ‘overexcited cheerleaders’ for ‘woefully inadequate’ reforms”.

Thousands of Bahrainis took part in open rally held outside house of Bahraini Shia spiritual leader Sheikh Isa Qassim, marking 150 days since launch of protest.

Social media activists circulated notice issued by Bahraini Health Ministry calling for commitment to government decision issued on August 15, 2016.

Appeal Court upheld verdict, acquitting police officer and four policemen of charges regarding torture of detainees to extract confessions in a drug-related case.