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Family of Detainee Akbar Ali Demands Authorities to Transfer him Psychiatric Hospital
2016-10-18
Family of detainee Akbar Ali (21 years) asked the competent parties to transfer their son to the psychiatric hospital to receive adequate treatment.
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Royal Decree Reconstructing Ministry of Labour and Social Development
2016-10-18
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued a decree restructuring the Ministry of Labour and Social Development.
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“Al-Khashram”, Lawyer Assigned to Sheikh Qassim’s Case, Is the Bahraini Government’s Yes Man
2016-10-18
What is the truth behind events that took place during trial of the Bahraini Shia spiritual leader Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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HRW Accuses Prince Charles of Not Caring About the “Crushing of Dissent” in Bahrain
2016-10-18
Human Rights Watch (HRW) accusing the Prince of Wales of not caring enough about the "crushing of dissent" in Bahrain as details of his trip to the Gulf state were announced
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King Opens Fourth Legislative Term, Head of Parliament Says Political Societies’ Framework to be Fixed
2016-10-18
The Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa delivered a speech Sunday during the opening ceremony of the third session of the Fourth Legislative Term, while Head of Council of Representatives said parliament would work on fixing the course of work for all political societies on the legislative level.
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Court Forces Interior Ministry to Release Criminal Record of Law Graduate
2016-10-17
Lawyer Mohammad al-Jeshi said that the Supreme Administrative Court ruled the cancellation of the negative decision by the defendant (Interior Ministry), stating that it would not hand over the criminal record of the plaintiff to the Justice Ministry.
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KSA, Bahrain Launch Bilateral Maritime Maneuvers at Sheikh Salman Port
2016-10-17
The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that Riyadh and Manama launched today (Monday October 17, 2016), a joint naval maneuver in Sheikh Salman port in Bahrain.
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Gulf Institute for Democracy & Human Rights: 304 Bahrainis with Revoked Citizenships Since 2011
2016-10-17
The Australia-based Gulf Institute for Democracy & Human Rights (GDHR) launched on Monday its report on the citizenship revocation in Bahrain, entitled, “Revocation of Citizenships: The Silent Execution.”
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Court of Cassation overturns Death Penalty & Life-Imprisonment Sentence against Suspects Accused of Killing Emirati Officer in Al-Daih
2016-10-17
Bahrain’s Court of Cassation overturned on Monday (October 17, 2016) a death penalty verdict against 3 defendants, life-imprisonment to 7 others and revoking nationality of 8 of them over killing Emirate officer and 2 other policemen in Al-Daih.
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Bahraini Authorities Interrogate 5 Shiite Clerics, Arrest 2 to Present them to Prosecution
2016-10-17
The Bahraini security authorities interrogated 5 Shiite clerics, released 3 of them after more than 10 hours of interrogation on Sunday (October 16, 2016) and detained two of them to present them to the Public Prosecution
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Court of Cassation Overturns Sheikh Ali Salman's Verdict, Returns Case to Appeals Court
2016-10-17
Bahrain's Court of Cassation overturned a nine-year jail term against Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman.
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AFP: Bahrain Court Overturns Jail Term of Opposition Chief
2016-10-17
A top court in Bahrain on Monday overturned a nine-year jail term against Shiite opposition chief cleric Ali Salman, convicted of inciting hatred and calling for forceful regime change.
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Iraq Launches Mosul Offensive to Drive out Islamic State
2016-10-17
Iraqi government forces, with air and ground support from the U.S.-led coalition, launched an offensive on Monday to drive Islamic State from the northern city of Mosul, the militants' last major stronghold in the country.
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Bahrain Prevents Oun and Al-Saffar from leaving Country
2016-10-17
he Bahraini security authorities prevented on Sunday (October 16, 2016) activists Enas Oun and Ahmed Al-Saffar from leaving the country
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Kuwaiti Ruler Dissolves Parliament, Opens Way for Early Elections
2016-10-17
The Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ordered the dissolution of parliament on Sunday, opening the way to fresh elections.
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Bahraini King: Bahrain Has Human Dignity Safeguarded, Rituals Protected
2016-10-17
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said that his country is “the country where the rule of law is supreme, human dignity is safeguarded and rituals are protected.”
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Bahraini Court Sentences Bahraini Child to 6-Month Imprisonment
2016-10-17
A Bahraini court upheld the decision to sentence a Bahraini child to 6 months in prison, after the Public Prosecution charged him with illegal assembly.
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High Criminal Court Acquits Adel Flayfel of Indictment in Trust Betrayal Case
2016-10-17
The Second High Criminal Court acquitted former colonel in the National Security Apparatus, Adel Flayfel after a first tier court previously indicted Flayfel, and sentenced him to 3 years in prison, in a “betrayal of trust” case.
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Why Shimon Peres? A Founding-Generation “Friend” of Bahrain’s Gov’t
2016-10-16
The follow up on the timeline of the Bahraini-Israeli relations, which is stretched over a period of more than 22 years, unveiled interesting details.
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Bahraini Society Against Normalization Refuses Hosting FIFA Congress in Presence of Israeli Delegates
2016-10-16
The Bahraini Society Against Normalization with the Zionist enemy refused to host the FIFA Congress, after Malaysia refused, because two Israelis will be taking part in the event.