The General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions doubted the success of the “Parallel Bahrainisation System” after the government abolished the “contracting system”.

Saudi Arabia executed a citizen convicted of murder Wednesday taking to 90 the number of people the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom has put to death this year.

Index on Censorship said in a statement published online that "Bahrain, in particular, has intensified the use of stripping citizenship from those who dissent or speak out in protest as a form of punishment" and that "these practices and threats should immediately cease and all those who have fallen victim should have their citizenship restored. It is their right."

Sources close to prisoners held at Bahrain's Jaw Central Prison said that the prison's administration decided to tie up the hands and feet of all prisoners sentenced to 10-year prison terms or more while receiving treatment in hospitals.

The US Department of State urged the Bahraini authorities to immediately release the human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja and her baby.

In a speech delivered on the World Press Freedom Day which is celebrated on May 3rd, the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said: “We are proud that our country did not witness the imprisonment of any journalist,” which international reports refute.

The February 14 Youth Coalition organized popular rallies marking Labour Day on May 1st. A rally was organized in Abu Saiba during which the crowds held flags and chanted anti-regime slogans.

The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court issued sentences against 30 defendants over a bomb blast and assembly that took place in Diraz in 2014. One defendant was acquitted, 8 others were sentenced to life-imprisonment and one suspect was stripped of his citizenship, while a 5-year prison term was handed down to 20 others with 3000 BD fine.

The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced on Thursday (April 28, 2016) 3 suspects to life in prison, over acquiring arms and ammunition and 2 other suspects to a 3-year prison term, fining each one of them 500 BD.

Islamic State militants killed a U.S. Navy SEAL in northern Iraq on Tuesday after blasting through Kurdish defenses and overrunning a town in the biggest offensive in the area for months, officials said.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi is in a strong position despite political unrest in Iraq, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday.

The Bahraini authorities released on Friday (April 29, 2016) Shiite cleric Sayed Mahdi Al-Mosawi who had served a 5-year prison term.

Bahrain's Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Deputy Chief Mohammed Khalid Al-Hazaa said that the Second Minor Criminal Court acquitted on Thursday (April 28, 2016) two Public Security staff of charges of assaulting the bodily integrity of others.

In response to questions sent on the FCO Twitter account, Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Baroness Anelay said that the "UK encourages Bahrain Government to deliver international and domestic human rights commitments including on treatment of detainees."

"The decision was made and the execution shall be immediate. The judge has no other choice," that's what the Bahraini Department of Immigration and Passport official said to Dr. Masoud Jahromi, informing him of the decision to deport him from his homeland Bahrain.

The Yemeni government suspended direct peace talks to end the country's civil war on Sunday after the Houthi movement and its armed allies seized a military base north of the capital Sanaa, two members of the official delegation to the talks said.

Saudi security forces killed two militant suspects and arrested a third in a two-day operation in southwestern Bisha province, the Ministry of Interior said on Sunday, accusing them of involvement in deadly attacks claimed by Islamic State.

The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced two defendants to life in prison over detonating two bombs and acquiring firearms and ammunition at Al-Ekr entrance and 6 others to 15 years in prison while acquitting one defendant.

Al-Azhar Al-Sharif announced that Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, who is paying a visit to Egypt now, vowed to build 30 Azhari institutions across Egypt’s provinces.

A Bahraini court sentenced on Thursday (April 28, 2016) a Shiite cleric Fadel Al-Zaki and activist Nader Abdulimam to six months in prison over protesting in the Bahraini capital, Manama.