In an interview with RT Arabic, Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, denied media reports that there are political prisoners in Bahrain, stressing that there is no policy of “silencing voices” in the island kingdom.

The King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa granted medals of honor to a number of military officers and soldiers who returned to Bahrain after taking part in the war on Yemen.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) recorded last week (February 1-7, 2016) 34 arbitrary arrests, including 3 children and a woman.

Bahrain Mirror: The Al-Wefaq team following up the naturalization issue in Bahrain confirmed that the political naturalization process is costing the Bahraini government over 20% of its general budge.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain has announced that is set to establish a distribution centre for Russian Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in the region, and made an agreement with Moscow to import this product.

Bahrain Mirror: The Chief of Bahrain's Public Security Tariq Al-Hassan said that the Interior Ministry circulated red notices including names of citizens it described as "fugitives involved in terrorist and criminal cases". They are; however, a group of activists and regime opponents.

Bahrain Mirror: Member of Bahrain's Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Abdulrahman Al-Moawada said that the unit has received during January 2016, 17 complaints about torture or otherwise ill treatment and begun its investigations into the allegations.

The Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Muallem said that his country “will resist any ground incursion into its territory and send the aggressors home ‘in coffins,’” in comments aimed at Arab countries that have announced their readiness to join such an operation.

Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem mocked the announcement made by Bahrain in which the island kingdom expressed its readiness to join the international coalition against ISIS in a ground operation in Syria, describing it as “a joke”.

Amnesty International stated that a Bahraini court upheld a verdict sentencing Bahraini photographer Ahmad Al-Fardan to three months in prison over charges of “attempting to participate in a public gathering.”

The Bahraini Al-Wafa Islamic Party called on opposition groups to support the protests and events announced by the revolutionary forces in the country to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the February 14 uprising anniversary.

The Kremlin Press Office announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to meet Bahrain's Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on Monday (February 8, 2016) in Russia’s Black Sea resort city of Sochi.

Bahrain’s Fifth Criminal Court two suspects over charges of starting a fire, illegal assembly and possession of Molotov in Sitra. The court handed down a 3-year jail term to the first suspect and 6-month term to the other.

16 human rights organizations sent a letter to the member states in the United Nations Human Rights Council regarding the developments in the human rights status in Bahrain ahead of the next session to be held in Geneva.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): As the Bahraini uprising's fifth anniversary approaches, thousands of Bahrainis took to the streets on Friday (February 5, 2016) in different villages across Bahrain expressing their adherence to the demands made on February 14, 2011.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini youth Kassim Mostafa Ibrahim Al-Saegh (27 years old) from the village of Al-Dair was reported as the fifth victim of Sickle Cell Anaemia in Bahrain on Wednesday (February 3, 2016).

Fatima Al-Halwachi, the Head of Monitoring and Documentation department of the EBOHR, sent an open letter to the President of the European Parliament in which she explained her father’s imprisonment conditions over a period of a year and a half.

The Stars and Stripes stated that “The USNS Choctaw County is the first auxiliary expeditionary fast transport ship to be forward deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations.”

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahrain is ready to commit ground troops to Syria as part of a U.-S.-led coalition against Islamic State, the Gulf island state said on Friday, a day after its larger neighbour and close ally Saudi Arabia announced a similar pledge.

The Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) said that 2015 witnessed many achievements, shedding light on King Hamad’s visits and the support of the Prime Minister and Crown Prince.