Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini cabinet discussed in its regular session a number of topics listed on its agenda, mainly a memorandum submitted by the Minister of Interior to the cabinet about "regulations to control the travel of citizens to hazardous countries experiencing armed conflicts or terrorist incubators," in reference to Syria, Iraq and Iran whereto tens of thousands of Shiite citizens head in order to visit the holy sites.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's signalled on Friday that oil-exporting countries face fresh downgrades as crude prices fall further and that it could repeat last year's move when it made a big group of cuts all at once.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air has ordered 19 new Airbus aircraft and upgraded a 16-aircraft Boeing order on Thursday, pushing ahead with plans to renew its fleet.

Bahrain Mirror: The human rights committee in the Bahraini Parliament decided to form 5 separate units within the committee itself to divide and distribute human rights files that are full of violations documented by international human rights organizations in periodic reports.

Bahrain Mirror: The local Bahraini Al-Wasat newspaper said that a number of Bahraini sailors brought forth a complaint at the Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, stating that they are being affected by the governmental decision to raise fuel prices which increased their expenses by 40%.

Bahrain Mirror: The Head of Al-Wefaq Society's Political Department Abduljalil Khalil stressed that Mumtalakat Co. which comprises of around 40 Bahraini companies contributes only USD 50 million to the state budget.

The former Secretary-General of the Nationalist Democratic Society, the economic researcher Hassan Al-Aali considered that the real cause of the economic crisis “is the failure that lasted for four decades, since the rise of oil prices and the failure of diversifying the sources of income and state budget.

Bahrain’s Juvenile Court ordered on Tuesday (January 19, 2016) the detention of the juvenile Sayed Fadhel Sayed Saeed Shams (13 years old) for 6 days pending investigation.

Summary: A Bahraini Court sentenced on Tuesday (January 19, 2016) the youth Ahmad Al-Arab (18 years old) to 10 additional years in prison, rising his prison term to 130 years.

Summary: Bahrain’s main opposition group, Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that the achievement of its senior member, Majeed Milad, in attaining a Master’s degree with distinction emphasizes that he is a model the nation is proud of, and that his normal place is not in prison.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Gulf Arab states are cooperating on regional missile defence and hope to announce the results soon, a Bahraini officer said on Wednesday, suggesting progress in long-stalled efforts to create a cross-border approach to counter Iran's growing missile capabilities.

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services stated that the outlook for each of Bahrain, Lebanon, Oman and Saudi Arabia is negative,

Bahrain’s High Criminal Court modified a sentence issued against a Jordanian student over charges of promoting the views of the terrorist Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) organization.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that Bahrain would not be on the list of beneficiaries of lifting international sanctions on Iran.

What was Jamal Khashoggi, the pro-Turkish Saudi journalist who openly defends Jihadist views, really doing in Cyprus, the island with a predominantly Orthodox Christian nation and an open-minded population?

The family of detainee Khalil Al-Halwachi filed a complaint to the Bahrain Ombudsman Office regarding the infestation of insects, especially cockroaches in the pre-trial detention center at Dry Dock Prison.

Bahrain’s Court of Cassation accepted on Monday (January 18, 2016) the appeal submitted by lawyer Wafaa Marhoon over the verdict issued by the Court of Appeals, sentencing 18 suspects from the island of Nabih Saleh to prison terms ranging between 5 and 7 years.

Political Activist Khalil Al-Halwachi asked the prison administration in a letter to apologize for all the violations that took place against him, vow that it wouldn’t happen again, and compensate him for all his belonging that were seized and destroyed.

The Deputy Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq, Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi, said: “We heard for years that our economy is strong and it would not be affected, suddenly the citizens discovered that they were deceived and should pay the price of this failure.”

Bahrain’s Parliament Speaker Ahmad Bin Ebrahim Al-Mulla said that the Parliament completely supports the new perspectives of the Bahraini government.