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Detained Bahraini Opposition Figures Call on Saudi Authorities to Release Sheikh Al-Nimr
2015-12-12
Bahrain Mirror: Detained Bahraini opposition figures called for the release of Sheikh Nimr Al-Nimr who was sentenced to death by a Saudi court because of his opposition to the Saudi regime.
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Bahrain Ranked 1st Gulf & 9th Arab Country on Terror Index
2015-12-12
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain was ranked the 31st country globally, the ninth on the Arab level and first on the level of Gulf states on the global terrorism index, yet it was rated the least GCC state exporting militants to Iraq and Syria.
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Public Prosecution Refers 24 Suspects Including Sheikh Hassan Isa to Court over Sitra Bombing Case
2015-12-12
Bahrain Mirror: The Terror Crime Prosecution's Attorney-General Ahmad Al-Hammadi said that "the public prosecution concluded the investigations into the case of the terrorist cell that committed a police bus bombing in Sitra and referred 24 suspects, including Sheikh Hassan Isa, t court.”
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Awal Centre Celebrates Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja’s “Record of Protest” in Beirut Book Fair
2015-12-12
Bahrain Mirror: Awal Centre for Studies and Documentation celebrated the book signing of “Record of Protest” by the Bahraini author Abbas Morshid who recorded the biography of human rights activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja.
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US Official: Last Bahrain Participation in Strikes on ISIS Launched Last Autumn
2015-12-12
Bahrain Mirror: A US official revealed the truth about the gulf states’ participation in the international coalition in the fight against the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), stating that the last participation made by Bahrain in this campaign took place last autumn.
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Bahrain: Torture Based on "British Project
2015-12-11
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Very excessive acts of torture were practiced in one of the latest cases of detainees in Bahrain. That's what the detainees' parents said according to their sons' accounts, revealing the truth about the information Britain presented to the UN on Bahrain's so-called "success in reforming its security bodies."
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SIU Studies Possibility to Appeal Against Acquittal of 5 Policemen over Torture Case
2015-12-11
Bahrain Mirror:Member of the Special Investigation Unit (SIU), Mohammad Khalid Al-Haza', said that the unit is currently studying the grounds of that verdict and if there is a possibility of appealing against it.
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Bahrain: State Budget Deficit Reaches 1 Billion & 500 Million BD
2015-12-11
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Finance Minister Ahmad bin Mohammad Al Khalifa revealed that there is an increase in the public budget deficit that reached 1 billion and 500 million Bahraini dinars, as the oil prices dropped to 45 USD per barrel.
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Reuters: Fitch Revises Mumtalakat's Outlook to Negative; Affirms at 'BBB-'
2015-12-10
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Fitch Ratings has revised Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company's (Mumtalakat) Outlook to Negative from Stable and affirmed the Long-term Issuer Default Raing (IDR) and senior unsecured rating at 'BBB-'.
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Reuters: Fitch Revises Batelco's Outlook to Negative, Affirms at 'BBB-'
2015-12-10
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Fitch Ratings has changed Bahrain Telecommunications Company's (Batelco) Outlook to Negative from Stable while affirming its Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB-'.
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Reuters: Fitch Revises Outlook on 2 Bahraini Banks to Negative
2015-12-10
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) and BBK B.S.C. (BBK) to Negative from Stable, while affirming their Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'BBB-'
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Financial Parliamentary Commission Agrees on Raising Public Debt Ceiling to 10 Billion BD
2015-12-10
Bahrain Mirror: The Financial and Economic Parliamentary Commission passed a decree law to raise the public debt ceiling to 10 billion Bahraini dinars instead of 7.
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Bahraini Finance Ministry: Recurrent Requests of MPs Reason Behind Budget Deficit Increase
2015-12-10
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Ministry of Finance pinned the blame on the members of parliament and their “recurrent demands” for the hike in the public debt and the public budget deficit increase.
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Bahraini Court Sentences Policeman to 2 Years in Prison over Assault on Detainee
2015-12-10
Bahrain Mirror: Member of Bahrain’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU), Mohammad Khalid Al-Haza’, stated that the Ninth Minor Criminal Court sentenced a policeman to two years in prison over charges of violating the bodily integrity of another person.
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Detention of Al-Wefaq Top Figure Sheikh Hassan Isa Renewed for 30 More Days
2015-12-10
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Prosecution renewed the detention of the prominent Al-Wefaq figure, Sheikh Hassan Isa, for 30 additional days according to Al-Wefaq society’s official Twitter account.
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Bahraini Court Acquits 5 Policemen of Torture Charges
2015-12-09
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court acquitted on Monday (December 7, 2015) five policemen of charges of torturing detainees to extract false confessions.
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Case of 10 Bahrainis Stripped of their Nationality Adjourned until Feb. 22
2015-12-09
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Second High Appeals Court decided to adjourn the case of attorney Taymour Karimi and nine others, until the Public Prosecution has a royal decree issued to revoke their nationalities. The court set February 22, 2016 as a date for implementing the sentence.
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Three Suspects Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison & Another to 3 over Assembly in Al-Naim
2015-12-09
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court sentenced three suspects over charges of joining assembly and starting fire in Al-Naim area to 5 years in prison while sentencing another to 3 years and acquitting another suspect of the charges due to lack of evidence.
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SIU Receives 14 Torture & Abuse Complaints in November
2015-12-09
Bahrain Mirror: The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) has received 14 complaints during November, nine of which were related to claims of ill-treatment, while four others were linked to torture and another regarding the use of excessive force by policemen.
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Bahrain's Audit Control Bureau Unveils Shocking Figures on Gov't Spending
2015-12-08
Bahrain Mirror: The Audit and Administrative Control Bureau in Bahrain have issued a report recently revealing shocking figures, regarding the public debt and government spending. It recorded a wide-range of violations committed within ministries and governmental institutions.