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Bahraini Security Forces Take Down Ashura Banners & Flags in 5 Areas
2015-10-14
Activists on social media said that the Bahraini Interior Ministry's security forces continued to take down banners and flags for the season of Ashura.
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Popular Boycott Forces Livestock Company to Dispose of 300 Frozen Cattle Meat & Dead Sheep
2015-10-14
The local Bahraini Al-Wasat newspaper reported from a number of butchers that "the Bahrain Livestock Company disposed of 300 frozen cattle meat imported from Australia mid last week."
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Al-Shamlawi Says Defence Panel Was Unable to Discuss Defence Plan with Sheikh Ali Salman
2015-10-14
Lawyer Abdullah Al-Shamlawi, Defence panel member of Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman, said that the defence team was unable to "discuss defence plan" with Sheikh Ali Salman.
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Bahrain’s MoI Discusses Security Cooperation with Pakistani Ambassador
2015-10-13
Bahrain Mirror: Bahraini Interior Ministry Undersecretary Major-General Khalid Salem Al-Absi discussed with Pakistani Ambassador Mohammed Saeed Khan security cooperation between the two countries.
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Health of Hunger-Striking Detainees in Dry Dock Prison Deteriorates
2015-10-13
Bahrain Mirror: Detainee Khalil Al-Halwachi stressed that the health of the prisoners who went on a hunger strike in ward 10 in the Dry Dock Detention Center started to deteriorate, holding the authorities accountable.
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Local Newspaper: Labour Ministry to Close Bahrain Scientific Center After Dispute with German Company
2015-10-13
Bahrain Mirror: The local Bahraini Al-Bilad newspaper said that Bahrain’s Ministry of Labour and Social Development is leaning towards closing the Bahrain Scientific Center in Isa Town.
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Trial of Bahraini Opposition Figure Ebrahim Sharif Adjourned until Nov. 12
2015-10-13
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Fourth High Criminal Court decided on Monday (October 12, 2015) to adjourn the trial of the opposition figure and former Secretary-General of the National Democratic Action Society (Wa'ad) until November 12, 2015, with the summoning of the attesting witness in the next hearing.
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MEMRI Denies MoU with Bahrain, Accusing Regime of “Deceit” & Reminding it of Turki Al-Binali
2015-10-13
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): After the announcement of signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the “This Is Bahrain” campaign and the Washington-based MEMRI institute, MEMRI published an article entitled “Bahrain and the Politics of Deceit,” accusing the Bahraini regime of dishonesty.
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Bahrain’s MoI Declares It Can Monitor Voice & Written Messages on WhatsApp, Viber & Tango
2015-10-13
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s General Director of Anti-Corruption and Economic and Electronic Security, Bassam Al-Miraj, said that the cybercrime department was provided with an experienced technical team assigned to accurately specify the identity of social media users.
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Bahraini Parliament Imposes Austerity Measures By Royal Directives: Freezes Travels of Friendship Committees & Merges Administrations
2015-10-13
Bahrain Mirror: The Secretary-General of the Council of Representatives Abdullah Al-Dosari announced some economic measures concerning the travels of the elected legislative chamber members.
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Bahrainis Perform Prayers in Mosques Demolished by Authorities
2015-10-12
Bahrain Mirror: Bahraini citizens performed the evening prayers on Saturday (October 10, 2015) in mosques that were demolished by the Bahraini authorities.
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King Hamad Says Regional Developments Made him Merge Ministries & Announces December 17 “National Martyrs Day”
2015-10-12
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s king Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said that the rapidly-unfolding political developments in the region required him to issue directives to merge some ministries” and announced that a National Martyrs Day will be marked on December 17.
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Local Newspaper: Bahraini Government Leaning Towards Raising Retirement Age to 65
2015-10-12
Bahrain Mirror: The local Bahraini Al-Bilad newspaper said that the Bahraini government is leaning towards gradually raising the retirement age during the coming years to 65.
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Field Study: 35% of Bahrainis Suffer from Depression & 71% from Anxiety
2015-10-12
Bahrain Mirror: The latest national field study conducted by the Psychiatric Hospital included 1,114 citizens. It was revealed that 71% suffer from anxiety and 35% from depression.
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Bahraini Health Ministry Treated 3 Swine Flu Cases
2015-10-12
Bahrain Mirror: Dr. Mariam Al Hajri, Director of the Department of Public Health, said infection with swine influenza (H1N1) is not life-threatening and can be treated as soon as it is discovered, as there are available vaccines and treatments.
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Sheikh Sanqour: Tearing, Taking Down Ashura Banners & Flags Provokes and Offends Emotions of Citizens
2015-10-10
Bahrain Mirror: The preacher of Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque in Bahrain’s Diraz, Sheikh Mohammad Sanqour. criticized the authorities for tearing and taking down Ashura Banners and flags, deeming this action unjustifiable, provoking and offending to the emotions of a major faction of the Bahraini population.
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US Fifth Fleet Carriers Exit Gulf
2015-10-10
Bahrain Mirror: The Stars and Stripes news website said on Friday (October 9, 2015) that the US Navy’s USS Theodore Roosevelt exited the Gulf.
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Six Suspects Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Burning ATM in Hamad Town
2015-10-10
Bahrain's first high criminal court, over a case of 7 suspects accused of burning an ATM and possessing Molotov cocktails, sentenced 6 suspects to 10 years in prison and fined them 31,101 BD and 136 Fils, while acquitting one suspect of the charges raised against him.
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SIU: 25 Torture & Ill-treatment Complaints in September
2015-10-10
Member of the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Bahrain's Public Prosecution, Mohammed Al-Hazaa, said that the unit received during September 25 complaints.
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Bahraini King's Sons Say They Contributed to Liberation of Marib & Seizing Bab Al-Mandab Strait in War on Yemen
2015-10-10
Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa paid a visit to the General Command of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), to listen to a "briefing including detailed explanation about the tasks accomplished successfully by the BDF unit" in Yemen.