The Prime Minister of Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi’s government in Yemen, Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr, praised Bahrain’s role and participation with the Saudi-led Arab coalition strikes against his country.

Water statistics and studies which covered all countries in the world, according to al-Wasat local newspaper, showed that Bahrain reached lowest levels of water poverty in terms of annual cubic meter water consumption per capita.

he fourth Abdulrahman Al-Nuaimi Forum was held in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, in the presence of Bahraini and Arab Figures.

Ambassador and Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain, Abdulla Abdullatif, stressed that the Government of Bahrain is ready to discuss the UBRR report related the Universal Periodic Review of human rights, which will be discussed during the meetings of the International Council on Human Rights in February and March 2017.

Bahraini citizens protested (Friday December 16, 2016) on the eve on Martyr Day, marked December 17 each year, commemorating the memory of victims in the 90s uprising.

The Bahraini Prime Minister Court announced that Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, was admitted to the hospital last night to run some medical tests, whose results turned out to be good.

Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said that “the crime rate fell by 11% during 2016, in comparison with last year.” It added that “among the indications of the rate fall was the decrease in the number of car traffic fatalities to 44 accidents this year in comparison with the 86 of 2015.”

Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa issued a decision No. 1 of 2016, to establish "The Supreme Authority of Royal Fun for Martyrs of Duty", a fund designated for the deceased Bahraini police and army officers.

The official Bahrain National Agency (BNA) reported that the country's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued a royal decree to pardon and release 93 prisons convicted in different cases.

A fire broke out in a car owned by MP Majeed al-Asfour in the town of Ma'ameer on Thursday (December 15, 2016). The Interior Ministry noted that the fire was deliberately set to the car.

A group of activists organized (Thursday, December 15, 2016) a picture projection display of detained Bahraini opposition figures, on walls of Bahraini Embassy in the German capital Berlin.

British daily "The Guardian" reported that "more than 20 MPs from seven parties in the UK parliament have urged the British foreign secretary to echo US government calls for the release of the Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab.

The Executive Director of the Labor Market Regulatory Authority Osama al-Absi, confirmed that “all employers were obliged to transfer all salaries to all workers to the banks, and they are expected to start these transfers during 2018.

The family of detainee, Sayed Alawi al-Moussawi, said (Wednesday December 14, 2016) that it received a short phone call from him, adding that the call was interrupted when they asked him about the charges behind his interrogation.

The Tyre Scholars Gathering denounced the appeals court sentence against the Bahraini opposition leader, and Secretary General of al-Wefaq Society, Sheikh Ali Salman. The

The National Democratic Action Society “Waad” demanded the release of Bahraini opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, and writing-off his case in court.

The Secretary General of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions, Hassan Al Halwachi, said Bahraini women still suffer from low wages in the private sector, explaining that they receive less than 100 dinars per month in the kindergarten sector.

Activists launched wide campaign on social media in solidarity with the Al-Wefaq leader and Shiite cleric Sheikh Hassan Isa who spent more than 480 days in solitary confinement over politically motivated charges.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa held a telephone call with the US President-elect Donald Trump and congratulated him on "the US people's trust in the recent presidential elections".

The Islamic State group is calling on its followers to launch attacks in Bahrain and to target American military personnel stationed on the tiny island ahead of a visit by the U.S. defense secretary.