The Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, said that the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) relations with the United Kingdom do not reflect a decline in the US-Gulf relations.

The Islamic Republic of Iran denied all the allegations mentioned in the final statement of the 37th GCC summit that closed its work session on Wednesday (December 7, 2016) in Manama.

The Bahraini King issued a decree last week terminating Information Affairs Authority, and assigning its staff and management at the Ministry of Information Affairs.

The “Al Asalah Salafist Society” called on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to consider Iran “The first strategic enemy of Islam, Arabs, and human civilization.”

Bahraini activists broadcasted photos on social media platforms, showing protesters burning the British flags, in a step manifesting their rejection to UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s visit to Bahrain.

The Middle East researcher at Human Rights Watch, Nicholas McGeehan, said that UK Prime Minister fired back at critics of cosy ties to Bahrain.

Social media activists circulated photos showing hundreds of people protesting outside the house of the spiritual leader of the Shia majority Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim

Local newspaper al-Wasat said that “the security authorities inspected the passports of citizens’ passports upon their arrival to Bahrain’s international airport, coming back from Iraq, where they commemorated the Arbaeen of Imam Hussein in the past few days.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has been urged to confirm she will put human rights reform on her agenda when she meets Saudi and Bahraini leaders, The Guardian reported.

Information revealed that the Bahraini authorities arrested on Tuesday (December 6, 2016) an employee who works for the London-based news channel, Al Araby Al-Jadeed, with links to Azmi Bishara who has close ties with Qatar.

The Qatari Al-Jazeera channel announced on Tuesday (December 6, 2016) that the Bahraini authorities prevented its staff from covering the Gulf summit hosted by Manama.

The 37th GCC summit kicked off in Manama on Tuesday (December 6, 2016), stressing on finding solutions for the Yemeni and Syrian crises.

A British thinktank that bills itself as a global authority on military and diplomatic affairs has been accused of jeopardizing its independence after leaked documents showed it has secretly received £25m from the Bahraini royal family, which has been criticised for its poor human rights record.

British Prime Minister Theresa May visited the British Royal Naval Base forces at the Khalifa bin Salman Port in Bahrain, on the sidelines of her visit to take part in the Gulf Summit.

Former Bahraini Minister expressed regret over the lack of Bahraini expertise from the Health Ministry, wondering if this step is part of the “2030 Vision”.

Edwin Samuel, spokesperson for the UK government in the Middle East and North Africa, said that the largest UK military warship is now present in Bahrain’s Mina Salman Port

The Libyan local newspaper “Bawabat al-Wasat” reported that Libya’s “Al-Bonyan Al-Marsous” forces were able to arrest Bahraini terrorist Turki al-Benali.

Middle East Eye website reported a judicial source saying that a “Bahraini court upheld three death sentences and seven life terms against a "terrorist" group convicted of killing police including an Emirati officer in a bomb attack.”

The British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in Manama on Monday (December 5, 2016) to attend the 37th GCC Summit which King Hamad invited her to join during his last visit to London.

Congressman James McGovern expressed his deep concern regarding reports that the Kingdom of Bahrain will host its 2016 Bahrain National Day celebration at the Trump International Hotel in Washington DC this coming Wednesday, December 7th.