The Ombudsman said that it looked into the complaint submitted by the wife of kidnapped Sayed Alawi, claiming that “it followed the professional procedural steps in this complaint with respect to investigating his place and conditions and guaranteeing his legal rights.”

Salam for Democracy and Human Rights issued a special report about the violations practiced against the Shia majority in Bahrain during Ashura this year.

Family of detainee Sayed Alawi Al-Musawi said that it received on Sunday (November 27, 2016) night a call from him stating that he is at the Criminal Investigation Department, which refutes the narrative of the National Institution for Human Rights about him being found in the Pre-Detention center in Dry Dock Prison.

Family of kidnapped Sayed Alawi Sayed Hussein issued a statement responding to MP Mohammad Al-Marafi’s in which he claimed that Sayed Alawi is suspended within an order from the Public Prosecution.

Ghanim Al-Buainain, Minister for Shura Council and House of Representatives Affairs of Bahrain, said that there is corruption in the United Nations, stressing that Bahrain suffers from the UN affiliated organizations and international councils due to corruption.

The Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) issued a statement in which it said “on November 26, 2016 at 6:35 PM , fire broke out in one of the company’s refineries,” adding “the fire was brought under control at 7:15 PM thanks to the fireteam.” The statement also read “no casualties were recorded,” explaining that “investigation has been launched into the incident.”

The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms demanded the Bahraini authorities to unveil the fate of youth Ali Al-Mokhawder who was arrested on November 24, 2016 at the hands of the security forces and held in the Criminal Investigation Department.

Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa described the Cuban leader who passed away on Friday (November25, 2016) as “Friend” and said on his own Twitter account after the announcement of Castro’s death “the world will miss you oh, president, friend and leader who embodied the pride of Cuban people.”

The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) said that Bahrain’s National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) misled on the case a victim of enforced disappearance after their family complained to the press, in reference to the case of Sayed Alawi Hussein Alawi.

An official at the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) confirmed that a fire broke out at the company on Saturday night (November 26, 2016). He however reduced the size of the fire and described it as “minor”.

News were circulating on social network accounts that a big fire broke out in Bahrain’s Petroleum Company (BAPCO).

The Bahraini Ministry of Interior approved a proposal presented by the Parliament, which imposes the use of a “fingerprint identification system”, for both the fingers and eyes.

The family of kidnapped Bahraini citizen, Sayed Alawi Sayed Hussein, denied receiving any call from the National Institute for Human Rights, contrary to a statement announced by the latter.

Hundreds of Bahrainis took to the streets in a mass protest that was launched from the Imam Sadiq Mosque, condemning the sectarian persecution practiced against Shia in Bahrain.

The Bahraini authorities have continued to prevent the Shia majority from performing their largest Friday prayer in the Imam Al-Sadiq mosque in Diraz.

A charge against Bahraini political activist Ebrahim Sharif accusing him of "inciting hatred" in the Gulf island kingdom has been dropped, a rights group and the British Embassy said Thursday.

Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa said that the Bahraini and Gulf relations with America do not get affected with any circumstances, looking forward to “better relations” with America.

A Kuwaiti court issued a ruling obliging Saudi Al-Arabiya TV Channel to compensate to Kuwaiti businessman Ali al-Matrouk for depicting him in a documentary on the political crisis in Bahrain.

Human rights campaigners at Reprieve have accused the UK government of “outrageous” secrecy over the British training of Saudi and Bahraini police forces.

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received in his palace in Riyadh, Bahrain’s Prime Minister, Khalifa bin Salman and his accompanying delegation.