The Bahraini cabinet decided to approve the development of a new kind of gasoline with 98 Octane, known as "Super fuel" to be made available in the market as a third option for consumers alongside "Jayyid" (Good) and "Mumtaz" (Excellent) fuel.

Bahrain's Ministry of Interior announced that it summoned the political assistant of the Al-Wefaq Secretary-General, Khalil Al-Marzooq and secretariat member Abduljalil Khalil over Al-Wefaq statements that "questioned the procedures adopted by the Interior Ministry" as well as "calling for the interference of foreign organizations."

The Bahrain Defence Force said that it stands ready to respond "to the terrorist groups that target security patrols and police officers".

British ambassador to Bahrain Simon Martin condemned the attack in Karbabad which killed a policeman and seriously injured two others, as the Ministry of Interior announced.

The German ambassador to Bahrain Alfred Simms-Protz condemned the killing of a policeman in Bahrain's Karbabad on Saturday (April 16, 2016), stressing that murder can never be a substitute for political debate and peaceful protest.

A group of the prominent clerics in Bahrain stated that the ongoing summoning of religious scholars and Friday Imams raises great concern.

Bahrain said that a delegation from the Jordanian General Directorate of Gendarmerie visited the gulf kingdom and discussed security cooperation.

10 human rights organizations expressed their opposition to all policies and measures that target people because of their religion or sect and called on the authorities to guarantee equality for all.

The Bahraini Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa said that the security authorities arrested whom he described as “suspects” in the Karbabad incident, which the Ministry of Interior claimed to have killed one of its affiliates.

Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman said that the Bahraini “Public Prosecution decided to detain cleric Sheikh Mohammed Al-Mansi for a week over charges of inciting hatred and insulting the Ministry of Interior.”

Bahrain Mirror (AP): Bahrain says a police officer has been killed and two others were seriously wounded in a gasoline bomb attack in the tiny island kingdom.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Attackers threw Molotov cocktails at a police patrol north of Bahrain's capital on Saturday, killing one officer and critically injuring two others, the interior ministry said.

10 human rights organizations called on civil society groups to take part in commemorating the national religious freedom day in Bahrain on April 17, 2016 via various media, legal and civil means.

The Bahraini office of Ombudsman said in a statement that it followed “the allegations published lately on some websites that an unknown woman was sexually assaulted in one of the Ministry of Interior’s administration offices.”

The US Department of State issued its 2015 annual report on human rights practices around the world, recording human rights violations committed in different countries including Bahrain.

The Supreme Appeals Court upheld the verdict issued against an appellant, convicted along with other suspects over charges of burning tires that caused a fire, sentencing him to three years in prison. This comes as a court of first instance sentenced 5 suspects to 15 years in prison and two others under 18 years of age (including the appellant) to 3.

The Supreme Appeals Court upheld the sentence issued against two appellants to imprison them for three years over charges of planting a hoax bomb in the Sitra area.

The Secretary-General of the National Democratic Action Society (Wa'ad) Radhi Al-Musawi said that "the financial support that the society was supposed to receive completely stopped in 2011."

The Bahraini Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs revealed the list of political societies that have received government support in 2015, which clearly shows that it has excluded opposition groups.

The main opposition group in Bahrain, Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, denied receiving any government benefits since May 2011.