Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced four Bahrainis, between the ages of 20 and 25 years, to 10 years in prison over charges of assembly and assault against Al-Khamis Police Station.

The UK-based Guardian newspaper stated that the “British taxpayers are paying millions to fund a police watchdog in Bahrain that has failed to investigate torture claims in the case of a man who has been sentenced to death.”

Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court handed down a 5-year prison term to a suspect (24 years old) accused of burning tires and taking part in an assembly in the Al-Khamis village.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Ministry of Interior warned that it will take "security measures" against protests to be held on the weekend marking the fifth anniversary of the February 14 uprising that erupted in 2011.

The visit of two british experts to Bahrain’s Supreme Judicial Council, aims at benefiting from British expertise in the judicial field on many different levels.

Bahrain Mirror: The death toll of Sickle Cell Anaemia in 2016 has reached 6 in Bahrain after youth Ali Mohammad Al-Kayis from the Bani Jamra area passed away on Sunday

The 2016 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards announced the Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, a senior member of the Bahraini Haq Movement for Liberty and Democracy, was among the 20 nominees shortlisted from over 400 nominations worldwide to receive the award.

The Bahraini Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture raised a violation notice on Tuesday (February 9, 2016) against Sheikh Sehlan Mosque in Al-Ekr village.

Two Suspects, convicted in the case of Adel Flaifel over arms and ammunition possession, turned themselves in to a Bahrain court on Tuesday (February 9, 2016).

Bahrain Mirror: Israel's Deputy Minister for Regional Cooperation Ayoub Kara unveiled that an Israeli hospital recently provided "life-saving treatment" to a Bahraini princess. However, the case to which he was apparently referring took place in 2010.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have banned Iranian-flagged vessels from entering their waters and imposed other shipping restrictions, according to ship insurers citing local reports, potentially escalating tensions between Tehran and Riyadh.

In an interview with RT Arabic, Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, denied media reports that there are political prisoners in Bahrain, stressing that there is no policy of “silencing voices” in the island kingdom.

The King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa granted medals of honor to a number of military officers and soldiers who returned to Bahrain after taking part in the war on Yemen.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) recorded last week (February 1-7, 2016) 34 arbitrary arrests, including 3 children and a woman.

Bahrain Mirror: The Al-Wefaq team following up the naturalization issue in Bahrain confirmed that the political naturalization process is costing the Bahraini government over 20% of its general budge.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain has announced that is set to establish a distribution centre for Russian Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in the region, and made an agreement with Moscow to import this product.

Bahrain Mirror: The Chief of Bahrain's Public Security Tariq Al-Hassan said that the Interior Ministry circulated red notices including names of citizens it described as "fugitives involved in terrorist and criminal cases". They are; however, a group of activists and regime opponents.

Bahrain Mirror: Member of Bahrain's Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Abdulrahman Al-Moawada said that the unit has received during January 2016, 17 complaints about torture or otherwise ill treatment and begun its investigations into the allegations.

The Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Muallem said that his country “will resist any ground incursion into its territory and send the aggressors home ‘in coffins,’” in comments aimed at Arab countries that have announced their readiness to join such an operation.

Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem mocked the announcement made by Bahrain in which the island kingdom expressed its readiness to join the international coalition against ISIS in a ground operation in Syria, describing it as “a joke”.