Bahrain Mirror: Lawyer Hamid Al-Mulla stated that the Director of the Penitentiary Establishments refused a request to conditionally release Dr. Ali Issa Al-Ekri, pointing out that since December 10, 2015 he has addressed the Director of the Penitentiary Establishments requesting the release, in accordance with Article (349) of the Code of Criminal Procedures . "We had no response regarding this issue, what prompted us to address the penitentiary execution judge", he added.

Bahrain Mirror: The President of the Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) Yusuf Rabie said that the Bahraini authorities' decision preventing the Secretary-General of Bahrain's main opposition group Al-Wefaq from having contact with the outside world is considered a belittlement of prisoners' rights.

Bahrain’s Professional Fishermen’s Association Secretary Abdul Ameer Al-Mughni stressed that 10% of the fishermen stopped fishing due to the decision to lift subsidies on fuel.

Poultry Producers Co-Operative Society raised a memorandum to Delmon Poultry Company and another to the Department of Agriculture in the Bahraini Ministry of Works and Municipalities Affairs on behalf of 35 owners of poultry farms to demand reevaluating the price of chicken which the company purchases from them.

: Recent official data showed that the public debt in Bahrain exceeded 6.6 billion dinars by the third quarter of the previous year 2015, constituting around 52% of the gross domestic product

Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court sentenced 23 suspects to 10 years in prison over charges of starting fire, causing damage, joining an assembly and having possession of Molotov cocktails, while declared the fifth suspect not guilty of carrying a knife without a license.

The wife of detained Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman said that she received a call from the Jaw Central Prison confirming that the authorities decided to prevent Sheikh Salman from any calls and visits.

Aerobatic team “Russian Knights” was unable to participate in the Bahrain International Airshow due to delay Iran’s issuance of a permit to fly through its airspace, reported Russia Today.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Minister of Transportation and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Gulf Air, Kamal Ahmad said that the company made deals to buy 45 new Boeing and Airbus aircraft, for USD 7.6 billion.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini cabinet discussed in its regular session a number of topics listed on its agenda, mainly a memorandum submitted by the Minister of Interior to the cabinet about "regulations to control the travel of citizens to hazardous countries experiencing armed conflicts or terrorist incubators," in reference to Syria, Iraq and Iran whereto tens of thousands of Shiite citizens head in order to visit the holy sites.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's signalled on Friday that oil-exporting countries face fresh downgrades as crude prices fall further and that it could repeat last year's move when it made a big group of cuts all at once.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air has ordered 19 new Airbus aircraft and upgraded a 16-aircraft Boeing order on Thursday, pushing ahead with plans to renew its fleet.

Bahrain Mirror: The human rights committee in the Bahraini Parliament decided to form 5 separate units within the committee itself to divide and distribute human rights files that are full of violations documented by international human rights organizations in periodic reports.

Bahrain Mirror: The local Bahraini Al-Wasat newspaper said that a number of Bahraini sailors brought forth a complaint at the Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, stating that they are being affected by the governmental decision to raise fuel prices which increased their expenses by 40%.

Bahrain Mirror: The Head of Al-Wefaq Society's Political Department Abduljalil Khalil stressed that Mumtalakat Co. which comprises of around 40 Bahraini companies contributes only USD 50 million to the state budget.

The former Secretary-General of the Nationalist Democratic Society, the economic researcher Hassan Al-Aali considered that the real cause of the economic crisis “is the failure that lasted for four decades, since the rise of oil prices and the failure of diversifying the sources of income and state budget.

Bahrain’s Juvenile Court ordered on Tuesday (January 19, 2016) the detention of the juvenile Sayed Fadhel Sayed Saeed Shams (13 years old) for 6 days pending investigation.

Summary: A Bahraini Court sentenced on Tuesday (January 19, 2016) the youth Ahmad Al-Arab (18 years old) to 10 additional years in prison, rising his prison term to 130 years.

Summary: Bahrain’s main opposition group, Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that the achievement of its senior member, Majeed Milad, in attaining a Master’s degree with distinction emphasizes that he is a model the nation is proud of, and that his normal place is not in prison.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Gulf Arab states are cooperating on regional missile defence and hope to announce the results soon, a Bahraini officer said on Wednesday, suggesting progress in long-stalled efforts to create a cross-border approach to counter Iran's growing missile capabilities.