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Reuters: Bahrain Court Sentences 29 People to 5-25 Years Jail for 2014 Explosion
2015-12-30
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahrain's High Criminal Court has sentenced 29 people to jail terms ranging from five to 25 years for detonating an explosive device intended to kill policemen in 2014, state news agency Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported on Wednesday.
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Reuters: Bahraini Jet Taking Part in Yemen War Crashes in Saudi Arabia
2015-12-30
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): A Bahraini F-16 jet taking part in a mostly Gulf Arab military campaign in Yemen crashed in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, according to a coalition statement on the Saudi state news agency.
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AFP: Bahrain Says Three Soldiers in Yemen Coalition killed
2015-12-30
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Bahrain announced on Tuesday the death of three of its soldiers while they were serving in the Saudi-led military campaign against Iran-backed rebels in Yemen.
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AFP: Bahrain Jails 29 Over Bomb Attack on Police
2015-12-30
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Bahrain has handed down sentences ranging from five years to life in prison to 29 people found guilty of attempting to murder policemen in a bomb attack last year.
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AFP: Bahrain F-16 Crashes in Saudi Near Yemen Border
2015-12-30
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): A Bahraini fighter jet taking part in the Saudi-led coalition battling rebel forces in Yemen crashed Wednesday in Saudi Arabia due to a "technical error," the alliance said.
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AP: Bahrain Says 3 Troops in Yemen Coalition Killed in Saudi
2015-12-30
Bahrain Mirror (AP): Bahrain says three soldiers attached to a coalition fighting Shiite rebels in Yemen have been killed in Saudi Arabia.
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HRW Director on Salman bin Ebrahim’s Nomination: Can Fifa Stoop Any Lower?
2015-12-30
Bahrain Mirror: The executive director of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth, said to the IBT (International Business Times) that “Fifa will sink even lower than its nadir under Blatter if it elects Salman.”
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Al-Kooheji Family Issues Statement to Disavow Shura Member Fatima Al-Kooheji’s Comments
2015-12-30
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Al-Kooheji Family stressed in a statement that what was issued by the Bahraini Shura Council member Fatima Al-Kooheji expresses her personal views and does not reflect in any way the opinions or convictions of Abdul-Jabbar Al-Kooheji’s sons.
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Sheikh Ali Salman from Prison: We'll Press Ahead on Path of Peaceful Struggle
2015-12-29
Bahrain Mirror: Detained Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman stressed that he will press ahead on the path of peaceful struggle to establish democracy in Bahrain as ancient constitutional monarchies did.
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Life Imprisonment Handed Down to Suspect & 3 Years to Another over "Attempted Murder of 2 Policemen"
2015-12-29
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced to life imprisonment a suspect accused of attempted murder of two policemen. The court also sentenced a second suspect to three years in prison for knowing that a terrorist crime was about to be committed without reporting it to the authorities.
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AFP: Bahrain to Hike Prices of Diesel, Kerosene
2015-12-29
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Bahrain on Monday announced plans to cut government subsidies for diesel and kerosene from next month, state media reported, after similar moves by its Gulf neighbours.
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Bahraini Forces Arrest Former Municipality Council Member Hamid Al-Basri in House Raid
2015-12-29
Bahrain Mirror: Activists on social media outlets said that Bahraini security forces raided on early Monday morning (December 28, 2015) the house of the former member of the municipality council Hamid Al-Basri in the village of Sanabis.
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Bahrain: Al-Wasat Paper's Parliament Correspondent Arrested
2015-12-29
Bahrain Mirror: Activists on social media outlets said that Bahraini security forces raided the house of Al-Wasat newspaper correspondent to the Shura Council and the House of Representatives, journalist Mahmoud Radhi Al-Jaziri on early Monday morning (December 28, 2015) and took him to an unknown location.
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Economic Crisis Worsens: Bahrain Oil Drops to 33 per Barrel
2015-12-29
Bahrain Mirror: The average price of Bahrain crude oil, categorized as Arab medium oil, dropped to USD 33 per barrel in international markets during the week between 7 and 11 December, 2015, according to Bapco.
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Salafist Leader & Former Minister Albuainain Assigned as Royal Court Advisor
2015-12-29
Bahrain Mirror: The official Bahrain News Agency (BNA) announced the assignment of the head of Salafist Al-Asalah Society, former minister Ghanim Albuainain, as a Royal Court advisor.
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Salmaniya Complex’s New Doctors without Salaries Since 3 Months
2015-12-28
Bahrain Mirror: A number of new assigned doctors in the Salmaniya Medical Complex said to the local Bahraini Al-Bilad newspaper that the “Ministry of Health has not deposited their salaries in their bank accounts since three months ago”.
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Life Imprisonment Handed Down to Suspect over Attempted Murder of 2 Policemen
2015-12-28
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's First High Criminal Court sentenced a young man to life in prison after the Public Prosecution accused him of attempting to murder two policemen in a bombing.
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Al-Wefaq General Secretariat: 2016 Begins amid Ongoing Political Crisis, Absence of Leaders & Shaky Local Scene
2015-12-25
Bahrain Mirror: Al-Wefaq’s General Secretariat said in a statement after its regular weekly meeting on (December 22, 2015) that Bahrain will begin the new year amid a continued political crisis, an absence of opposition leaders and a shaky local scene.
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Jaw Prison: Detainee Ali Hassan Suffering from Low Vision Transferred to Hospital’s Ophthalmology Dept.
2015-12-25
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said that the medical record of detainee Ali Hassan who entered the correction and rehabilitation center on August 7, 2014 doesn’t indicate he suffers from any chronic diseases but low vision of nearby objects without any other symptoms.
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Al-Shamlawi: Prosecution Releases 4 ISIS Suspects for Not Confessing
2015-12-25
Bahrain Mirror: Lawyer Abdullah Al-Shamlawi said that the Bahraini Terrorist Crime Prosecution released “4 suspects of forming a terrorist group and attempting to blow up mosque;” i.e. the ISIS cell case which a Bahraini court opened in its trial on Tuesday (December 22, 2015).