Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday (August 23, 2015) that a bomb blast took place in the village of Muharraq, west of the capital Manama.

Bahrain Mirror: Member of the Ulama Islamic Council, Sheikh Fadhel Al-Zaki, said that the authorities summoned Shiite cleric Sheikh Ali Rahma for questioning over “criticizing the Jaffaria Endowments Directorate.”

Bahrain Mirror: Head of the minor committee assigned to review the redirection of subsidies and development of government revenues in the Bahraini Parliament said that the committee discussed postponing the lift of subsidies until October 2015.

Bahrain Mirror: Al-Ayam newspaper said there is a Bahraini governmental inclination to lift the subsidies on electricity starting from January 2016.

Bahrain Mirror: The chief of Albu Aytha clan in Iraq’s Anbar province, Abdul Majid Nayef Abu Zeian, announced that the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) blew up his house along with the house of Iraqi Ambassador to Bahrain.

Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court commenced the trial of prominent opposition leader, Ebrahim Sharif, and decided in its first hearing to adjourn the case until October 12, while Sharif remains in custody.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Amnesty International denounced on Monday (August 24, 2015) the trial of Ebrahim Sharif, former Secretary-General of the National Democratic Action Society (Wa’ad), as “absurd”.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Prosecution ordered the referral of one violation case out of 20 to a relevant criminal court. The remaining 19 cases have been retained after ruling out criminal suspicion in them.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Minister of Interior Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa met on Sunday (August 23, 2015) with local media figures and others and blamed the Bahraini crisis on the Iranian interference in the kingdom’s internal affairs.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that what was included in the Interior Ministry’s statement concerning the Shiite cleric and former Member of Parliament, Sheikh Hassan Isa, is void under the provisions of the law.

The Director-General of the Criminal Investigation & Forensic Science Directorate announced on Sunday (August 23, 2015) that the police had arrested member of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society (Sheikh Hassan Isa) on August 18, 2015 over charges of funding terrorism.

Reuters: Bahrain has detained a former member of parliament on charges of financing militants, state news agency BNA said late on Sunday, the latest in a series of arrests of opposition figures.

AFP: A prominent Sunni opposition leader in Bahrain pleaded not guilty Monday at the opening of his new trial for "promoting political change through forceful means", judicial sources in Manama said.

Bahrain Mirror: Official documents issued by the Bahraini Ministry of Labor revealed that the unemployment insurance system has a monthly surplus of at least 3 million BD.

Bahrain Mirror: Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society called on the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to help reveal the fate of former Member of Parliament detainee Sheikh Hassan Isa.

Bahrain Mirror: A Supreme Appeals Court commuted the three-year sentence of two suspects convicted of smuggling illegal goods into Bahraini territory.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Information emerged on Friday (August 21, 2015) confirming that the health condition of jailed president of the Bahrain Teachers Association, Mahdi Abu Dheeb, seriously deteriorated since he was denied continuing his treatment.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Associated Press (AP) said that the United States is urging Bahrain to ensure that a prominent political opponent, Abduljalil Al-Singace, is treated properly amid reports of a hunger strike.

Bahrain Mirror: The acting director of Bahrain’s Reform & Rehabilitation Center said that detainee Habib Ali Habib “is enjoying all rights stipulated by the reform and rehabilitation laws including full medical care.”

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Information revealed that 200 phantom employees are registered in the Bahraini Ministry of Justice and receive monthly salaries.