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Royal Decree Appointing 4 Ambassadors: Fawaz Al Khalifa Assigned as Bahrain’s Ambassador to London
2015-08-21
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini King, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, issued a decree appointing four ambassadors including Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa as Bahrain’s ambassador to London.
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Local Newspaper: Lift of Subsidies to be Decided Next Week
2015-08-21
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Al-Wasat newspaper said that the date for lifting the subsidies will be determined next week.
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Iran’s Basij Commander: If Tehran Had Interfered in Bahrain, the Crisis Would’ve Ended in 2 Weeks
2015-08-21
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Commander of the Basij Paramilitary Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohammad Reza Naqdi, said on Thursday (August 19, 2015) that if Iran had interfered, the crisis in Bahrain would have ended.
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Al-Wefaq’s Hadi Al-Musawi: Security Forces Request Sheikh Hassan Isa’s Mobile Phone...Still No Information about Him
2015-08-21
Bahrain Mirror: Hadi Al-Musawi, head of Al-Wefaq's human rights and freedoms department, said that no information has been given about the former Member of Bahraini Parliament, Sheikh Hassan Isa, since his arrest.
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Al-Wefaq: Sheikh Hassan Isa’s Arrest Is an Escalatory Move in Campaign Targeting Clerics
2015-08-21
Bahrain Mirror: The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society urged the world “to urgently act to reveal the fate of the cleric and former Member of Bahraini Parliament Sheikh Hassan Isa, who was arrested on Tuesday night (August 18, 2015).
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Al-Wefaq: No Information about Sheikh Hassan Isa Since 48 Hours
2015-08-21
Bahrain Mirror: The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society stressed that the former Member of Bahraini Parliament, Sheikh Hassan Isa, has been in custody for more than 48 hours and still no information has been revealed about him.
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Authorities Raid House of Youth Missing Since over 10 Days & Deny knowing his Whereabouts
2015-08-21
Sister of missing Jaafar Abdullah Habib (26 years) said that no news were reported about her brother after he decided to travel to Kuwait on August 8, 2015 to buy auto parts.
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Local Newspaper: Reports Say Lift of Subsidies on Meat to be Delayed until Onset of 2016
2015-08-21
Bahrain Mirror: The Al-Wasat newspaper stated that “there are semi-confirmed information saying that the Bahraini government will delay implementing the decision to lift subsidies on meat until January 2016.
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Journalist Hani Al-Fardan Questioned over an Article Critical of MPs Supporting Armed MKO Group
2015-08-21
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Bahraini authorities released on Wednesday (August 19, 2015) journalist, Hani Al-Fardan, after questioning him over an article in which he criticized the Bahraini Parliament’s support of the armed People's Mojahedin of Iran group.
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Britain Provides Bahrain with Vessel Automatic Identification System
2015-08-21
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Minister of Interior Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa signed an agreement with the British SRT Marine Technology Ltd to operate an automatic identification system of vessels.
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Al-Wefaq Public Relations Director Dies While Playing Football
2015-08-21
Bahrain Mirror: The head of the public relation department of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Moussa Ibrahim Al-Sehlawi, died of heart failure on Wednesday night (August 19, 2015)
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Bahraini Authorities Arrest Former MP Sheikh Hasan Isa...Al-Wefaq Calls for His Release
2015-08-20
Bahraini security forces arrested the former Bahraini Member of Parliament and Shiite Cleric, Sheikh Hasan Isa at the Bahrain International Airport on Tuesday night (August 18, 2015).
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BFHR: Sheikh Hassan Isa, 7th MP to be Arrested in Bahrain
2015-08-20
Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that the arrest of the senior member of Al-Wefaq Society and former Bahraini MP, Sheikh Hassan Isa, represents "a continuation of the political retaliatory approach adopted against dissent since 2011."
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Al-Watan Newspaper Deletes Article by Sawsan Al-Shaer Offensive to Kuwait
2015-08-19
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Bahraini Al-Watan newspaper affiliated to the royal court deleted from its website an article by author Sawsan Al-Shaer in which she insulted Kuwait.
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“Jaffaria Endowment” to Turn Sheikh Aziz Mosque into Sanctuary
2015-08-19
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Dozens of worshipers who pray in Sheikh Aziz Mosque expressed their refusal of a decision made by the Jaffaria Endowment (Waqf) to turn the mosque into a sanctuary.
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Saudi Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE Have Reservations About Gulf-Iranian Dialogue
2015-08-19
Bahrain Mirror: The Saudi Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper said that the Gulf-Iranian dialogue which Tehran announced will be launched on September 22 is “a Qatari idea that was warmly welcomed by Iran and the Sultanate of Oman, while 3 Gulf States expressed reservations about it.”
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New Pro-Bahrain Gov’t PR Campaign to Be Held in Washington & New York Next Month
2015-08-18
Bahrain Mirror: The Secretary-General of Bahrain Federation of Expatriate Associations (BFEA), Betsy Mathieson, said that the next round of “This is Bahrain” roadshow events is to be held in Washington and New York at the end of next September.
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MoI Denies decriminalization of Hoax Bombs: Deems it Terrorist Crime Punishable by 15-Year Sentence
2015-08-18
Bahrain Mirror: The Director of Legal Affairs at the Bahraini Interior Ministry denied what some newspapers published claiming that the government requested the decriminalization of acts of planting “hoax bombs”.
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Ministry of Housing: Over 53 Thousand Housing Requests in Bahrain
2015-08-18
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Ministry of Housing said that there are more than 53 thousand housing requests at a rate of 4 thousand requests annually.
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Minister of Information Affairs Confirms that Bahrain Will Lift Subsidies on Meat Starting Next Month
2015-08-18
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Minister of Information Affairs, Isa Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi, announced that “the government will remove subsidies on meat starting from September 1