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Abu Talha Al-Bahraini who was Killed in Syria Born to a Yemeni Father
2015-06-05
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Various reports revealed that “Abu Talha Al-Bahraini” who was killed in Aleppo in the ranks of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) was born to a Yemeni father, who had been granted the Bahraini nationality a few years ago.
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Bahrain’s Interior Ministry Takes ISIS Threats into Consideration
2015-06-05
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Bahraini ministry of interior confirmed on Thursday (June 4, 2015) that it seriously takes into consideration the threats posted by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) on social media of launching an attack on Ras Ruman Mosque today (Friday, June 5, 2015).
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Australian MP Calls on her Country to Pressure Bahrain into Releasing Political Prisoners
2015-06-05
An Australian Member of Parliament, Lee Rhiannon, called on her country's government to play a diplomatic role by pressuring Bahrain into ordering the release of political prisoners.
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Reuters: Attacks on Shi'ites Create Pivotal Moment for Saudi State
2015-06-05
Reuters: When Sunni suicide bombers belonging to an Islamic State cell targeted mosques of Saudi Arabia's minority Shi'ite community last month, the government quickly pledged national unity across sectarian lines and offered compensation.
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Zainab Al-Khawaja Sentenced to 9 More Months... and Nick Kristof Asks: Will the US Protest?
2015-06-04
Bahrain Mirror: Journalist Nicholas Kristof tweets: “Will the US peep a protest?”after Bahraini court extended Zainab Al-Khawaja’s jail sentence to nine additional months over the charge of entering a restricted area (Jaw Central Prison) and insulting a public official.
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Taiba Darwish’s Detention Extended for Two More Weeks over Harboring Wanted Suspects
2015-06-04
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Bahraini Public Prosecution decided on Monday (June 1, 2015) to renew the detention of detainee Taiba Darwish for two additional weeks, for the second time in a row, since her arrest (May 14, 2015).
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Al-Anoud Mosque Named as a Target in a Saudi Book Fueled with Sectarianism
2015-06-04
Saudi activists distributed some pages of a hate-instigating book by a Saudi cleric who has close relations with the Saudi authorities, in which he mentioned Al-Anoud Mosque in Saudi Arabia's Dammam that witnessed a blast, on Friday (May 29, 2015), leaving three martyrs dead.
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Bahrain's Jaffaria Endowment: Interior Minister Approves Stepping Up Security around Shiite Mosques
2015-06-04
The Jaffaria Endowment administration office stated (Friday, May 29, 2015) that the Bahraini ministry of interior approved increasing security around mosques, after the bomb attacks that targeted two Shiite mosques in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
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Bahrain Closes Down Al-Ittihad TV following Al-Arab News Channel
2015-06-04
Bahrain decided to close down Al-Ittihad channel that has been airing from Bahrain since 2012, using the Bahraini Information Affairs Authority's studios.
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Article about Security Challenges Infuriates Bahrain’s Minister of Justice
2015-06-03
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Minister of Justice, Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa, expressed his frustration of an article by Al-Wasat newspaper Editor-In-Chief, Mansoor Al-Jamri, in which Al-Jamri stated on Sunday (May 31, 2015) that the attacks targeting worshipers in mosques defies the “security achievements” of government authorities without naming a specific government.
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Bahrain Mosques Close Women’s Sections as a Precautionary Measure
2015-06-03
Bahrain Mirror: News reports are stating that the women’s sections in public mosques and religious centers in Bahrain are being closed, following the Imam Hussein Mosque bomb attack in the Saudi Arabia’s Dammam. Mo’men Mosque in the Bahraini capital, Manama, was the first to close the prayer section dedicated to women.
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Jaffary Endowment Office Calls on Bahrainis to Cooperate with Security Forces to Protect Worshipers
2015-06-03
Bahrain Mirror: The Jaffary Endowment administration office called on Bahrainis cooperate with security forces who are doing their duty to protect worshipers across the island kingdom.
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Bahraini Ombudsman Annual Report: We Investigated 11 death cases in Jaw prison
2015-06-02
Bahrain Mirror: Ombudsman Nawaf Al-Moawda stated that, during the period between May 1st 2014 and April 30, 2015, the Secretariat of Ombudsman “received 908 grievances including 319 complaints and 589 help requests.”
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PHOTOS: Thousands of Bahrainis Demand Sheikh Ali Salman’s Release and Denounce Al-Anoud Bombing
2015-06-02
Bahrain Mirror: Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Bahrain (on Friday, May 29, 2015) to protest against the continued detention of Al-Wefaq Secretary-General, Sheikh Ali Salman, and denounce the bomb attack that targeted Imam Hussein Mosque in Al-Anoud, Dammam, Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.
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PHOTOS: Protestors Attempt to Reach Highway West of Manama amid Major Security Alert
2015-06-02
Bahrain Mirror: Bahraini protestors managed to break through the barriers deployed by the ministry of interior to direct the protests that the revolutionary opposition forces called for staging on a highway, east of the Bahraini capital, Manama, on Saturday (May 30, 2015). Dozens of Bahrainis marched through Al-Budai Street starting from Al-Daih and reaching AbdulKareem roundabout, where they clashed with security forces, which were heavily deployed there.
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Lambrinidis Stresses the Importance of Releasing Activists
2015-06-02
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The European Union Special Representative for Human Rights, Stavros Lambrinidis, stated that during his visit to Bahrain, he stressed the importance of releasing political prisoners and civil activists.
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King Hamad: “Why are people calling me a dictator? I am not like President Assad of Syria”
2015-06-02
Bahrain Mirror: Frank Gardner, the BBC security correspondent, stated that in early 2011 Bahrain looked poised to become the first Gulf state to experience dramatic regime change at the hands of the so-called “Arab Spring”. But today, this tiny island is rarely in the news.
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Ali Al-Aswad: Bahraini Government Grants Thai Rice Instead of Achieving Development
2015-06-02
Bahrain Mirror: Ali Al-Aswad, the former Bahraini MP for Al-Wefaq opposition society, slammed the government headed by Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa after Bahrain News Agency (BNA) announced that the later had granted 100 tons of deluxe Thai rice to civil societies.
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King Hamad Receives Representatives of Islamic endowments and Hussainya Processions
2015-06-02
Bahrain Mirror: King Hamad received members of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and representatives of the Islamic endowments and the General Authority for Hussainya Processions, stressing that Bahrain will always remain the country of co-existence, tolerance, solidarity and security for its closely-knit people.
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Bahrain’s Interior Minister: Our Duty Is to Protect Places of Worship
2015-06-02
Bahrain Mirror: Reports said that Bahrain’s Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa received representatives of the General Authority for Hussainya Processions to discuss how to provide the protection of places of worship and gatherings on religious occasions, including the occasion of the eve of 15th of Shaban.