Al-Wefaq Islamic National Society expressed condolences over the death of former prisoner of conscience Sayed Kadhem Abbas who passed away on Monday (February 3, 2020) after sufferings due to torture, ill-treatment and denial of needed treatment.

Former detainee Sayed Kadhem Sayed Abbas Al-Sehlawi died on Monday (February 3, 2020) after struggle with diseases.

Bahrain's foreign ministry called on its citizens not to travel to China due to coronavirus outbreak.

On the 70th birthday of the King of Bahrain which falls on January 28, the Bahraini ambassador to the UK Sheikh Fawaz Al Khalifa insisted on congratulating him by captioning a photo of the king on a horse, wearing a military uniform filled with badges, with verses from a poem.

The disconnect between the regime and the people in Bahrain no longer requires a lot of evidence to back it up, as there are numerous examples available. All one needs to do is carefully read and follow the events taking place.

: Former detainee Hameed Al-Khatem died on Friday (January 31, 2020) after a struggle with disease.

Governmental "Al-Watan" newspaper in Bahrain temporarily halted the decision to lay off 12 journalists after a meeting held between the Labor Ministry and the newspaper.

2019 raid campaigns resulted in the arrest of at least 500 Bahrainis, the Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) noted, stressing that most of the raids were carried out at night and unlawfully.

Nine licensed political societies in Bahrain issued a unified statement announcing their rejection of the Deal of the Century, the U.S. plan announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 to resolve the Palestinian issue.

The case of asylum seeker Ali Al-Shuwaikh (27 years old), whom the Netherlands deported to Bahrain at the end of 2018, found an echo in 2019. The Bahraini intelligence arrested Al-Shuwaikh as soon as he arrived at the airport.

The campaign entitled #Sick_Prisoners_in_Bahrain prompted families in the island kingdom to speak out about the sufferings of their ailing sons behind bars. The campaign revealed the large amount of ignored cases of poor health conditions that are increasing in terms of number and severity among political prisoners. Families tweeted with pain, concern and cries for help.

A Kuwaiti court issued a seven-year jail sentence against former health minister Ali Al-Obeidi and issued the same sentence against a former ministry undersecretary, a current senior official and an agent of a foreign company.

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani accepted on Tuesday (January 28, 2020) the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani. The emir named Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani as the new prime minister.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that any support or endorsement of the "deal of the century", aimed at putting an end to the Palestinian cause, is treason, calling on the Arab and Islamic peoples to reject the deal.

US President Donald Trump thanked Oman, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates for participating in the announcement of his administration's peace plan, known as the "Deal of the Century", amid Palestinian rejection.

US President Donald Trump announced the deal of the century aimed at ending the Palestinian issue, on Tuesday (January 28, 2020) at a press conference in the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the absence of any representative of the Palestinian authority.

The year 2019 marked a turning point in the Bahraini authorities' targeting of media freedoms, freedom of expression and the right to practice journalism. It is one of the worst years ever compared to all previous years, specifically since the beginning of the political crisis in early 2011. For the first time, "Follow" and "Retweet" of Twitter accounts, deemed by the authorities "inciting and seditious", are being criminalized, making Bahrain the only country in the world to take such a step.

Bahrain Airport Company started checking all passengers arriving at Bahrain International Airport a precaution to detect the coronavirus present in China.

The Pentagon said on Friday that 34 service members had been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury following missile strikes by Iran on a base in Iraq earlier this month, a number higher than the military had previously announced.

Retirees on January 20, 2020, were surprised that their main salaries were deposited without their "livelihood improvement" and "social" allowances and without the set annual bonus of 3%, which sparked public concern. Some banks witnessed long queues of retirees waiting to inquire about their incomplete salaries.