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Crown Prince Sends Sharp-Worded Message Insulting MPs, Obliges them, Samir Nass, to Change “Economic Stagnation” Term
2020-01-10
Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa sent a sharp-worded message to all parties that speak negatively about the country’s economic situation, including the House of Representatives.
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EU Calls on Bahrain to Halt Execution of Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Mousa
2020-01-10
The European Union confirmed in a statement by the European Union Spokesperson, Peter Stano, that the verdict issued by the Bahrain's High Criminal Court of Appeal confirming the death sentences for Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Mousa was delivered despite reported concerns on the fairness of the trial.
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2019 Roundup: Al-Jazeera “Players with Fire” Film Angers Bahrain, Manama Fails to Disprove it
2020-01-10
Al-Jazeera Channel’s broadcasting of a film entitled, “Players with Fire” on July 14, 2019, presented by Palestinian journalist Tamer Al-Meshal in a series of episodes on his show “What is Hidden is Worse”, represented an important part of the political polarization between Bahrain and Qatar
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Al-Wefaq: Death Sentences against Ramadan and Mousa Reveals Regime's Persistence in Punishing Dissidents
2020-01-09
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society condemned the appeals court upholding of death sentences against political detainees Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Ali.
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Appeals Court Upholds Death Sentence against Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Ali
2020-01-09
The High Appeals Court upheld on Wednesday (January 8, 2020) death sentence against detainees Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Ali.
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2019 Roundup: Oddest Story of the Year: Lyrica Drug Dealers Acquitted, Sharifa Siwar Incriminated
2020-01-08
The story began in the second half of March 2019, when Sharifa Siwar (who holds a PhD in psychotherapy) disclosed a critical case when she spoke of a network that promotes narcotic pills in Hamad Town Intermediate Girls School.
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2019 Roundup: Jaw Prison Witnesses Scabies, Food Poisoning, Denial of Treatment, Strike of Isolation Prisoners and Mysterious Death of Moroccan Prisoner
2020-01-08
Not a single month passes without hearing a painful story from Jaw Central Prison, from the poisoning of inmates due to contaminated water and spoiled food, cases of prisoners who suffer from negligence in receiving medical appointments and suitable treatment, continuous violations of prisoners’ rights and many others.
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Iran Missile Attacks Target U.S. Forces in Iraq; Trump Says "All is Well!"
2020-01-08
Iran launched a missile attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike on an Iranian commander whose killing has raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East.
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Bahrain's Sovereign Wealth Fund Mumtalakat Hires Banks for Dollar Sukuk
2020-01-08
Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat has hired banks to arrange fixed income investor meetings ahead of a potential issue of U.S. dollar-denominated sukuk, or Islamic bonds, a document by one of the banks leading the deal showed.
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Bahrain Crown Prince speaks with U.S. Defense Secretary: BNA
2020-01-06
Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa discussed by phone on Monday with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper the importance of maintaining regional security and stability, state news agency BNA reported.
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2019 Roundup: Bahrain Hosts Deal of Century, No More Hides its Relations with Israel
2020-01-06
2019 witnessed new milestones in the normalization of Bahraini-Israeli relations despite widespread popular rejection, most notably was Manama's hosting of the Deal of the Century.
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2019 Roundup Editorial: We Won Gulf Cup, but Failed to Build a Common Homeland
2020-01-06
All Bahraini factions unanimously shared two joyful moments; the joy of the birth of the National Charter in 2001, and the joy of winning the 24th Gulf Cup. In both moments, we witnessed an impeccable national achievement.
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Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah: Price of Qasem Soleimani’s Assassination will be Expelling US Forces from Region
2020-01-06
Bahrain Mirror: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said that expelling the American forces from the region will be the price of assassination of Irans Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani.
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2019 Roundup: Gov’t Seizes 230 Million Dinar from Unemployment Fund to Finance Voluntary Retirement
2020-01-06
On March 11, 2019, the government urgently made amendments to the Unemployment Insurance Law, which included raising the unemployment allowance to 200 dinars for academics and 150 dinars for others, noting that the allowance would continue for 9 months.
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Courts Roundup: 7 Activists Receive Death Sentence, 200 Citizens Sentenced to Life in Prison, including Sheikh Ali Salman
2020-01-05
2019 was one of the bloodiest years that the Bahraini people will never forget. The king has once again exercised his authority to execute two citizens for political reasons. 2019 also witnessed the execution of two Bahrainis in Saudi Arabia on charges of “smuggling narcotic pills”.
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Pompeo Thanks Bahrain for Protecting American Soldiers on Its Territories
2020-01-05
The United States’ Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, thanked on (Saturday, January 4, 2019) Bahraini Crown Prince, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, for protecting the American soldiers in his country.
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Ayatollah Qassim: US Aggression Reached Elite Jihadis Soleimani and Al-Muhandis
2020-01-05
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim issued a statement condemning the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC's) Quds Force, and Abu-Mahdi Al-Muhandis, the deputy head of Popular Mobilization Forces.
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2019 Roundup: Ashura Campaign Leads to 51 Summonings, Arrests of Eulogy Reciters & Preachers, 39 Attacks on Religious Manifestations
2020-01-04
Bahrain's Interior Minister acted in advance of the 2019 Ashura season by making threats during his meeting with the Jaafari Endowments chairman, members of the Husseini processions committee and a number of heads of obsequies on Sep. 3, 2019, saying that "political slogans will not be allowed to be raised in the Ashura season of 1441 Hijri."
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Bahrain Calls for De-Escalation after U.S. Air Strike in Iraq: State News Agency
2020-01-04
Bahrain said on Friday it is following the developments in Iraq and called for de-escalation after a U.S. air strike, according to the state news agency.
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Al-Wefaq Condemns “Murder of Soleimani and Al-Muhandis”, Saying their Martyrdom will Make the Region Enter a Dark Tunnel
2020-01-04
The Al-Wefaq Islamic National Society condemned the blatant barbaric American attack on two Muslim countries, the Republic of Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran.