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Justice Ministry Grants Lawyers One Month to Correct their Statuses according to Anti-Terrorism Law
2019-07-23
Lawyers received a letter from the registrar general at the Ministry of Justice binding them to submit the financial audit reports pursuant to law 4/2001 regarding prohibiting and combating money laundering and the funding of terrorism and law 64/2017, within one month as a deadline from the ministry to reconcile their situations.
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Detainee Ali Al-Ghanemi Demands Investigating Attack They Suffered in Building 13 in Jaw Prison
2019-07-23
Detainee Ali Al-Ghanemi demanded the competent parties to take action in order to save him as well as the other political prisoners who are being ill-treated and tortured due to demanding their rights.
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Author Ibrahim Al-Sheikh Says Orders Made to Stop him from Writing in Akhbar Al-Khaleej
2019-07-23
Page of Bahraini journalist author Ibrahim Al-Sheikh on Twitter indicates that his ban to write didn't come from Akhbar Al-Khaleej.
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Detainee Hussein Al-Sehlawi Held in Isolation, Denied Treatment: HR Activist
2019-07-23
Detainee Hussein Al-Sehlawi is suffering from "persecution" as he is denied his right to treatment, human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said. She added that he is not allowed to contact prisoners and is held in solitary confinement.
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Health of Detainee Mohammad Al-Singace Deteriorates after 28 Days of Hunger Strike
2019-07-23
Human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said that detainee Mohammad Al-Singace, who is on hunger strike, suffered a health setback due to a severe drop in blood sugar level, and was transferred to the prison's clinic as a result.
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Political Prisoners in Building 13 in Jaw Prison Beaten, Insulted, Transferred to Solitary Confinement
2019-07-23
Human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh confirmed that a number of prisoners in building 13 in Jaw Central Prison were beaten, insulted and put in solitary confinement after demanding their rights.
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Authorities Refuse to Apply "Alternative Punishment Law" on Detainee Khalil Al-Halwachi
2019-07-23
Family of prisoner of conscience and leader in Amal Society, Khalil Al-Halwachi, said that the authorities have officially rejected to alternate his prison term verdict with another one within the alternative punishment law.
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Israel Gets Ready to Receive Arab Journalists including Saudis and Iraqis
2019-07-22
Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz announced in a statement on Sunday that a delegation of 6 Arab journalists, including a Saudi and an Iraqi, will visit Israel.
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Jared Kushner Returns to Middle East Later this Month
2019-07-22
Jared Kushner, son-in-law and senior advisor to President Donald Trump, will return to the Middle East later this month to discuss the Trump administration's forthcoming Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, a senior US official told The Times of Israel.
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586 Convicts Benefited from Alternative Punishment, No Political Prisoners Included
2019-07-22
The Public Prosecution said that the number of convicts who made use of the alternative punishment since its implementation on May has reached 586, noting that they didn't include political prisoners.
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Hamas: Photo of Bahrain and Israel Foreign Ministers Reflects "State of Zionism" Some Arabs Reached
2019-07-20
The Palestinian Hamas movement said that the picture that brought together the foreign ministers of Bahrain and Israel in Washington reflects the state of the "Zionism" reached by some Arab officials.
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Israeli, Bahrain FMs Hold First Public Meeting in US: AFP
2019-07-20
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Thursday announced that he had met his Bahrain counterpart publicly during a visit to Washington, the first meeting between the two countries that do not have diplomatic relations.
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Trial of 2 Officers, 10 Policemen Accused of Beating Prisoners in Jaw Prison Adjourned
2019-07-20
Bahrain’s Minor Criminal Court adjourned the trial of 12 security service men, including two officers, accused of mistreating a number of inmates in Jaw Central Prison by beatings, after hearing the statements of the investigating officer until September 19, to enter final plea.
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Al-Wefaq Calls to Seriously Consider Testimonies Mentioned in "What is Hidden is Worse" Program
2019-07-19
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society called on observers inside and outside Bahrain to consider seriously and responsibly the information and testimonies mentioned in "What is Hidden is Worse" program, broadcast by Al-Jazeera Channel, which represent a betrayal of the country and show coordination and arrangements with very dangerous terrorist forces.
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Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs Meets his Israeli Counterpart in Washington
2019-07-19
US Middle East Peace Envoy Jason Greenblatt revealed via his Twitter account that a meeting was held between the Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and his Israeli counterpart Katz in Washington.
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Israel to Participate in Conference in Bahrain on Maritime Security in Gulf
2019-07-19
The United States announced that Israel will participate in a conference hosted by Bahrain in February that will discuss the requirements of securing maritime navigation in the Gulf region.
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Foreign Affairs Minister Meets Kushner in Washington
2019-07-19
Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa met US President's Senior Advisor Jared Kushner in Washington.
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PM Issues Edict Restructuring Governorates Executive Councils
2019-07-19
Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa issued Edict 11/2019 stipulating the restructuring of the four governorates executive councils.
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65 Countries to Participate in Meeting in Bahrain to Discuss Gulf Maritime Security: US Official
2019-07-18
US special envoy to Iran Brian Hawke said that 65 countries will discuss Bahrain's Gulf maritime security, without setting a date to the meeting or revealing identities of participating countries.
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Bahraini Foreign Affairs Minister Meets US Officials
2019-07-18
Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa arrived in Washington, where he met officials, particularly his US counterpart Mike Pompeo, US National Security Advisor John Bolton and prominent supporters to wage war against Iran.