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Saudi Foreign Minister: Our Hands Remain Outstretched to Tehran
2022-05-24
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud said on Tuesday that there had been some progress in talks with Iran but "not enough" and that the kingdom's hands remain outstretched to Tehran.
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230 HR Violations in April, Including 10 Political Verdicts: Al-Wefaq Report
2022-05-23
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that last April witnessed peaceful protests and demonstration marking Al-Quds Day, noting that the society monitored several violations, such as summoning citizens, including human rights figures.
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Manatees Summit
2022-05-23
Manama and Abu Dhabi's latest event seems to suggest that they have solved all their internal and external problems, realized the dreams of all their citizens, cleared prisons, spread justice, and that it is now time to resolve the most pressing of issues, i.e. "where the second largest gathering of manatees in the world is".
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Milan Takeover by Bahraini Investcorp could Fail
2022-05-22
It seems that the negotiations of Investcorp, a Bahrain-based asset management company, to buy AC Milan will not end with the desired success.
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Israeli Rabbi: Normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel is Just "A Matter of Time"
2022-05-21
Rabbi Steven Burg told the Israeli i24NEWS website that Saudis are fascinated by what is happening in Israel, highlighting that normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia is just "a matter of time".
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Insults of Doctors at Jaw Prison Clinic More Painful than Executioners' Whips: Political Prisoner
2022-05-20
Prisoner of conscience, Sayed Ali Alawi Hashem, who is sentenced to life imprisonment, described the doctors at the Jaw Prison Clinic as a medical mafia, pointing out that they insult sick prisoners.
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We Want OHCHR to Play its Real Role in HR Oversight in Bahrain: Baqer Darwish
2022-05-20
Baqer Darwish, president of Bahrain Forum for Human Rights, told prominent Lebanese journalist Pierre Abi Saab during his program on Al-Mayadeen Channel, that "The government has made oral promises regarding the conditions of detainees to the OHCHR, but according to our experience, this is not enough."
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After Banning it for 6 Years...Largest Friday Prayers for Shia in Diraz Resumes
2022-05-20
The largest Friday prayer in the Imam Al-Sadiq mosque in Diraz was resumed after being prevented by the authorities following the citizenship revocation of the spiritual leader of Shia majority, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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Police in Jaw Prison Steals Political Prisoner's Money, MoI Doesn't Investigate Complaint
2022-05-19
Political prisoners continue to complain of stealing their money which they use to buy food and phone cards by the prison police, amid Ministry of Interior's failure to protect their rights.
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Salman Al Khalifa Announces Bid For New Term for AFC
2022-05-19
Asia's football chief announced his bid for a third term in office on Wednesday, days after backing FIFA boss Gianni Infantino for a fresh mandate.Salman, who has led the Asian Football Confederation since 2013, said he would stand for a new term at the AFC Congress in his home country of Bahrain next February.
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HRW Demands EU to Shed Light on HR Violations in Gulf
2022-05-19
Human Rights Watch (HRW) sent a letter to the European Union on its new partnership with the Gulf and called on the EU to shed light on the deteriorating human rights situation in the Gulf region.
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Prisoner Hussein Al-Sahlawi: I Faced Death 5 Times due to Medical Negligence
2022-05-19
Prisoner of conscience Hussein Al-Sahlawi said that he is suffering from policy of medical negligence and denial of treatment in the notorious Jaw Prison.
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Saudi Arabia Executes Yemeni, Two Saudi Shiites
2022-05-15
The Saudi authorities executed Mohammed Abdulbaset Al-Muallami, Yemeni national, and two Saudi Shiite prisoners of conscience from Al-Qatif.
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Mohammad bin Zayed Elected as UAE President after Demise of Khalifa bin Zayed
2022-05-15
The Kuwaiti New Agency announced on Saturday (May 14, 2022) that the Kuwaiti Higher Federal Council elected Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, Mohmmad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, as UAE president.
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Activists Protest in Front of Royal Windsor Horse Show Attended by King of Bahrain
2022-05-14
Activists have condemned a visit by members of Bahrain's ruling family to the UK to attend the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
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Attorney Osama Al-Awfi who Demanded to Issue Harshest Sentence against Opposition Leader Dies
2022-05-14
Public Attorney and Head of Judicial Inspection, Osama Al-Awfi, died on Friday (May 13, 2022), local newspapers reported.
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Deighton Pierce Glynn, Gulf Centre for Human Rights Call for Use of Magnitsky Sanctions against Bahrain: Report
2022-05-14
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and Deighton Pierce Glynn (DPG) published a report titled Accountability for Torture in Bahrain: A Call for Magnitsky Sanctions.
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Qatari Court Issues Life Term Sentences against Poet Ibn Al-Dheeb, 3 Others who Rejected Elections Law
2022-05-13
A Qatari court the case of known poet Mohammed Rashid Hassan Nasser Al-Ajami (Poet Ibn Al-Dheeb), Hamad Bin Fetais Al-Marri, Dr. Haza'a Ali Haza'a Salem Abu Sharida and Dr. Rashid Ali Haza'a Salem Abu Sharida, who were on trial over protesting against the elections law, social media activists reported.
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Major Bahraini Opposition Societies and Leaders Mourn Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
2022-05-12
Major political societies in Bahrain expressed their condolences over the martyrdom of Palestinian correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh.
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Bahraini Ahmed Al-Khuzaie Becomes Member in Israeli Organization
2022-05-12
Information confirmed that Bahraini Ahmed Al-Khuzaie has joined an Israeli organization based in Tel-Aviv.