The Israeli government confirmed the participation of a delegation from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the UNESCO World Heritage Committee conference that will be held in the Bahraini Capital, Manama, from June 24 till July 4, 2018.

The American “The New Yorker” magazine published an extensive investigation on a PR British company that used to provide services to Bahraini and other oppressive governments to internationally whitewash their reputation.

Saudi Ambassador to Bahrain, Abdullah Al Al-Sheikh, said that Bahraini women will be able to drive and travel between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia via the King Fahd Causeway starting from 10 Shawwal (June 24, 2018).

Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly deplored the resolution of the European Parliament on Thursday (June 14, 2018) on human rights in the Kingdom and which, according to the ministry, was based “on false information that completely disregards the progress achieved in promoting and protecting human rights in the country in all the civil, political, economic, social and cultural fields”.

The European Parliament issued (on June 13, 2018) a resolution condemning human rights violations in Bahrain and urging it to immediately release opposition detainees and prisoners of conscience, mainly the prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab.

The government of Bahrain's slow fiscal response to past declines in oil prices has led to a large and growing stock of government debt, and gross international reserves are low and volatile, according to Standard & Poor's (S&P) report.

News websites said that a defence industrial complex in Pakistan will manufacture six "Interceptors" for the Bahrain National Guards.

Qatar’s National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) has documented 646 violations of the rights to family reunion committed by the blockading countries against Qatar residents since June 5 last year until May 23 this year.

Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) launched its annual Human Rights Report for the year 2017 entitled, "No Right to Rights,” in which it addressed the major human rights violations committed in Bahrain last year.

An official study received by the service committee in the House of Representatives revealed that the number of illegal foreign workers who were deported between 2013 to March 2018 was 5679.

The Guardian reported that human rights organization "Reprieve" has accused the Foreign Office of being complicit in abuses in Bahrain and failing to be transparent about its £5m security and justice reform program in the kingdom.

Bahrain’s cash-strapped government is in talks with parliament on a new subsidy system that would redirect some of the financial aid the government provides to its citizens, officials said.

Bahrain's Foreign Ministry condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a family park in the Shula area in the Iraqi capital ​​Baghdad, which left a number of people killed and injured.

The United Stainless Steel Company (USCO) said the fire, which broke out at its factory on Tuesday (May 22, 2018), had left no casualties

Bahrain has expressed its full support for the US strategy towards Iran, announced by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday, saying it reflects the determination to address the threat of Iranian policies that undermine security and stability in the region.

Bahrain’s ambassador to Washington Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa (son of the Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs) defended, in a statement to an Israeli newspaper on Thursday (May 10, 2018), the Israeli strikes on Syria saying that “no country would tolerate aggression of any kind”.

Statistics revealed that the number of Indians living in Bahrain is 350 thousand versus 325 thousand in the UK.

The Associated Press Agency said on Saturday (May 12, 2018) that a secret meeting was held between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahraini and Emirati ambassadors, during Netanyahu’s visit to Washington last Mach to take part in an annual pro-Israel policy conference, AIPAC.

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAT) called for a demonstration on Saturday (May 12th, 2018) in London to protest the king's visit to Britain to attend the Windsor Horse Show.

Two Bahrain residents (whose nationality has not been identified) have been questioned by India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).