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BBC: Bahrainis Threaten to Boycott Cinemas
2018-01-13
BBC channel said that “Bahrainis threaten to boycott cinemas” after the increase in tickets prices.
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Amnesty Accuses Bahrain Embassy in Britain of Lying: Serious Misrepresentation of Facts
2018-01-13
In response to erroneous statements by the Bahraini embassy in London about the organization’s planned work on Bahrain, Amnesty International issued a statement on (January 11, 2018) clarifying its recent discussions with the embassy and urged the authorities in general to respond positively to human rights concerns it raises and to its repeated requests for access to the country for it and other human rights organizations
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VIDEO: Qatari FM Says Doha Allowed those whose Qatari Nationality was Reinstated to Keep their Bahraini Citizenship
2018-01-12
Qatar's Foreign Minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said that the naturalization of Bahrainis issue was settled after a dialogue between the two states.
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Zarif Says Discussed Bahrain and Yemen Issues with British Counterpart
2018-01-12
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that he discussed the issues of Bahrain and Yemen in his meeting with his British counterpart Boris Johnson.
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Kuwaiti Writer: Gulf States Refuse Hiring Bahrainis for Sectarian Reason
2018-01-11
Kuwaiti writer and researcher on Gulf affairs Nasser Al-Abdali said that Gulf states refuse to hire Bahraini youths for a sectarian reason, indicating that “there are 35 million workers in the 6 Gulf states, however, Bahraini youths are the most unemployed in Gulf. The other states refuse to hire them for a sectarian reason.”
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Reuters: Bahrain Raises Gasoline Prices to Improve State Finances
2018-01-09
Bahrain raised gasoline prices on Monday to bring them closer to international levels, state news agency BNA reported, quoting the National Oil and Gas Authority.
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2017: This is Bahrain; 15 Martyrs, 14 Death Sentences, Al-Wasat Suspension, Wa’ad Dissolution, Diraz Raid, Israeli Visit
2018-01-08
2017 was an exhausting year with rougher escalating violence. The political situation ended its 6th year falling deeper into crisis, with eradicating freedom of expression and opinion, issuing harsher and retaliating judicial verdicts. Everything is heading towards ending the last margin of the "state", and in return rule with oppression, tyranny, and suppression of voices and lives.
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AFP: Bahrain Urges Citizens against Travel to Iran
2018-01-02
The Gulf state of Bahrain on Monday called on its citizens not to travel to Iran "under any circumstances" because of street protests there.
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Middle East Monitor: 25 Bahraini Org. Demand Prosecution of Delegation that Visited Israel
2017-12-28
Middle East Monitor website said that some 25 Bahraini organizations including political associations, civil society groups and various intellectual and political trends have come together to condemn a visit by what they called a “suspicious” delegation to Israel.
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AFP: Bahrain Sentences Six to Death for 'Assassination Plot'
2017-12-26
Bahrain's top military court sentenced six men to death on Monday after convicting them of charges including plotting to assassinate the Gulf state's armed forces chief, state media reported.
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AP: Bahrain Military Court Issues Death Sentence for 6 Shiites
2017-12-26
Bahrain's Military High Court on Monday sentenced six Shiites to death, 15 years in prison and revoked their nationality on charges of attempting to assassinate the commander-in-chief of the country's defense force, who oversees the appointment of military judges.
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Reuters: Bahraini Military Court Convicts six to Death on Terror Charges
2017-12-26
A Bahraini military court sentenced six Shi‘ite Muslim men to death and revoked their citizenship after they were convicted on charges of forming a terrorist cell and plotting to assassinate a military official, Bahrain news agency BNA reported on Monday.
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Egyptian Artist Khaled Abul Naga Salutes Peaceful Arab Uprisings in Forum Sponsored by King’s Son, Triggering Bitter Debate by Pro-Regime Sawsan Al-Shaer
2017-12-24
The Egyptian artist Khaled Abul Naga could not express his point of view during the Peacemaking Youth Forum organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports without being interrupted by the quarreling of Sawsan Al-Shaer, a writer who is close to the regime.
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Qatar Arrests Bahraini Sailor over Charge of Entering its Territorial Waters
2017-12-20
Family of missing sailor Mostafa Hassan said that the Qatari authorities arrested their son along with two Asian workers.
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Bahrain Condemns Ballistic Missile Attack over Riyadh
2017-12-20
The Bahraini government condemned the ballistic missile attack by Yemenis over Riyadh.
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Bahrain Opposition Bloc Criticizes UK Gov’t for Providing Political Cover for Regime in Bahrain
2017-12-19
Bahrain Opposition Bloc in Britain called on the British government to open up to Bahraini opposition forces instead of supporting the political regime in Bahrain.
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Bahrain’s King Sponsors & Politically Covers Event of Association that Sent Delegation to Visit Israel
2017-12-18
An event marking National Day Holiday was held by the “This is Bahrain” Association at the Bahrain National Stadium on Friday, which was sponsored by the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
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Member of Bahrain's Ruling Family Denies Involvement in Producing Works of Art for Israelis
2017-12-15
A member of Bahrain's ruling family denied the authenticity of a report aired by an Arab channel about his contribution to the production of works of art for Israelis and the printing of a manual to promote such works.
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AP: Bahrain Faith Group Visits Israel Amid Jerusalem Tensions
2017-12-12
An interfaith group from Bahrain is visiting Israel amid turmoil there over U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital, angering some in the island nation who support the Palestinians.
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Four HR Org. Issue Report about Forcibly Dispersing Diraz Protest, Say It is “A Crime outside Coverage”
2017-12-12
Four Bahraini human rights organizations, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, the Bahrain Forum for Human Rights, Salam for Democracy and Human Rights, and the Gulf Institute for Democracy and Human Rights, published a report monitoring grave violations in suppressing the Diraz peaceful assembly on May 23, 2017, after the security forces used excessive force to end the gathering, which lasted about a year near the house of the highest religious authority for Shiites in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, in a report entitled: A Crime Outside Coverage.