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Attorney-General: 11 New Attorneys to be Appointed to Prosecution in early 2018
2017-10-23
Bahrain’s Attorney-General Ali Fadl Al-Buainain said that the process of assigning the 11 legal experts, who were appointed in the past period, as prosecuting attorneys early next year has begun.
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Youth Stabs his Father to Death in Galali
2017-10-21
A Bahraini man stabbed on Saturday (October 21, 2017) his father to death following a family fight. Information confirmed that the son was under the effect of drugs when he killed his father.
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Avenues Mall Opening in October 28
2017-10-20
The Al-Ayam local newspaper said that the official opening of Avenues Mall will take place in October 28.
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Chairman of Bahrain Transparency Society Prevented from Traveling to Participate in Transparency Int’l Conference
2017-10-19
The Bahraini security authorities prevented on Wednesday (October 18, 2017) Sayed Sharaf Al-Mosawi, the chairman of the Bahrain Transparency Society, from traveling to Germany to take part in Transparency International Conference held in Berlin.
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AFP: Bahrain Accuses Iran of Harboring 160 “Terrorists”
2017-10-19
Bahrain’s interior minister accused Iran of harbouring 160 Bahrainis convicted of terrorism and stripped of their citizenship, in an interview published Wednesday.
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Qatari Foreign Minister: Qatari Forces Working with Bahrain-Based US Fleet Expelled
2017-10-19
Qatar’s foreign minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said that Qatari forces participating in US-led activities against Islamic State or working with Bahrain-based US Fifth Fleet were expelled after the recent Gulf dispute.
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AFP: Bahrain Says it Signed $3.8 bn Deal for F-16 Jets
2017-10-18
Bahrain on Tuesday announced it had signed a $3.8 billion deal with Lockheed Martin for 16 upgraded F-16 fighter jets.
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Reuters: Bahrain Seals $3.8 Billion Deal with Lockheed Martin for F-16 Aircraft
2017-10-18
The Bahrain Defence Force signed a $3.8 billion deal with Lockheed Martin to buy 16 upgraded F-16 aircraft on Tuesday, the official Bahrain state news agency said.
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Al-Monitor: As Qatar-Bahrain Rift Widens, Economic Costs Emerge
2017-10-18
CEO of Gulf State Analytics, Giorgio Cafiero, said in an article in the “Al-Monitor” that tensions between Bahrain and Qatar have reached an enormously high level. Last month, Bahrain’s Shura Council condemned Doha’s alleged “coordination and cooperation” with the Arabian archipelago country’s Shiite opposition and Iran “to spark chaos” amid the unrest of 2011.
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Legal Experts Criticize Decision to Sell “Special” ID Numbers, Say Lacks Constitutional Grounds
2017-10-18
Lawyers and law professors criticized the decision to sell distinctive identification card numbers to those who wish to provide their children with special ID numbers.
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Information & eGovenrment Authority: Distinctive ID Card Number Service Found 4 Years Ago
2017-10-16
The Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) said the distinctive identity card number service that has been recently announced is found since 4 years and it is only for newborn babies.
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Gov’t Inclination to Change Postal Sector into Profit-Making Association & Cancel Symbolic Fees
2017-10-15
The Al-Ayam local newspaper reported from what it described as a well-informed source that the government intends to change the postal sector in the ministry of transportation and telecommunications into a profit-making association, adding that the provided postal services will be based on the principle of full profitability instead of symbolic fees.
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US Ambassador Refuses to Retract Criticism on Religious Freedoms in Bahrain
2017-10-15
United States Ambassador to Bahrain, William Roebuck, refused, in his response to a question during his visit to the Al-Ayam daily to mark the end of his period as Ambassador to Bahrain, to retract the criticism raised by the US State Department in its report on religious freedoms in Bahrain.
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Zarif: No Wonder Countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE & Bahrain Support Trump’s Speech
2017-10-15
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Iran was not surprised that supporters of the United States President Donald Trump’s “inane speech” on Iran and the nuclear deal are Persian Gulf states, such as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
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Director of Office of Int’l Labour Affairs at US Department of State Visits Bahrain to Discuss HR Issues
2017-10-11
Bahrain News Agency (BNA) said that the Director of the Office of International Labour Affairs at the US Department of State, Steve Moody, arrived in Bahrain, along with the US Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Angelo Maestas.
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130 Bahrainis Work in Qatar According to Official Statistics
2017-10-11
The total number of Bahrainis working in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States reached 2,604, including 130 Bahrainis in Qatar, whose diplomatic relations with Bahrain have been severed for over four months, official statistics revealed.
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Israeli Website Quotes Officials: Bahrainis are Free to Visit Israel Under Bahraini Law
2017-10-11
Reports this month have indicated the island kingdom of Bahrain will soon take steps to normalize ties with Israel, ending seven decades of a diplomatic boycott of the Jewish state.
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Bahraini FM Retweets Israeli Diplomatic Correspondent’s Tweet
2017-10-10
The Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, retweeted Israeli journalist Raphael Ahren’s tweet, showing more signs of the ruling Bahraini family’s normalization of relations with the Jewish state.
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Sayed Hassan Nasrallah: Saudi Arabia Prevents Dialogue in Bahrain
2017-10-09
Hezbollah Secretary General, Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, slammed Saudi Arabia, accusing it of waging wars and standing, along with Israel, as an obstacle in front of achieving regional security and stability.
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Bahrain: 4 Citizens Arrested since Dawn
2017-10-05
The Bahraini security authorities continued on Thursday (October 5, 2017) their campaign against citizens and arrested 4 over political reasons.