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Bahrain King Invites US Synagogue Group to Visit Bahrain, A First of a Kind Invitation
2017-10-05
A New York synagogue will be the first Jewish congregation to visit an Arab country in the Persian Gulf during its upcoming mission to Bahrain.
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Reuters: Explosion Wounds Five Bahraini Policemen
2017-10-03
Five Bahraini policemen were lightly injured in a “terrorist explosion” outside the capital Manama on Monday, the state news agency reported.
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Hezbollah SG in Ashura Speech: The World Needs to be Reminded of Wise, Oppressed Leader; Sheikh Isa Qassim
2017-10-01
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah confirmed that the Arab and Islamic world bear responsibility of the oppression that the people of Bahrain are subjected to, at a time when Manama opens the door for normalizations with the Zionists.
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Saudi Newspaper: Saudi Women Training to Drive Expected to Increase In Bahrain
2017-09-30
Workers in the driving training sector in Bahrain expect to witness an increase in the number of Saudi women training to get a driving license in Bahrain, according to Saudi Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper.
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US Senate Approves Appointing Justin Siberell as US Ambassador to Bahrain
2017-09-29
The US Senate approved on Thursday (September 28, 2017) appointing a number of ambassadors who were nominated by the new US administration under Donald Trump’s presidency, including Justin Siberell to be US ambassador to Bahrain
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BDF Chief of Staff Receives US Military Attaché
2017-09-26
Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Chief of Staff Dhiab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi received yesterday US Military Attaché to Bahrain, Colonel Steve Vincent.
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Bahrain Mission in Geneva: UN Assistant Secretary-General Report “Lacks Accuracy”
2017-09-22
Bahrain’s Permanent Mission in Geneva expressed its regret over the inaccuracies in the annual report presented by UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Andrew Gilmour.
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Rabbis Say Bahrain King Wants Arab Boycott of Israel to End, AP
2017-09-22
Hosting a Los Angeles event with the son of Bahrain’s king, two prominent U.S. rabbis let something slip to those in attendance: the ruler of the island nation thinks the longtime boycott of Israel by Arab countries should end.
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Iranian President Rouhani: Crises in Syria, Yemen & Bahrain do not Have Military Solutions
2017-09-22
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said that the crises in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain do not have military solutions and can only be resolved through cessation of hostilities, and the acceptance of the will and wishes of the populaces.
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US Congress Delegation Meets BDF’s Inspector General
2017-09-21
US congress delegation visiting Bahrain met the Bahrain Defence Force Inspector General Abdullah Al-Nuaimi.
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Bahrain Confident in Wisdom of Kurdistan Region President in not Rushing to Hold Referendum
2017-09-21
Bahrain expressed its confidence in the wisdom of the President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Masoud Barzani, not to rush to hold a referendum on the independence of the region, in order to avoid more risks on Iraq, particularly in the current circumstances and challenges facing the region and threatening its people.
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Bahrain’s NIHR Says Following Case of 27 Bahraini Nationals Dismissed from Qatar Airways
2017-09-21
Bahrain’s National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) said it was following up the case of the dismissal of 27 Bahraini nationals from Qatar Airways.
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Bahrain Representative Upset by Denmark & Ireland Statements in Geneva: They Attack our HR Record with No Regard for our Explanations
2017-09-21
Permanent Representative of Bahrain at the United Nations in Geneva, Yousef Abdul Karim Bucheeri, expressed his dissatisfaction with the Danish and Irish statements, accusing them of using the UN Human Rights Council to “attack Bahrain and its human rights record”.
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Qatar Says Bahrain Abusing Fisheries Issue to Stoke Gulf Row
2017-09-20
Qatar accused Bahrain on Tuesday of abusing a routine fisheries enforcement case to deepen a three-month diplomatic crisis between the emirate and its Gulf neighbours.
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Amnesty Official Denies Holding Periodic Meetings with Bahrain’s Embassy in UK
2017-09-20
Ariel Plotkin, Bahrain researcher in the MENA team at Amnesty International, denied the allegations of Bahraini Embassy in London that stated that periodic meetings are held with the organization.
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Bahrain: Foreign Labor Force Occupies Most Private Sector Jobs
2017-09-16
Official statistics have shown a sweeping dominance of foreign workers in many job categories in Bahrain’s private sector, as they have taken over jobs in the IT, financial and accounting fields as well as hotel, transport, restaurant sectors among other jobs.
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Bahraini Embassy in Britain Met Amnesty on Day of Issuing Report
2017-09-15
The Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Kingdom said that the Amnesty International report issued on September 7 contanied “allegations and false conclusions”, stating that in fact it has so far held 9 meetings with it, at the rate of one meeting a month, the last of which was on September 7, 2017.
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Reuters: Rights Groups Target Police, Spy Chiefs of Arab States, Including Bahrain, under New US Law
2017-09-15
Police and spy chiefs from China to the Middle East, a Ukrainian oligarch and a former president of Panama are among the people a coalition of human rights groups wants targeted for sanctions under an expanded U.S. law aimed at curbing rights abuses and corruption worldwide.
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Trump’s US Ambassador to Bahrain Nominee Expresses Concern over Bahraini Gov’t Actions against Nonviolent Opposition
2017-09-14
Donald Trump’s nominee to be Ambassador to Kingdom of Bahrain Justin Siberell expressed Washington's concern with Bahraini government’s actions against nonviolent political and human rights actors.
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Middle East Monitor: Bahrain-Israel Links Go Back to 1994
2017-09-11
Middle East Monitor website stated that the latest comments by Benjamin Netanyahu about relationships with a number of Arab countries highlight the links between Bahrain and Israel, which “go back to 1994”, Al-sharq.com said on Friday.