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National Guard Chief Discusses “Military Relations” With Pakistani Prime Minister
2017-01-04
Bahrain’s National Guard Commander, Mohammad bin Isa Al Khalifa, met (Tuesday January 3, 2017) with Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif, and discussed trade and military relations between Bahrain and Pakistan.
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Commerce Chamber Deputy: I Left When the Jewish Delegation Spoke of Peace, Sang in Unknown Language
2016-12-30
Deputy Chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Khalid Al Zayani, said he did not feel comfortable during the meeting with the American-Jewish delegations, which he attended in individual capacity. Deputy Chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Khalid Al Zayani, said he did not feel comfortable during the meeting with the American-Jewish delegations, which he attended in individual capacity.
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Chamber of Commerce: Chamber Members Met Jewish Delegation in Individual Capacity
2016-12-30
The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that it had nothing to do with the recent visit of the American-Jewish trade delegation to Bahrain, and some members of the chamber and traders took part in meeting “in their individual capacity”.
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NYT: Arabs & Jews Celebrate Hanukkah Together in Bahrain
2016-12-30
The New York newspaper said in an article it published that “Orthodox Jews in black coats and skullcaps danced with Arabs in flowing robes and checkered kaffiyehs at a Hanukkah celebration over the weekend in Bahrain.”
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AP: In Bahrain Woman's Slaying, Accusations of Royal Involvement
2016-12-29
The slaying stunned the small island of Bahrain: A young mother gunned down in the street as her 6-year-old son watched from inside their car.
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Bahraini Society Against Normalization Asks Authorities to Provide Explanations on Nature of Jewish Delegation that Visited Bahrain
2016-12-28
Bahraini Society Against Normalization demanded that authorities to check on the nature of the Jewish delegation that visited Bahrain. It was said that the delegation represents American Jewish merchants, however, their clothes and songs indicate that they are Zionists.
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BBC: Jewish Celebration in Bahrain Raises Controversy on Social Media Outlets
2016-12-28
Among the many topics the grabbed the attention of Arab tweeters were the Jewish celebrations in Bahrain and the results of municipal elections in Sultanate of Oman. Meanwhile, other tweets came as comments on Christmas.
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Video: Israeli Band Sings in Bab Al Bahrain: We will Build the Temple!
2016-12-28
Israeli media outlets circulated news about a delegation from Habad (Chabad-Lubavitch) Rabbis, an Orthodox Jewish Hasidic movement, visiting Bahrain last week, to celebrate a menorah-lighting ceremony.
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Video: Sayed Nasrallah Denounces Allowing “Worst Zionist Organization” to Enter Bahrain
2016-12-28
Hezbollah Secretary General, Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, denounced how Bahraini government allowed the “worst Zionist organization” to enter country, in reference to the Zionist delegation that visited Manama, accompanied by an Israeli musical band.
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Saudi Ambassador in Bahrain Says Connecting Bridge Unified Checkpoint to be Settled in 1 Year
2016-12-24
The Saudi Embassy in Bahrain said that there will be a unified checkpoint between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on the King Fahd connected bridge a year from now.
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Bahraini Citizen Held in KSA Custody for 10 Months, Family Demands Foreign Ministry Intervention
2016-12-24
The family of Bahraini citizen detained in Saudi Arabia, called on Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry to intervene in its son’s case, as he has been in custody for 10 months there, without knowing the reason behind his arrest.
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MoI Interrogates Nabeel Rajab over Article in French Newspaper, Refers Case to Prosecution
2016-12-22
The Director-General of Anti-corruption and Economic & Electronic Security has announced that the Cyber Crime Directorate has identified an article in French newspaper 'Le Monde' quoting Nabeel Rajab. The article contained false and malicious information and rumors that defamed Bahrain and other GCC countries in an attempt to harm their interests.
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Abdulghani Al-Khanjar: “Jaw” Novel Hit Me with Wave of Emotions, I Felt Everything
2016-12-21
It took me seven hours to read all the chapters of the novel “Jaw”. Indeed, I re-lived the agony of this story, from beginning to end.
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MEPs Urge Mogherini to Take Rapid Actions to Stop HR Violations in Bahrain
2016-12-20
MEPs called on Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, to take rapid actions to put an end to human rights violations in Bahrain.
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Bahrain Condemns Assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey
2016-12-20
Bahrain condemned on Monday (December 19, 2016) in the strongest terms the armed attack on the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Turkey and led to his death, stressing that “the terrorist act is a serious crime aimed at damaging relations between countries”.
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Yemeni PM Praises Bahrain over Participating in War on Yemen
2016-12-20
The Prime Minister of Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi’s government in Yemen, Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr, praised Bahrain’s role and participation with the Saudi-led Arab coalition strikes against his country.
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Bahrain Reaches Lowest Levels of Water Poverty
2016-12-20
Water statistics and studies which covered all countries in the world, according to al-Wasat local newspaper, showed that Bahrain reached lowest levels of water poverty in terms of annual cubic meter water consumption per capita.
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Fourth Forum of Abdulrahman Al-Nuaimi: After Colonialism, Dictatorships were Founded not States of Citizenship
2016-12-19
he fourth Abdulrahman Al-Nuaimi Forum was held in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, in the presence of Bahraini and Arab Figures.
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FA Undersecretary: GoB is Ready to Discuss the UPR Report in Feb. & March 2017
2016-12-19
Ambassador and Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain, Abdulla Abdullatif, stressed that the Government of Bahrain is ready to discuss the UBRR report related the Universal Periodic Review of human rights, which will be discussed during the meetings of the International Council on Human Rights in February and March 2017.
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Martyrs Day 2016: Father of Martyr Mahmoud Al-Jaziri Honors his Two Martyred Friends Hani Kahmis &Hani Al-Wasati
2016-12-19
On the Martyrs Day this year, father of martyr Mahmoud Al-Jaziri recalled his friend and classmate martyr Hani Khamis, the 90s revolution and that of 1994 in particular, and the martyrdom of Khamis in December