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Labor Ministry: 1451 Unemployed Graduates with Education Majors
2015-10-06
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour, Sabah Al-Dosari, said that the number of unemployed graduates with education majors and registered in the ministry’s employment center reached 1451.
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Bahrain to Lift Subsidies on Electricity as of Next January
2015-10-06
Bahrain Mirror: A few days after the decision to lift subsidies on meat came into effect, Bahrain is leaning towards lifting subsidies on electricity very soon.
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Iran Representative to UN Criticizes Bahrain’s Violations of Majority’s Rights
2015-10-06
Bahrain Mirror: The Representative of Iran to the United Nations, Gholamali Khoshroo, rejected the accusations brought forth by Bahrain against his country during the 70th session of the UN General Assembly.
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Amnesty Launches Petition Demanding Release of Dr. Ali Al-Ekri
2015-10-05
Bahrain Mirror: Amnesty International launched a petition demanding the release of Dr. Ali Al-Ekri, a Bahraini consultant surgeon, who is serving a five-year prison sentence since October 2012.
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Bahraini FM Slams Iran in Speech at UN & Accuses it of “Destabilizing” Region
2015-10-05
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Foreign Affairs Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa delivered an address on Friday (October 2, 2015) at the United Nations General Assembly in which he accused Iran of exploiting “extremist groups and providing safe haven for fugitives.”
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Bahraini Interior Minister Discusses Security Cooperation with US Fifth Fleet Commander
2015-10-05
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Minister of Interior Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa discussed security cooperation with the Commander of the US Naval Forces Central Command and Commander of the Fifth Fleet Vice-Admiral Kevin M. Donegan.
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Gulf Air Denies Suspending its Flights to Iran
2015-10-05
Bahrain Mirror: Gulf Air, the official carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, denied stopping the company’s flights to Iran following the withdrawal of the Bahraini ambassador to Tehran.
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Newly-appointed UK Ambassador to Bahrain: Bahrain Faces Terror Threats
2015-10-05
Bahrain Mirror: The newly-appointed UK Ambassador to Bahrain Simon Martin said that Bahrain “deals with terror threats that jeopardize its security and stability just like other countries of the world do.”
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EBOHR: Khalil Al-Saffar Stripped of his Clothes & Beaten on his Genitals in CID
2015-10-03
Bahrain Mirror: The European-Bahraini Organization for Human Rights (EBOHR) said that it received information stating that detainee Khalil Ibrahim Al-Saffar, who suffers from a cerebral laceration, is being tortured in the Criminal Investigation Department.
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Zinj Residents Demand Jaffaria Endowments to Annul Al-Kharis Cemetery Lease
2015-10-03
Bahrain Mirror: Residents of the Bahraini village of Zinj expressed their protest against the decision of the administration of Jaffaria Endowments (Waqf) to lease the Al-Kharis cemetery to an investor to build a commercial project.
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Bahrain Livestock Company Imposes New Conditions on Butchers
2015-10-03
Bahrain Mirror: On the first day of lifting government subsidies on meat (Thursday, October 1, 2015), the Bahrain Livestock Company imposed a number of conditions and rules on butchers.
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Bahraini Court Sentences Suspect to 10 Years in Prison over Hiding Bomb
2015-10-03
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced an accused (21 years old) to 10 years in prison over hiding a bomb in the washroom of a mosque in the Bahraini village of Al-Maqsha.
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Bahraini FM Files Complaint Against Iran to UN Secretary-General
2015-10-03
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, presented a formal complaint against the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.
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Iran Expels Bahrain Embassy No. 2 Man
2015-10-03
Bahrain Mirror: Responding to similar Bahraini measures, the Iranian Foreign Ministry declared the number two official at the Bahrain Embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran 'Persona non grata', ordering him to leave Iranian territory in 72 hours.
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AP: Iran: No.2 official in Bahrain Embassy Must Leave in 3 Days
2015-10-03
Bahrain Mirror (AP): Iranian state media is reporting that the country's Foreign Ministry has ordered a senior Bahraini diplomat to leave Iranian territory in 72 hours.
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AFP: Iran Expels Bahrain Envoy
2015-10-03
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Iran has expelled a senior official from Bahrain's embassy in Tehran in apparent retaliation after the Sunni-ruled Gulf state did the same to its envoy in Manama.
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Reuters: Iran Expels Second-Ranking Bahraini Diplomat in Tehran
2015-10-03
Reuters: Iran's Foreign Ministry has declared Bahrain's second-ranking diplomat in Tehran persona non grata and given him 72 hours to leave the country, a day after Bahrain withdrew its ambassador, Iranian media reported on Friday.
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AFP: Bahrain Denounces Iranian 'Interference' to UN
2015-10-03
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Bahrain has submitted a complaint to the United Nations denouncing Iranian "interference" in its internal affairs, the BNA news agency said Friday.
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VIDEO: Excavation in Bahrain’s Nuwaidrat Supervised by Interior Ministry
2015-10-03
Bahrain Mirror: Activists on social media posted videos of drilling and excavation in the Bahraini village of Nuwaidrat.
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On Int’l Day of Non-Violence: Al-Wefaq Stresses Adhering to Peacefulness & Calls on Authorities to Avoid Violence
2015-10-03
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s main opposition group Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, marking International Day of Non-Violence, said (October 2, 2015) that it is committed to a peaceful approach and to the peaceful and popular movement that was launched in February 2011.