Bahrain Mirror: The Executive Committee, during its meeting that was chaired by the Bahraini Crown Prince, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, discussed a number of measures that contribute to maintaining the Kingdom’s economic situation and the sustainability of its financial resources.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU) appealed a verdict issued by the High Criminal Court on September 2, 2015 that acquitted five policemen accused of beating a suspect in order to extract a confession.

Bahrain Mirror: The central meat market in the Bahraini capital, Manama, looked like a ghost town on Thursday (October 1, 2015) after the decision to lift subsidies on meat came into effect.

Bahrain Mirror: The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, Maina Kiai, said that he addressed Bahrain requesting information regarding 30 cases of violations of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.

Bahrain has withdrawn its ambassador to Iran Rashid Al-Dosari and asked the Iranian Charge d'Affaires, Mohammad Babaei, to leave the island kingdom after declaring him persona non-grata.

The national opposition parties in Bahrain said the issuance of a royal decree regarding the limited "reshuffling" in the cabinet fell short of representing anything more than cosmetic solutions for the wide political and economic crises in Bahrain over the past four and a half years.

Dry Dock Prison authority refused to receive Qassem Ismail due to his deteriorating medical condition from the serious injury he had sustained after Interior Ministry forces targeted him with shotgun pellets in Bahrain's Karbabad.

Bahrain Mirror (AP): The tiny island kingdom of Bahrain has ended its government subsidies on meat and poultry products as countries across the Persian Gulf scramble to deal with low global oil prices.

Bahrain Mirror (AP): Bahrain ordered the acting Iranian charge d'affaires to leave within 72 hours Thursday night and recalled its own ambassador over allegations the Islamic Republic sponsored "subversion" and funneled arms to militants in the island kingdom.

Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Bahrain recalled its ambassador from Iran on Thursday and ordered Tehran's envoy to leave within 72 hours, claiming interference in its affairs, the official BNA news agency reported.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahrain said on Thursday it had recalled its ambassador to Iran, a day after it said security forces had discovered a large bomb-making factory and arrested a number of suspects linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahrain more than doubled the prices of beef and chicken on Thursday, removing meat subsidies in a politically sensitive move designed to save money as low oil prices slash the government's revenues.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahrain is in talks with banks about potentially issuing an international bond this year, three sources aware of the matter said on Thursday, as the Gulf country seeks to raise funds to cover a budget deficit created by cheap oil.

The chairman of the Parliamentary committee for reviewing the policy of redirecting subsidies and developing governmental revenues said that he was surprised that the government began implementing its decision to lift subsidies on meat without making an agreement with the committee he is heading.

The family of detainee Fadel Abbas Yahya said that he was transferred recently to Al-Salmaniya Hospital after he was affected by Lupus disease (SLE), and called for his release.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain livestock company is leaning towards signing contracts with hotels and restaurants to directly sell them its products.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini court of appeals presided over by judge Isa Al-Ka'abi commuted the punishment of a Gulf national from one year to 6 months in prison and upheld expelling him from the country.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini court of appeals upheld the ruling of a court of first instance against two appealers who were sentenced to life imprisonment over a bombing case in Bani Jamra.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Ministry of Interior said that it has uncovered an underground vault inside a home and also a site near the residence used as a homemade bomb-manufacturing facility in Bahrain’s Nuwaidrat.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Muharraq Attorney-General, Mooza Al-Na’ar, said that in the framework of the investigations conducted by the Public Prosecution concerning a suspect, owner of “FreejKarimi” account, it was established that the posted tweets incite hatred and defame a foreign country and its president in a way that affects its relation with the Bahraini Kingdom.