Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The European Union called on Bahrain to review its decision to suspend the independent Al-Wasat newspaper on Friday (August 7, 2015), stressing that the existence of independent media outlets can reinforce the reconciliation efforts.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights said that 65 houses were raided in the island of Sitra in Bahrain, leading to “35 arbitrary arrests, and causing sabotage inside the citizens’ houses and intimidation of the residents.”

Bahrain Mirror: The BBC said that the Bahraini authorities “have suspended the publication of the only independent newspaper in the Gulf Kingdom.”

Bahrain Mirror: The head of the North Area Municipality, Mohammad Bou Hammoud, said that the “there is still no progress regarding the issue of temporary employees in the municipality’s secretariat and no final solution has been made.”

Lawyer Abdullah Al-Shamlawi described the decision to suspend the Al-Wasat newspaper as an illegitimate administrative move, explaining that "Article 28 of Decree-Law No. 47 of 2003 stipulates that it is not permitted to suspend a newspaper unless by a judicial verdict."

A Bahraini official said that the government will review the policies of subsidies on petroleum products to study and evaluate their prices.

The Bahraini opposition group Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society condemned the terrorist bomb blast that took place in Saudi Arabia's Asir and deemed it an unacceptable action.

Bahrain's security authorities released Al-Wefaq's municipal council member Sadiq Rabie after he was arrested at the Bahrain International Airport.

The Bahraini Information Affairs Authority has suspended the Al-Wasat newspaper until further notice.

The chairman of a Parliamentary committee for reviewing the policy of subsidies, Sheikh Majed Al-Majed, said that the Bahraini Minister of Energy, AbdulHussain Mirza, proposed that the committee adopts a government approach to allocate 8000 power units to each house owner.

The security guards of official schools in Bahrain said that the Ministry of Education hasn't offered many of them incentive bonuses and financial rewards since 13 years ago

Reuters: Bahraini authorities have suspended the country's main opposition newspaper, accusing it of threatening national unity and relations with other states, the official news agency BNA reported late on Thursday.

AP: Bahrain's government has suspended the publication of the independent newspaper Al-Wasat.

Bahrain Mirror: The Al-Bilad newspaper owned by Ali bin Khalifa, the Prime Minister’s son, said that Bahrain Polytechnic university held a wedding for one of the university’s foreign counselors in one of its halls.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain Polytechnic university announced establishing a commission of inquiry to look into what the Al-Bilad newspaper reported about a bachelor party held on the university's campus.

Bahrain Mirror: The Chinese ambassador to Manama Qi Zhenhong said that his country hosts 500 Bahraini students studying medicine majors.

Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court rejected on Tuesday (August 4, 2015) the request to release the opposition figure, Majeed Milad, and adjourned his trial to September 13 while he remains in custody over the charge of inciting disobedience of the law.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s security forces arrested Seddiqa Al-Basri on Wednesday morning (August 5, 2015); the third time she has been taken into custody since 2012.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini youth Ali Abdulkarim Marzooq has been pursued for three years. On Wednesday (August 5, 2015) destiny put an end to Ali’s hiding.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): While the “revenge” vehicles still patrol the streets of Sitra after the Bahraini Ministry of Interior announced that a bomb blast took place there on July 28, 2015, the ministry did not present any evidence regarding the incident.