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Abdollahian Advises Bahraini FM to bring about “Reconciliation Instead of Strife”
2015-08-01
Bahrain Mirror: The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian advised the Bahraini foreign minister to think of playing a positive and constructive role regarding the collective security in the region.
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Sharif’s Defense Panel: Investigation Included Charges Dating back to 2011
2015-07-31
Bahrain Mirror: A member of the defence panel of former Secretary-General of the National Democratic Action Society “Wa’ad”, Ebrahim Sharif, said the “investigation of Sharif tackled the same charges over which he was previously sentenced to five years in prison.”
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Security Alert at Salmaniya Medical Complex Over Suspicious Object
2015-07-31
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Ministry of Health said that the administration of Al-Salmaniya Medical Complex received a report stating that a suspicious object was found in the complex’s parking lot near the accidents and emergency department entrance.
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Bahraini Interior Minister Participates in Funeral Procession of Two Pakistani Policemen Killed in Sitra Blast
2015-07-31
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Minister of Interior Rashid Abdullah Al Khalifa said on Thursday (July 30, 2015) that those involved in the killing of two of his men, holding the Pakistani passport, deserve the “death penalty”.
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Prominent Clerics in Bahrain Condemn Sitra Bombing: This Only Leads to Violence & Threatens Country’s Security
2015-07-31
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s prominent clerics have issued a joint statement condemning the bomb attack that took place in Sitra on Tuesday (July 28, 2015).
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Amnesty International Concerned that Sitra Bombing Detainees Are At risk of Torture and Denied Access to Their Lawyers & Families
2015-07-31
Bahrain Mirror: Amnesty International called on Bahrain “to ensure those arrested in connection to recent Sitra bombing are not subjected to acts of torture and other ill-treatment while in custody.”
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Bahraini Militant Linked to Nusra Front Killed in Syria
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Bahraini accounts on social media announced the death of the Bahraini Fawaz Al-Najras, who has close ties with the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front militant group, after sustaining injuries from a rocket attack in Syria’s Idlib.
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Child Ahmad Al-Arab Tortured in Officers’ Restroom Away from Surveillance Cameras
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The mother of child Ahmad Al-Arab (17 years) detained in Dry Dock Prison said that her son who is on a hunger strike had been subject to severe beatings at the hands of an officer on Saturday (July 25, 2015).
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US Embassy in Bahrain Calls for Self-Restraint and Refrainment from Violence
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror: The US embassy in Bahrain said that there are no justifications for deadly attacks such as the one that took place [in Sitra], and called for self-restraint and refrainment from violence.
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At Least 10 Bahrainis Arrested in Series of House Raids in Sitra
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror: Reports revealed that dozens of vehicles surrounded Bahrain’s Sitra on Tuesday (July 28, 2015), while civilian forces raided the houses of Bahraini citizens, before arresting at least 10 people.
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US Ambassador: Washington Ready to Provide All Forms of Security Support to Bahrain
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror: The US Ambassador to Bahrain, William Roebuck, expressed his country’s readiness to provide all forms of security support and condemned the bomb blast that took place in Bahrain’s Sitra.
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UK Minister Condemns Sitra Explosion: We Are Working to Enhance Security Cooperation With Bahrain
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror: The British Minister at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Tobias Ellwood strongly condemned on Tuesday (July 28, 2015) the explosion that took place in Bahrain’s Sitra.
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Tehran Denounces “Sitra Bomb Blast” and Calls on “Region” to Fight Scourges of Extremism
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror: Iran condemned on Tuesday (July 28, 2015) the bomb blast which, according to the Bahraini Ministry of Interior, hit the island of Sitra, southeast of the capital Manama.
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Reuters: Bahrain Sees 'Foreign' Link in Attack, Iran Denies Role
2015-07-30
Reuters: Bahraini authorities have arrested several people in connection with Tuesday's deadly bombing and suspect the attack was a "foreign attempt" to harm the Gulf state's stability, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Bahrain Interior Ministry Says Several Suspects Arrested Over Sitra Bomb Blast
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror:Chief of Bahrain's Public Security Major-General Tariq Al-Hassan said that a number of suspects in the bomb blast that took place in Sitra were taken into custody.
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Bahrain Public Prosecution Charges 30 Suspects with Detonation of Home-Made Bomb in Al-Diraz
2015-07-30
Advocate General and Acting Attorney General to the Terror Crime Prosecution, Hamad Al-Buainain, announced that the investigations into the bomb blast that took place in the Al-Diraz area have been concluded.
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Bahraini Public Prosecution Renews Ebrahim Sharif’s Detention for 15 More Days
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Prosecution renewed the detention of opposition leader and former Secretary-General of the National Democratic Action Society “Wa’ad”, Ebrahim Sharif, for 15 further days pending investigation.
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Al-Wefaq on Sitra Bomb Blast: Violence and Violent Reactions Are Unacceptable
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror: Al-Wefaq stressed once again that any act of violence is “completely unacceptable” and denounced “the incident that took place in Sitra on Tuesday (July 28, 2015) as announced by the Ministry of Interior.”
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Bahrain: 77% of Shiite Top-Ranking Students Didn't Get Their Choice of Scholarship
2015-07-29
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): In 2011, the Bahraini Ministry of Education, refused for the first time to publish the results of the university scholarships in the local newspapers and restricted the announcement of the results to students only, as each student is required to enter a password on the Ministry's website to find out his\her results.
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Reuters: Bahrain Identifies Suspects in Tuesday's Bombings
2015-07-29
Reuters: Several suspects in a bombing in Bahrain that killed two policeman have been identified and some have been arrested, the state news agency BNA said on Wednesday quoting the ministry of interior.