Bahrain Mirror: A Saudi Specialized Criminal Court handed down a death penalty to defendant number 14 in the case of the 85 terrorist cell known as “Turki Al-Dandani” cell, the Saudi Okaz newspaper reported on Wednesday (May 20, 2015).

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): A commemoration was held for Al-Qadeeh massacre executor by one of his cousins called Saleh Abdulrahman Al-Qashami during which he threatened the Shiite citizens in Saudi Arabia, promising them that they’ll witness a dreadful conflict.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): According to a statement by public prosecutor Ali Fadhl Al-Bouainain (May 8, 2015), official documents revealed that the murderer of Martyr Ali Mushaima was released by a royal pardon for humanitarian reasons.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Tens of thousands of Saudi Shiites took part in the mass funeral procession staged in Al-Qatif (located in the country’s Eastern Province) for the victims of suicide bombing that targeted a Shiite mosque during Friday prayer, on May 22, 2015.

AFP: An Islamic State group suicide bomber attacked a Shiite mosque in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia, killing 21 people and wounding 81 in an assault that threatens to fan sectarian tensions.

Associated Press: A suicide bomber unleashed a blast in a Shiite mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia as worshippers commemorated the birth of a revered saint, killing at least 21 people and wounding dozens more in the deadliest attack seen in the kingdom in more than a decade. Loyalists of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the bombing.

The lawyer Abdullah Al-Shamlawi said that the court prevented Sheikh Ali Salman from talking and also prevented his lawyers from delivering their plea. He considered that this step violates the right of defence.

Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court refused to hear the plea of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society Secretary General, detainee Sheikh Ali Salman, and adjourned the verdict to June 16.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Bahrain Mirror published the whole text of Sheikh Ali Salman’s plea and will publish the English version soon. Sheikh Salman was not allowed to deliver his 250-page plea in court, which he himself has written, noting that he summarized it in a few pages before his hearing.

Bahrain Mirror: The Crown Prince, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, met the UK Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond and Defence secretary, Michael Fallon, and discussed cooperation and coordination between the two states and issues of security and stability

Bahrain Mirror: Al-Wefaq National Islamic society stated, on Wednesday (May 20, 2015) that the developments of the trial of Al-Wefaq’s Secretary General, Sheikh Ali Salman, represented a clear and serious violation of the guarantees of a fair trial and portrayed a “shocking attitude”, as described by Salman’s defense team during its press conference.

Bahrain Mirror: Ombudsman Nawaf Mohammed Al-Mouawda met Norwegian Ambassador to Bahrain Sten Anders Berge. Al-Mouawda welcomed the efforts which are aimed at consolidating relations between Bahrain and Norway in the field of human rights.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shi'ite mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia during Friday prayers, residents said, killing around 20 people and wounding more than 50, local residents and a hospital officials said.

Bahrain Mirror: Social media networks reported on Friday, May 22, 2015, the detonation of an explosion in Imam Ali mosque, in the Shiite village of al-Qadeeh in KSA. The explosion led to at least 30 casualties where more than 150 people were praying.

Reuters: A legal battle between an activist group and Britain over a decades-old diplomatic cable on Bahrain has exposed a thorny link between the UK's colonial past and its new military ambitions in a region it once dominated.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Why did the Bahraini opposition’s influence on the British stance towards the Bahraini issue deteriorate while the regime continues to succeed day after day in pulling the Britons to its side? Ali Al-Aswad, a former MP and representative of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society in the 2010 parliament, can answer this question by giving us a lesson about the major laws that direct world powers in the rich Gulf region such as the interests and conflict over oil and power.

AFP: A Bahraini court will pronounce next month its verdict in the trial of opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman who is charged with seeking to overthrow the Sunni monarchy, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The president’s deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes said that Camp David meeting with leaders from the six GCC countries was “unique” and came in a “pivotal moment in the country”. Its goal was not to just have some photos, but to set up a game plan for security cooperation.

Bahrain Mirror: Naji al-Arabi, the orator in Ajlan Mosque in Arad, thanked the Bahraini and Saudi kings for not attending, in person, Camp David summit and lowering the level of official representation.

Bahrain Mirror: Salah Al-Jowder, the orator of Al-Khair Mosque in Galali, said that the nation is facing the scheme of changing its identity, known as the Arab Spring or the new Middle East. We have to promote the intellectual security among youths.