Bahrain Mirror: Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei, the director of advocacy at the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), made a statement at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva saying that “most of Bahraini Shiite students have been prevented from receiving their Shiite religious education.”

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Minister of Information Affairs, Isa Al-Hammadi, said that the government did not discuss the issue of “Smaller Cabinet” in its weekly meeting.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Prosecution renewed the detention of senior member of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Hassan Isa, for 15 additional days pending investigation.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) published an article in which it highlighted a criminal complaint filed against the Bahraini Attorney General, Ali bin Fadhul Al-Buainain, in Switzerland for taking part in torture.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court, presided over by judge Ali bin Khalifa Al-Dhahrani, sentenced a suspect (22 years old) accused of participating in an assembly and starting a fire in Buri to 5 years in prison.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini cabinet criticized the “Swiss Confederation’s Statement” that it described as “unfair for Bahrain and its human rights achievements.”

Bahrain Mirror: The National Audit Office in Bahrain has confirmed Al-Wefaq’s compliance with its financial and administration requirements, and did not list remarks on the record of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society.

Bahrain Mirror: The Office of Political Society Affairs at the Bahraini Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments announced that “the Al-Wefaq society is to resume its activities and its last general conference is to be adopted.”

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court, presided over by judge Ali bin Khalifa Al-Dhahrani, ordered renewing the detention of a youth in his 20s accused of joining and contacting a terrorist organization (ISIS), for 15 additional days pending investigation.

Bahrain Mirror: Member of the (dissolved) Ulama Islamic Council, Sheikh Fadhel Al-Zaki, said “The Al-Barbaghy mosque is still demolished and they haven’t started rebuilding it yet.”

Bahrain Mirror: Al-Ayam newspaper, owned by the Bahraini King's advisor Nabeel Al-Hamer, said most of the ministries nominated for being merged in the smaller cabinet are related to services.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Journalist Francesca La Bella said in an article published by the Italian Near East News agency, entitled “Bahrain: Conflict between Interests and Human Rights” said that Italy and Spain chose their interests over human rights.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain News Agency (BNA) announced that King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa met with his uncle, Prime Minister, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa in the presence of Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa to discuss the requirements of the current stage in light of the financial situation.

Bahrain Mirror: The complaints, monitoring and follow-up committee of the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) said it discussed in its fifth meeting the complaint filed by some members of the medical cadre who were dismissed following the 2011 events in Bahrain.

Bahrain Mirror: Gulf Air”, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, said that its annual losses declined to 32.8% in 2014.

Prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Mohammed Sanqour said that the shortest and less costly way to address Bahrain's problem is by "activating national slogans that everybody accepts and taking the human rights and political reform route," demanding the release of political prisoners, mainly Sheikh Ali Salman.

Chairman of the Shura Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs (appointed), Khalid Al-Maskati, stated that Bahrain faces two options: Either "borrow and increase the public debt to levels that no one wants, or take difficult but necessary measures to reduce the debt as much as possible."

Bahrain's Minister of Information Affairs, Isa bin Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi, said that the royal directive to form a smaller cabinet will take place by reshuffling the current one.

Bahrain Mirror: Tom Malinowski, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, canceled a visit to Bahrain scheduled to kick off on Saturday (September 19, 2015). The US embassy in Manama informed political parties about the cancellation of the visit.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Britain's Petrofac has won a contract worth about $100 million from Bahrain's Tatweer Petroleum to build a gas dehydration facility, an industry source familiar with the matter told Reuters.