British Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt said he supports banning some candidates from running for the upcoming legislative elections, reported a local newspaper.

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) announced that United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis will participate in the Manama Dialogue which will be launched Late Friday (October 26, 2018).

Britain said it was considering the “next steps” after Saudi Arabia acknowledged for the first time that the missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed at its consulate in Turkey.

The follow-up team of the treatment of Bahrain religious Leader, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, issued a statement confirming the Sheikh’s need to undergo surgery, after performing medical tests.

Bahrain's top Shi'ite Muslim cleric, who has been accused of inciting sectarian strife and has been living under virtual house arrest, has been allowed to travel to London for medical treatment, an opposition figure said on Monday.

A top Shiite cleric and opposition figure in Bahrain has left the island kingdom for medical treatment in Britain.

The medical team following up the treatment of the Bahraini Shia majority’s spiritual leader Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim said that Qassim arrived in London yesterday evening.

The team following up the treatment of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim said the latter had left for the United Kingdom this morning on Monday (July 9, 2018) for treatment.

Armed British police stormed a flight from Bahrain as soon as it touched down at Heathrow Airport to arrest a man over an alleged kidnapping plot.

British communications regulator, Ofcom, fined Al Arabiya News Channel £120,000 after the channel violated the privacy of a prominent Bahraini national, Hassan Mushaima, reported BBC Arabic.

Arabic language channel Al Arabiya News has been fined £120,000 for breaching broadcasting standards on fairness and privacy after broadcasting an interview with Bahraini survivor of torture, Hassan Mushaima. UK Regulator Fines Al Arabiya Ne

The UK's Higher Education Academy is under pressure to cut ties with Bahrain after academics warned that its activities in the country pose a "serious ethical and reputational risk" for the organisation, said Ellie Bothwell in an article published on Times Higher Education.

Dozens of rights activists participated in two protests held outside the Bahraini embassies in the British capital London and the US capital, Washington.

Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa met with a high-ranking British military official, reported the Bahrain News Agency (BNA).

The UK Queen’s gift of an Arabian horse has prompted outrage from activists who say it lends cover to Bahrain's crackdown on human rights.

Saudi-owned television channel Al-Arabiya could face closure in the UK after it committed a "serious" breach of British broadcast rules in broadcasting an interview with an imprisoned Bahraini torture survivor Hassan Mushaima.

Bahraini authorities are apparently targeting the family members of prominent Bahraini activist in retribution for his human rights work, said Human Rights Watch.

Bahrain Justice ministry files lawsuit to dissolve Wa’ad society, while parliament approves constitutional change allowing military courts to try civilians amid fresh crackdown on dissent and human rights.

An event held on March 1, 2017, entitled, "Bahrain 6 years on - where to go from here?" focused on what next steps could be taken in order to pressure Bahraini authorities to live up to their human rights commitments.

The UK government has prioritised business dealings with the Gulf over rampant human rights abuses in Bahrain since 2011 uprising.