Different information indicated that the king had dismissed or at least pushed the Minister of Follow-up at the Royal Court, Ahmed bin Atiyatullah Al Khalifa, behind the scenes, as well as his brother, Major General Salman Atiyatullah Al Khalifa, commander of King Hamad Hospital.

The country is moving from one difficult stage to another. It is in the stage of tightening the grip on all positions of power after removing everyone from their posts, including the removal of the PM's wing in favor of the King's wing, his sons and the Khawalid heads only.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Royal Order on Sunday (February 3, 2019) promoting 776 BDF officers in the various ranks.

On April 25, 2018, the Military Cassation Court in Bahrain upheld death sentences against 4 Bahrainis over charges of attempting to assassinate Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force, Marshal Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. It was the strangest charge issued since the eruption of protests in 2011.

United States Secretary of the Navy, Richard V. Spencer, arrived in Bahrain and visited each of Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad and Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.

The wife of Bahraini prisoner, Alawi Hussain, said that her husband has been suffering for more than 5 months from high blood pressure, as the authorities don’t seem to allow him to receive necessary treatment.

Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Marshal Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received on Monday (October 22, 2018) Commander of the Peninsula Shield Forces Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Balawi. The meeting was attended by BDF Chief of Staff Dhiab Al-Nuaimi.

Amnesty International issued a report on Wednesday (May 2, 2018) that includes new details about last moments of trial of suspects accused of planning to assassinate Bahrain Defence Force Commander-in-Chief Khalifa bin Ahmad. The military court upheld death sentences against 4 individuals, including 3 civilians, before the king commuted the sentences to life imprisonment.

King of Bahrain sent a letter to the Military Commander-in-Chief in which he said that the latter's approach to forgiveness and tolerance led to his decision to commute the death penalty.

Cassation Military Court Upholds Death Penalty of 4 Bahrainis on charges of “Attempted Assassination of Marshal

The Military Court of Cassation decided on Wednesday (April 11, 2018) to adjourn the case of civilians accused of plotting to assassinate Military Commander Field Marshal Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, to April 25, to issue its verdict.

Bahraini Military Court of Cassation looked into the appeals filed in case in which civilians were accused of plotting to assassinate Military Commander Field Marshal Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.

Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received yesterday Head of the International Planning and Policy for the Middle East and North Africa at British Defence Ministry, David Hogan-Hern, and his accompanying delegation in the occasion of his visit to Bahrain to chair the British side at the Bahraini-British Joint Military Cooperation Committee meeting.

The Bahraini authorities did not wish to end 2017 any different than it started. Six Bahrainis were sentenced to death six days before the end of the year, just like three Bahrainis were executed for political reasons at the beginning of 2017.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa met on Tuesday (January 2, 2018) the Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and BDF Commander-in-Chief Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society dubbed the death penalty verdicts issued against 6 citizens as “fool”, stressing that the cases are absurd and baseless.

Bahrain's top military court sentenced six men to death on Monday after convicting them of charges including plotting to assassinate the Gulf state's armed forces chief, state media reported.

A Bahraini military court sentenced on Monday (December 25, 2017) 6 citizens to death, 15 years in prison and revoked their nationality in a case related to plotting to assassinate Bahrain Defence Force Commander-in-Chief field marshal Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. The court also sentenced 7 others to seven years in jail and revoked their citizenship. Meanwhile, it acquitted 5 defendants.

Bahrain Defence Force Commander-in-Chief Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received yesterday Commander of the Saudi Royal Naval Force's Eastern Fleet, (Naval) General Fahad bin Ali Al Freedan and his accompanying delegation.