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AFP: Bahrain Arrests 5 Bombing Suspects Allegedly Linked to Iran
2015-08-14
AFP: Bahraini authorities have arrested five suspects, allegedly with links to Iran, in connection with a bombing that killed two policemen last month in the Gulf kingdom, the interior ministry said Thursday.
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Reuters: Five Held in Connection With Deadly Bahrain Blast
2015-08-14
Reuters: Bahrain has detained five people behind a bomb attack in July that killed two policemen, the interior ministry said on Thursday, and accused them of being linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
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Wa�ad Deems Public Prosecution Charges against Ebrahim Sharif Fabricated & Groundless
2015-08-13
Bahrain Mirror: The National Action Democratic Society (Wa�ad) deemed the charges brought by Bahrain�s Public Prosecution against Wa�ad�s former Secretary-General, Ebrahim Sharif, over which he�s being detained and to stand before a court on August 24, 2015, fabricated with no legal grounds.
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Taiba Darwish�s Detention Extended for 15 More Days for 7th Time in a Row
2015-08-13
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Bahraini Public Prosecution decided on Thursday (August 13, 2015) to renew the detention of detainee Taiba Darwish for 15 additional days.
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Supreme Defence Council Secretary-General: We Faced Conspiracies in 2011 by World�s Largest States
2015-08-13
Bahrain Mirror: The Secretary-General of Bahrain�s Supreme Defence Council Duaij bin Salman Al Khalifa said that Bahrain has been subjected to conspiracies in 2011 by �the world�s largest states and Iran wasn�t only one conspiring at that time.�
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Education Ministry Delays Issuing �No Objection� Certificates for Students Wishing to Study Abroad
2015-08-13
Bahrain Mirror: Bahraini students who wish to pursue their studies abroad at their own expense said that the Scholarships and Attaches Directorate at Bahrain�s Ministry of Education delayed issuing the �No Objection� certificates for registration in universities.
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Coordinator-General of Lebanese Islamic Action Front: Sectarian Discrimination in Bahrain Reminds us of South Africa
2015-08-13
Bahrain Mirror: The Coordinator-General of the Islamic Action Front, Sheikh Zuhair Al-Ju�ayd, said that the increasing sectarian and ethnic discrimination in Bahrain reminds us of South Africa when ethnic discrimination was widespread there.
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Reuters: Bahrain to Try Opposition Figure for Incitement to Topple Government
2015-08-13
Reuters: A prominent opposition figure who has just been released from jail on a royal pardon will go on trial in Bahrain this month on new charges of urging the overthrow of the government, state news agency BNA said on Wednesday.
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Saudi Interior Ministry: Bahraini among Suspects in Special Forces Mosque Bombing in Abha
2015-08-13
Bahrain Mirror: The Saudi Ministry of Interior said that it had arrested 34 suspects, including 30 Saudis and 4 foreigners (Syrian, Yemeni, Bahraini and Pakistani national) after its investigation efforts into the bomb blast that targeted a Special Emergency Forces mosque in Abha.
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Hospital in Egypt Stops Treatment of Bahraini Student in Critical Condition after Bahraini Embassy Refused to Pay Fees
2015-08-12
Bahrain Mirror: Al-Ayam newspaper, owned by the Bahraini King's advisor Nabeel Al-Hamer, said that the Bahraini Embassy in Cairo refused to pay an amount of money for medical services for a Bahraini student who had a severe accident.
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Bahraini Cabinet Discusses Forcing Companies and Institutions to Install Surveillance Cameras Linked to the Interior Ministry
2015-08-12
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini cabinet discussed a memo presented by the Minister of Interior Rashid Al Khalifa that proposes �obligating institutions, malls, and commercial shops to install surveillance cameras and connect them to the Ministry of Interior,�
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Bahrain�s Electricity & Water Authority Tells Families to Pay Bills or Else Have Electricity Cut Off
2015-08-12
Bahrain Mirror: The Al-Wasat newspaper said that the Electricity and Water Authority asked Bahraini families to choose between paying the bills or having the electricity cut off.
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Warning of Demographic Change in Bahrain on International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
2015-08-12
Bahrain Mirror: Bahraini writer Abbas Busafwan warned of a demographic change in Bahrain, stressing that �the widespread naturalization campaign led by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa will change the identity of the country.
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Bahrain�s Information Minister: What Happened to Al-Wasat Newspaper May Happen to Another Paper
2015-08-12
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Minister of Information Affairs Isa bin Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi said on August 10, 2015 that the law applies to all media institutions, stressing that what happened to the Al-Wasat newspaper may happen to any other paper.
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BCHR: Sheikh Maitham Al-Salman Accused of Inciting Hatred against the Regime
2015-08-11
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights stated that the Bahraini authorities accused Sheikh Maitham Al-Salman, Head of the Religious Freedom Unit of Bahrain Human Rights Observatory, of �inciting hatred against the regime and spreading false news.�
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Bahrain�s Interior Minister Discusses Cooperation with Director-General of Jordanian Gendarmerie Forces
2015-08-11
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Minister of Interior received the Director-General of the Jordanian Gendarmerie Forces with whom he discussed cooperation and coordination in the field of security training.
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Bahrain�s CP holds telephone call with US Secy. of State: Consolidating Efforts to Enhance stability in the Region
2015-08-11
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Crown Prince, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, discussed with the US Secretary of State John Kerry �the situation on the regional and international level.�
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Al-Muhafdha: Jaw Prison�s Block 5 Inmates Subjected to Beatings
2015-08-11
Bahrain Mirror: The Vice President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Sayed Yousif Al-Muhafdha, said that detainee Kais Abbass, along with a number of other detainees, were subjected to beatings in Jaw Prison�s Block 5.
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Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Calls on Bahrain to Seize �Remaining Opportunity� to Reach Accord with the People
2015-08-10
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major-General Hassan Firouzabadi called on Bahrain to seize what he described as the �remaining opportunity� to reach an accord with the people.
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Sheikh Al-Salman�s Interrogation Focused on His Statements about Anti-Shiism & Disclosure of Violations in Sitra
2015-08-10
Bahrain Mirror: Reports revealed that the Bahraini security forces interrogated Sheikh Maitham Al-Salman, regarding his statements about anti-Shiism and spreading information about the human rights violations committed by security forces in Sitra.