The Northern Governorate Municipal Council in Bahrain confirmed that those affected by the Buri fire have not been paid the compensation promised by the government, although three months have passed since the incident.

Iran rejected an accusation by Bahrain that it was involved in an oil pipeline bombing in the Sunni-ruled kingdom, accusing its rival of making "false claims".

Bahraini authorities have arrested four members of cell behind a bomb attack on an oil pipeline, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, adding two of the group had been trained in Iran, an adversary of the Gulf Arab state

Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Minister Essam Khalaf said that 16 houses were damaged as a result of the fire that flared up in oil pipeline on November 11.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi rejected the �foolish and baseless accusations� made by Bahraini officials against Iran, claiming Tehran was involved in the oil pipeline explosion that took place in their country.

Saudi Arabia�s oil flows to Bahrain have gradually resumed after a brief halt, Bahrain�s national oil company BAPCO said.

Saudi Arabia�s energy ministry said pumping to Bahrain had been suspended and the kingdom was stepping up security precautions at its own facilities after its Gulf island neighbor blamed �terrorism� linked to Iran for an oil pipeline blast.

Bahraini Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa said on Saturday (November 11, 2017) that the oil pipeline explosion near Buri, south of the capital Manama, was "a terrorist act."

A huge fire broke out in Bahrain on Friday (November 10, 2017) following an explosion of an oil pipeline near residential areas in Buri south of the Bahraini capital Manama.