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Expected Reconciliation with Qatar: What about Sheikh Ali Salman?
2020-12-11
Now that the signing of the reconciliation between Qatar and the Gulf states is approaching, especially Saudi Arabia, the trial of the Bahraini opposition leader is one of the major issues that followed the decision made by these states to sever ties with Qatar and take several actions against it.
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Ahmed bin Atiyatullah's Electronic Army: "Salman's Reign" is Number 1 Target
2020-12-09
Sheikh Ahmed bin Atiyatullah Al Khalifa, Minister of Follow-Up in the Royal Court, doesn't get tired or bored doing what exposes his passion for power. For him, a new reality is being shaped, and there is a movement of forces within his family imposed by the death of PM Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, so he must act quickly.
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What's the Story behind the Bahrain Electronic Army? Crown Prince's 1st Test as Prime Minister
2020-12-08
In 2019, Abdulaziz Matar, an employee at the Cybercrime Department, posted an article on his Twitter page calling for the creation of an electronic army to defend Bahrain. He listed the advantages of this army, its objectives and how it works, pointing out that its soldiers are available and are only waiting for approval to start working.
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First Deputy Premier Becomes Prime Minister: What Does this Mean?
2020-11-26
Bahrain's Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman, who has held the post since Bahrain's first independent government was established 49 years ago, has died.
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Bahrain will Enter New Phase after Biden's Victory and Appointment of Crown Prince as PM
2020-11-24
Bahrain has entered a new phase that can be described as a double change, one at home and another abroad, with the Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's win in the United States presidency race, death of Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman and the appointment of Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad in his place.
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What could Change after Khalifa bin Salman's Demise?
2020-11-21
The Bahraini Prime Minister who has been serving since the Independence died at the age of 85. He spent most of life in governance and decision-making positions.
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What is the Fate of Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman's Wealth? Battle of Heirs
2020-11-18
There are no official figures on the wealth of the late Emir Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the former Bahraini Prime Minister, however, the memory of the people in Bahrain is filled with many stories about his vast wealth which he gathered by plundering public money and seizing lands during his five decades as a Prime Minister.
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Death of Khalifa Puts End to Pigeons and Hawks Story, but What about his Wing and Legacy?
2020-11-16
Since the king's decision to appoint his son, Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, as first deputy PM (March 11, 2013), under the pretext of "developing the performance of the executive institution", it has been clear that the (long) reign of Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa had come to an end.
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Bahrain and US Elections: Betting on a Losing Horse Again
2020-11-04
Millions around the world are holding their breath until next Tuesday, the date the US elections will take place, which seems to be pivotal this time, in a heated race in which Democratic candidate Joe Biden has a (slight) advantage over White House candidate Donald Trump, whose numbers appear to be declining in most US polls.
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Bahrain's Foreign Reserves Fall, Debt Increases amid Delay in Gulf Aid Payments
2020-10-31
In Bahrain, additional data and news indicate that the financial crisis has intensified as the government has asked a US company to review the fiscal balance program, the main plan for fiscal management, supported by three Gulf allies.
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Al Khalifa's New Ally: What's King Hamad Asking Israeli Entity for?
2020-10-29
The correspondences leaked by the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton revealed that the ruling family in Bahrain is the one that demanded the Saudi national guard to enter the country to help it oppress protestors demanding to put an end to Al Khalifa monopoly over power in March 2011.
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Bahraini Gov't Decides to Search for Alternative for Financial Balance Program
2020-10-29
The story of the Financial Balance Program started in October 2018 and ended in October 2020.
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Deceitful Abdulnabi Al-Shula
2020-10-23
The problem with former Labor Minister Abdulnabi Al-Shula is that he wanted to become a "thinker" when he retired. This seems to be a growing Bahraini tradition; ministers becoming "thinkers" and "philosophers" once they retire. But as the saying goes, learning in adulthood is like engraving on water.
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Has Ashura Season Contributed to Increase in Number of Coronavirus Cases?
2020-10-15
There has been a lot of talk recently about the reasons for the increase in the numbers of people infected with Coronavirus.
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Black September Claims Lives of 42 Bahrainis by COVID-19 Virus, Cases Surpass 70,000
2020-10-08
September recorded the highest Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Bahrain since the outbreak of the virus.
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Why Didn't Bahrain King Participate in Kuwaiti Emir Funeral?
2020-10-08
The Bahraini government demonstrated unexpected alienation in their stance towards the death of Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Ahmad Al-Sabah, who was honored by the United Nations in 2014 as a "global humanitarian leader".
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Stages from Life of Late Kuwaiti Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad
2020-10-03
Kuwait's Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah passed away after a struggle with disease and heart problems. Kuwaiti media cut off their broadcast and began airing recitations from the Holy Qur'an for a while before his death was officially announced.
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Fabricated Lies in Bahrain Embroil Int'l Media Outlets with "Qasem Soleimani Brigade"
2020-09-27
A tumult is a state of noisy confusion. This is exactly what happened on Sunday (September 19, 2020) when the people of Bahrain woke up and read the Akhbar Al-Khaleej newspaper front-page report,
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Was Al-Bilad Newspaper Account Actually Hacked to Announce its Recovery?
2020-09-24
On Sunday (September 13, 2020), Al-Bilad newspaper, owned by Prime Minister's son Ali bin Khalifa, said that the limited edition newspaper managed to recover its Twitter account, four weeks after being hacked.
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Did Bahraini Crown Prince Actually Participate in Vaccine Experiments?
2020-09-20
Authorities in Bahrain have been, for over a month, desperate to complete a round of clinical experiments on a Chinese coronavirus vaccine. The reluctance of people to participate over fear has thwarted government efforts to reach 6,000 participants, requested by the UAE government.