Rasd Centre for Studies and Political Researches launched its first reports evaluate the performance of parliamentarians of the Shura Council and the House of Representatives entitled "Lost in Orbit of Power", for the first session of the fifth legislative term (December 2018 - May 2019).

Marking the International Day of Living Together in Peace, Bahraini legal adviser Ibrahim Sarhan recalled in a series of tweets that "the oppression of the Bahraini regime has burnt all bridges of communication with the opposition."

On the International Day of Living Together in Peace, the Vice President of Salam for Democracy and Human Rights Yousif Al-Muhafda said in a tweet that Bahrain's Shiites are living "an unjust reality that must end".

The Health Ministry announced the death of 67-year-old Bahraini male, a registered active case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) suffering from underlying and chronic health problems.

Bahrain has registered another Coronavirus fatality, making it the 11th. The 53-year-old expatriate had underlying and chronic health conditions, the Health Ministry announced.

Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim reiterated the need to fully comply with the instructions that stop the spread of the Coronavirus epidemic in the Bahraini society and to cooperate to achieve this goal

The Secretary-General of GFBTU Abdulqadir Al-Shihabi said that Bahrain's private sector has provided more than 33,000 jobs with salaries exceeding 700 BD, however, these jobs were taken by foreigners. Al-Shihab confirmed that these foreigners could be replaced by Bahrainis, noting that some salaries exceed 6,000 BD.

The Spanish El Mundo Newspaper said that the Kingdom of Bahrain, through "brutal repression" man who is accused of torture, Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, is strengthening its presence in the world of football in the Kingdom of Spain to cover up human rights violations.

Bahrainis have been worried since Saudi Arabia suspended the cost of living allowance and raised the value added tax from 5% to 15%, as they have not yet recovered from the impact of the 5% which already exhausted their low salaries.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Royal Order 20/2020, adjourning the second session of the fifth Legislative Term of the Shura and Representatives councils, as from Tuesday, May 19.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ratified law 11/2020 on volunteering to serve public security.

Bahrain Bourse announced that 70 million dinars government treasury bills ($186.5 million) will be listed for three months.

Bahrain witnessed a vast a campaign against the heads of obsequies on the first night of the martyrdom of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib.

Saudi Arabia will enforce a countrywide 24-hour curfew during the five-day Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday later this month to help stem the spread of the coronavirus, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.

Over 40,000 undocumented Bangladeshi migrants have been in the process of being legalized in Bahrain under its ongoing general amnesty that began since early this month amid COVID-19 crisis, the Bangladeshi New Age website reported.

The Health Ministry announced the death of 80-year-old Bahraini male, a registered active case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) suffering from underlying and chronic health problems.

Minister of Health, Faeqa Al-Saleh, announced that the ministry has expanded the capacity of its isolation and quarantine treatment centers across the Kingdom.

The Coronavirus pandemic and collapse of oil prices have had major effects on Bahrain's finances, but what is not acceptable is that the government compensates for its losses by taking from the citizens' pockets as Saudi Arabia has done.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society considered preventing the broadcast of a symposium against the Zionist enemy by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development an act in contradiction with the Bahraini Constitution and local laws. It said that this step is among the normalization policy adopted by the authorities.

Recent developments have severely damaged the government's fiscal balance program in partnership with three Gulf supporters. It seems that Bahrain needs to prepare a new program to rebalance the country's finances.