Palestinian group Hamas condemned Israel's participation in a United States-led maritime security meeting in Bahrain.

An Israeli delegation will attend a U.S.-led maritime security meeting to be held Sunday in Bahrain, Israel’s Channel 13 reported on Saturday (October 19, 2019).

Bahrain is making good progress on its fiscal consolidation plan and is on track to eliminate its deficit by 2022 as planned, Finance Minister Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa said on Saturday.

A number of doctors at Al-Salmaniya submitted an official letter to PM, complaining about suspending their scholarship procedures to obtain a subspecialty in hematology and oncology, especially that the Ministry of Health suffers from a severe shortage in this specialty in terms of Bahraini doctors specializing in critical diseases.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa attended the opening of the second term of Parliament in a show similar to those we see in television shows, portraying how a royal convoy arrives in ancient times in Europe.

The final account of the state for 2018, which was recently referred by the government to the House of Representatives, shows a decrease in government employees training expenses by 16% compared to the previous year.

Labour and Social Development Ministry Assistant Undersecretary Aisha bint Ali Al Khalifa said the number of Bahraini families receiving social security aids reached 16,359, and the total aids received in one year amounts to 18.5 million dinars.

Under-Secretary of the Health Ministry Dr. Waleed Al-Manae said that the ministry is preparing to recruit 200 nurses in hospitals and health centers affiliated with the hospital.

Bahrain called on its citizens on Friday to leave Lebanon immediately due to current events and what the country has witnessed, as the protests in Lebanon enter a second day, according to a statement from the foreign ministry.

Directorate of Anti-corruption and Economic and Electronic Security said that it arrested an employee of the Ministry of Works red-handed while receiving bribe money for offering services against his job duties.

Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued a royal order appointing his son Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa as National Security Adviser.

The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it has extended by 120 days a waiver to sanctions allowing Iraq to import gas and electricity from Iran as it pushes Baghdad to make the country more energy independent.

Qatar's government said on Thursday it adopted a new minimum wage law and will scrap mandatory exit visas for all workers, part of a broad labour reform programme ahead of its hosting of the 2022 World Cup.

A number of French MPs talked about the increasing human rights violations in Bahrain, particularly violations against political prisoners.

The First High Criminal Court sentenced a Saudi national, accused of smuggling narcotics through King Fahd Causeway, to 15 years in jail and fined him 5000 BD.

Bahrain suspended imports of livestock and meat from Sudan and Djibouti.

Thirty-five foreigners were killed and four others injured when a bus collided with another heavy vehicle near the Muslim holy city of Medina, Saudi state media said on Thursday.

A Bahraini Member of Parliament said "nepotism plays a major role in the civil service bureau," announcing that he has irrefutable evidence and people to prove this. The MP also confirmed his willingness to cooperate.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Decree 86/2019 appointing Nader Khalil Al-Moayyed Chief Executive Officer of Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA).

This letter is not to make you aware of the chronic Bahraini situation, as we are sure that the international community, namely London and Washington, has totally abandoned Bahrain and thus put it under eternal oppression and crackdown. This letter is only about ideas that came to our mind while following what is happening in the Westminster democracy.