Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa said on Saturday (March 2, 2019) that "the Muslim Brotherhood is one of the important foundations of the terrorist organizations we see today in the world.” He went on to say that “Bahrain was the first country to declare Hezbollah a terrorist organization a number of years ago”.

The preliminary feasibility study for Bahrain Metro has been completed and a new bids have been submitted through the Tender Board to allow the participation of Bahraini and foreign specialized consultancy offices in the tender for a final feasibility study, reported local Bahraini Al-Ayyam newspaper.

The Bahrain Airport Company said that the Ministry of Transportation and Communications building at the airport will now be converted into a building for private jet passengers.

The Civil Service Bureau in Bahrain denied the message circulated via social media, claiming the door has been opened for the reception of applications for job vacancies in the government sector. The Bureau stressed that it was incorrect and was not issued by the Bureau.

Rights groups denounced Saudi Arabia Saturday over its decision to put jailed women activists on trial after holding them for nearly a year without charge.

The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights published new testimonies on the killing processes that claimed the lives of 5 protestors at Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim's house, during Diraz Raid, in May 2017, and the crimes that took place at that time

Bahrain's Foreign Minister, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, attacked Qatar again in a statement made to an Emirati newspaper on the sidelines of the meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Abu Dhabi.

The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that the arbitrary sentences issued after the trial of 171 Bahraini citizens, who were being tried for participating in the peaceful sit-in in front of the house of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, were based on false investigations, confessions extracted under torture and false arrest proceedings.

"Saudi women detainees" account on Twitter revealed the violations practiced by the Saudi security authorities against the detained activist Eman Al-Nafjan. The account specialized in following-up the cases of female detainees in the Kingdom explained the harsh conditions she was subjected, and said in a series of tweets: "Eman Al-Nafjan was held incommunicado in Dhahban Prison from May until August (3 months), without allowing her to see or contact anyone."

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Bahrain's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BB-' with a Stable Outlook.

Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor is preparing the trials of detainees, identified by watchdog groups as women's rights activists, after completing its investigations, state news agency SPA said on Friday.

Saudi authorities announced on Friday that they concluded investigations with a number of "prisoners of conscience", noting that they are currently working on the preparation of regulations against the defendants to refer them to the "competent criminal court" of terrorism.

On October 20, 2018, the Dutch authorities forcibly deported the young Bahraini dissident Ali Shuwaikh, 27, to his country after his request for political asylum was rejected.

The Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning will witness a restructuring in the coming days after the acceptance of applicants for voluntary retirement, which will lead to a shortage of employees in all departments and directorates of the ministry.

The First High Criminal Appeals Court rejected the appeals of a youth out of two accused of assembling and burning tires and upheld his 5-year jail verdict. Meanwhile, the second suspect appealed his ruling earlier which was also upheld.

European Union member states unanimously rejected on Friday a proposal to blacklist Saudi Arabia and four U.S. territories for lax controls on terrorism financing and money laundering, sources told Reuters.

Minister of Shura and Parliament affairs Ghanem Al-Buainain announced the acceptance of 8025 employees in the voluntary retirement program from among the 46 government agencies offering their employees for the program.

Saudi Arabia announced on Friday it had revoked the citizenship of Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden who was designated a "global terrorist" in 2017 by US.

Refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi has urged Formula One fans to boycott this year's Grand Prix in Bahrain to protest human rights abuses, claiming he still feels threatened by authorities in his homeland, according to AFP.

The Government of Bahrain responded to the statement made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark on the prominent human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja during the Human Rights Council session in Geneva.