The security authorities in Bahrain released the former Al-Wefaq bloc MP, Ali Al-Ashiri.

The First High Criminal Court issued jail verdicts ranging between life imprisonment, citizenship revocation and 3 years in prison against 18 suspects accused of joining Saraya Al-Mokhtar and revoked the citizenships of 13 of them.

The Fourth High Criminal court handed down life sentence to one suspect, 10-year jail term to other and fined him 100 thousand BD and 3-year jail to a third suspect over charge of joining 14th February Coalition and Saraya Al-Mokhtar.

A refugee football player living in Australia has been detained in Bangkok by Thai authorities and is facing deportation to Bahrain, rights groups say.

The Bahraini security authorities arrested on Friday (November 30, 2018) Shiite cleric and member of member of the (dissolved) Ulama Islamic Council Fadel Al-Zaki after raiding his house.

Qatar will more than double its naval forces by 2025 as a massive new base comes online and it expands a national service program amid a protracted dispute with neighbors which it says requires greater self-reliance.

A delegation from Yemen's Houthis could attend talks sponsored by the United Nations in Sweden if safe exit and return is guaranteed, the Head of the Houthi's supreme revolutionary committee, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, said on Thursday.

Argentine President Mauricio Macri said on Thursday that accusations against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman relating to war crimes and the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi may be discussed during the G20 summit, which starts on Friday.

Thai rights activists on Friday called for the release of a refugee footballer from Bahrain detained in Bangkok who may be deported back home where they say he could face persecution.

A former Bahrain national team footballer who fled to Australia due to political repression said Thursday he fears being returned to the Gulf state after he was detained at a Bangkok airport.

The High Criminal Court Issued on Thursday (November 29, 2018) death sentences against two detainees who were severely tortured to confess that they targeted a bus for security men, leaving one dead and others injured.

Advocate General Ahmed Al-Hammadi said that the Public Prosecution concluded its investigations about two Bahrainis who received money from abroad without authorization from the competent authority, in breach of the law. The High Criminal Court set a hearing on December 3.

Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim will undergo surgery tomorrow, Friday, November 30, 2018 in the back, the spine particularly. The operation will take place in a hospital in the British capital London.

The SBS Australian News website reported that a Bahraini refugee who has Australian permanent residency has been arrested in Thailand and now faces deportation back to the Gulf state.

Jaw Prison detainees sent a letter in which they complained about being banned from practicing religious rituals inside prison and the punishments imposed by the prison administration against anyone who violates the rules by practicing these rituals.

The Third Minor Criminal Court sentenced 4 suspects accused of vandalizing election billboards of candidates in the Northern Governorate to two months in jail with the suspension of the verdict for 3 years. The court also fined them 800 BD.

The Assistant Undersecretary for Development and Revenue Policies in the Finance Ministry Rana Ibrahim Faqihi said that the Value Added Tax (VAT) will be applied starting January 2019.

Saudi Arabia will buy Lockheed Martin's $15 billion missile defense system, a U.S. Department of State spokesman said on Wednesday, after aggressive lobbying by the administration to close the deal that included a personal call between President Donald Trump and Saudi King Salman.

Two senior U.S. Cabinet members urged senators on Wednesday not to downgrade ties with Saudi Arabia over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but lawmakers from both parties said they could not turn a blind eye to reports that the country’s de facto ruler was involved in last month’s killing.

Bahrain’s new parliament is expected to swiftly pass sensitive austerity measures needed to secure a Gulf aid package, but the U.S.-allied government may implement the belt-tightening in stages to avoid provoking public anger.