U.S. authorities are investigating whether Standard Chartered breached Iran-related compliance rules as recently as 2013, a year after it settled with them over earlier allegations of breaches and pledged to improve internal controls.

Bahrain’s High Criminal Court accepted the objection of a Gulf national accused of using gun in a quarrel in one of Manama’s hotels while he was drunk. The court sentenced him to one year in jail instead of 5.

The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society described the day in which the Parliament approved the value added tax (VAT) as a “black day in the history of Bahrain”

The first High Criminal Court of Appeal in Bahrain upheld three years' imprisonment for a defendant charged with assembling and and having possession of Molotov cocktails in Sitra.

Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has proclaimed its commitment to the implementation of the Value Added Tax (VAT) following its recent adoption by the Shura Council and the House of Representatives.

A source close to the government said that “the budget of the ministries in Bahrain is in a very precarious situation, as there are no financial allocations to implement the projects approved in the financial budgets.

The National Islamic Al-Wefaq Society organized on Tuesday (October 9, 2018) its first press conference since a final ruling was issued by the policitized Bahraini judiciary to dissolve it.

The Bahraini First High Criminal Court decided to adjourn the case of misappropriation of funds from the Ministry of the Interior.

Bahrain’s appointed Shura Council approved the VAT bill. The council also approved during its first session of the extraordinary session of the fourth legislative session, held on (Sunday) morning, the recommendation of the Parliament's financial and economic affairs in the Shura Council, ratifying decree 47/2018 by approving the GCC States unified agreement of VAT.

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights issued a new report entitled "Death Courts". The report was issued in Arabic and English to highlight violations of military justice and to try civilians before and after the amendment of the Military Justice Act.

Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court sentenced two citizens (33 and 26 years old) to 3 years in jail. It convicted the first one of hiding and harboring the second suspect for about 2 years, noting that the second suspect is wanted over political case and is sentenced to 14 years in prison over two cases.

Bahrain's national oil company Bapco announced the completion of new pipeline project connecting Bahrain to Saudi Arabia, with the arrival of first quantity of oil to Bahrain's refinery on October 3. This followed successful and safe execution of mechanical completion and pre-commissioning activities over the past few weeks.

Rasd news network specialized in monitoring night raids and arrests issued a report about August 2018. It said that 28 Bahrainis of different ages were arrested in August.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, largest opposition society in the country, will hold an important press conference today (Tuesday) at 3 PM (Bahrain time).

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Decree 46/2018 reappointing Dr. Mariam Athbi Al-Jalahma as Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) for three years.

Qatar Airways may consider a fuel surcharge on tickets to help it return to profit amid a regional dispute and rising oil prices, Chief Executive Akbar al-Baker told Reuters on Monday.

The Bahraini High Court of Appeal decided to appoint 26 lawyers for the same number of defendants in the Zulfiqar Brigades case, with the case adjourned to October 26, 2018.

The United States on Monday asked judges at the International Court of Justice to throw out a claim by Iran to recover $1.75 billion (1.5 billion euros) in national bank assets seized by U.S. courts.

Iran's crude exports fell further in the first week of October, according to tanker data and an industry source, taking a major hit from U.S. sanctions and throwing a challenge to other OPEC oil producers as they seek to cover the shortfall.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was concerned about reports of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who has been missing since last week and Turkish sources have said that authorities believe he was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.