Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed seven death row inmates who had been convicted of murder and drug trafficking, state media reported.

Activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said that the authorities continued their harassment against female political prisoners.

Bahrain and India signed an agreement on Exemption from Short Stay Visa for holders of Diplomatic and Official/Special Passports, during the visit of Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sushma Swaraj to Manama.

The International Monetary fund (IMF) expected on Sunday (July 15, 2018) that Bahrain’s growth is to decelerate over the medium term due to the large and growing debt bill. IMF said that reserves remain low, covering only 1.5 months of prospective non-oil imports at end 2017.

Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa issued Edict 23/2018 and 24/2018 on transferring and appointing directors in the Quality Assurance Authority for Education and Training (BQA), and in Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA).

Head of the monitoring and documentation unit at the Bahrain Center for Human Rights activist Enas Oun said that family of detainee Mohammad Al-A’am complained that their son is being subjected to severe beating in Dry Dock Prison.

In a coverage to the trending issues on social media outlets, BBC website stated that thousands of tweets discussed Bahrain’s naturalization of foreigners via #Bahrain_Naturalizes_at_ Expense_of_our_Employment.

Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for International Affairs Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa met the Assistant to US President and Special Representative for International Negotiations, Jason Greenblatt, at the premises of the Diplomatic Mission of the Kingdom of Bahrain in New York.

A footage circulated by activists on social media outlets showed the spiritual leader of Shia majority in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, receiving treatment in one of London’s hospitals.

BDF Commander-in-Chief Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received the US 5th Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces Commander Scott A. Stearney.

Iran’s top authority Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has criticized Saudi Arabia over its management of the haj pilgrimage and called for a fresh investigation into a 2015 crush that killed hundreds, Iranian state TV reported on Monday.

About 200 protesters gathered at the main entrance to Iraq’s Siba natural gas field on Monday, police sources said, following more than a week of unrest over poor services sweeping southern cities amid political uncertainty.

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has called for better ties with the world - though not with the United States, according his official website Monday.

Washington will not budge on its decision to impose fresh sanctions on corporations operating in Iran, despite a European request for exemption, a media report said on Monday.

An Emirati prince is seeking asylum in Qatar after fleeing the UAE saying he feared for his life because of a dispute with the rulers of oil-rich Abu Dhabi, the New York Times reported on Sunday.

Protests in Iraq continued into their second week Monday following days of clashes that left six people dead, with demonstrators rallying to put social problems in the spotlight.

Family of detained Elias Mullah said that they resorted to the rescue police (Najda) to save their son’s life in prison, after his health severely deteriorated, due to depriving him from cancer disease medications for 21 days.

A local newspaper said that a number of Gulf nationals were victims of the fraud of a real estate office that attracting customers with tempting prices to buy real estates through contracts between both parties, on the condition that the customer pays the bulk of the amount stated in the contract, and then begins to collect the agreed return for a few months before discovering the fictitious profits.

The Bahraini authorities arrested on Sunday (July 15) Bahraini citizen Mohammad Al-Khatem from in front the Cabinet building, after he stood holding a banner that read "I can't find food for my children", protesting against unemployment and his dismissal from work since over 5 years ago.

The Iraqi government announced Saturday night to take development measures to contain protests in southern Iraq the day after the killing of two people with unexplained circumstances and to restore security, especially in the province of Basra where the authorities imposed a curfew overnight.