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Saudi Court Starts Trial of two Arabs Accused of Spying for Mossad
2018-05-01
A Saudi Arabian court began the trial of two Jordanians accused of spying against the kingdom for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, Saudi-owned al-Arabiya said on Monday.
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U.S.-Led Coalition Signals End of Major Operations against Islamic State in Iraq
2018-05-01
The U.S.-led coalition signaled on Monday the end of major combat operations against Islamic State in Iraq by announcing the “deactivation” of its land forces command headquarters.
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Bahrain: Shiite Mosque in Hamad Town Demolished for Second Time
2018-04-30
Bahrain has once again demolished on Sunday (April 29, 2018) a Shiite mosque, south of Manama, which the residents have built after a harsh security campaign that resulted in the demolishing of 38 mosques and Shiite religious institutions in 2011.
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Al-Daihi Stresses: Bahrainis Protested 49,000 Times since 2011 to Demand State of Justice
2018-04-30
Al-Wefaq Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi said that Al-Wefaq has monitored in its records 49,000 protests demanding democracy and building of a state of justice since 2011.
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Bahrain Shura Council Agrees to “Bankruptcy Law” in Single Session
2018-04-30
The Bahraini Shura Council approved the bankruptcy bill on Sunday (April 29, 2018), before referring it to the King for ratification.
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Germany Hopes Bahrain Will Take Further Constructive Steps after Commuting Death Sentence of 4 Citizens
2018-04-30
Germany has called for further constructive steps, commenting on the Bahraini authorities’ commuting of the death sentence issued against four Bahraini dissidents.
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On May 23 Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim Completes Full Year under House Arrest
2018-04-30
Bahrain's senior Shia spiritual leader Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim will complete a full year of siege on May 23, 2018.
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Thai Ambassador: 35 Thousand Bahrainis Visited Thailand Last Year
2018-04-30
Thai Ambassador to Bahrain Thanis Na Songkhla said on Sunday (April 29, 2018) that 35 thousand Bahrainis visited Thailand last year.
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Alba Says It Achieved BD 33.9 Million Profit in First Quarter
2018-04-30
Bahrain Aluminum Company (Alba) reported a net gain of BD 33.9 million in the first quarter of 2018 compared to BD 25.6 million during the same period in 2017, an increase of 32% year-over-year.
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Haji Sumoud Released following 6 Months of Arrest
2018-04-30
The security authorities in Bahrain released on Sunday (April 29, 2018) activist Haj Majid Abdullah, known as "Haji Sumoud”.
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MoI Sends Warning Letters to Senior Shiite Clerics in Bahrain Following their Last Statements
2018-04-30
The Ministry of Interior addressed personal letters to senior Shiite cleric in Bahrain (Sayed Abdullah Al-Ghuraifi, Sheikh Abdulhussein Al-Sitri, Sheikh Mohammed Saleh Al-Rubai and Sheikh Mohammed Sanqour), who undersigned a statement dated April 26, 2018, regarding the death penalty which was commuted to life in jail for convicts indicted in the attempted murder of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief. The ministr
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Bahrain's Oil Reserves will Last Less than 7 Years, New Discovery could Extend it to 33 Years: Report
2018-04-30
An economic find said that Bahrain's onshore oil reserves, which the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates at 125 million barrels, will last less than 7 years at the current rate of production.
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Court Upholds 15-Year Prison Term against 5 Accused of Attempted Murder of Policemen in Damastan
2018-04-29
Bahraini High Criminal Court of Appeals upheld a 15-year prison sentence for five defendants accused of attempting to kill policemen in the Damastan area.
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Court Hands Down 5-Year Prison Term in Absentia to Defendant over “Planting Explosive Device Replica outside Driving School”
2018-04-29
The Fourth Bahraini High Criminal Court sentenced in absentia a defendant to five years in prison for placing a mock-up of explosives in a public place.
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Two-Year Prison Term Upheld against Defendants Accused of Hurling Molotov Cocktails at Police Cars in Sitra
2018-04-29
Fourth Bahraini High Criminal Court upheld two-year prison sentences issued against for defendants accused of assembling and hurling Molotov cocktails at two police vehicles in Sitra.
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Three-year Prison Sentence for 3 Accused of Setting Fire to Police Car in Bani Jamra
2018-04-29
Fifth Bahraini Criminal Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a ruling, sentencing three defendants to three years in prison for hurling a petrol pail at a police patrol vehicle from a rooftop.
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Bahrain King said Marshal was behind Decision Not to Ratify Death Sentences against Defendants Accused of Plotting to Assassinate Him
2018-04-29
King of Bahrain sent a letter to the Military Commander-in-Chief in which he said that the latter's approach to forgiveness and tolerance led to his decision to commute the death penalty.
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Senior Shiite Clerics in Statement: We Hope Step to Overrule Death Sentences Will Affect Remaining Inmates, Look Forward to Nation with No Prisoners
2018-04-29
Bahrain's top Shiite clerics described in a statement the decision to “overrule the death sentences” of those accused of plotting to assassinate the army chief as “a welcomed and praised step.”
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US Pentagon Approves Selling $911m Combat Helicopters to Bahrain
2018-04-29
US Department of Defense has approved possible sale of combat helicopters and aircraft missiles to Bahrain at an estimated cost of $911.4 million, a Pentagon agency said.
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Bahraini Woman Spends Whole Day in Police Station Due to Error in Phone Bill, Court Bounds Telecommunication Company to Pay her 200 BD as Compensation
2018-04-28
A Bahraini court bound a telecommunication company to pay 200 BD as moral and material compensation for a Bahraini woman who was arrested for a whole day and released on a bail after seizing her bank accounts and her car, claiming she was in debt for a bill she had already paid for the company.