Qatar has filed a complaint to the United Nations about an alleged violation of its airspace in December by an Emirati military aircraft, state news agency QNA reported on Friday.

Saudi Arabia is taking managerial control of Saudi Binladin Group and discussing a possible transfer of some of the giant construction group’s assets to the state while its chairman and other family members are in detention, sources told Reuters.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that he discussed the issues of Bahrain and Yemen in his meeting with his British counterpart Boris Johnson.

Bahrain’s market witnessed an increase in the prices of a large number of food products by 10-20% rate after good (Jayyid) and excellent (Mumtaz) petrol prices surged.

The increase in petrol prices after a decision issued by the Oil and Gas Authority on Monday (January 8, 2018) angered the citizens and residents in Bahrain.

Kuwaiti writer and researcher on Gulf affairs Nasser Al-Abdali said that Gulf states refuse to hire Bahraini youths for a sectarian reason, indicating that “there are 35 million workers in the 6 Gulf states, however, Bahraini youths are the most unemployed in Gulf. The other states refuse to hire them for a sectarian reason.”

Bahraini Minister of Interior Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa said that the Saudi Minister of Interior Abdulaziz bin Nayef Al Saud discussed the issue of certain Bahraini passport holders competing with Saudi business owners by taking advantage of the facilities provided to GCC nationals, which affected the Saudis' interests.

The First High Appeals Criminal Court upheld a 15-year jail term against 3 suspects out of 7, over a case of causing a blast that led to injuring 4 policemen in Al-Qarya, for not attending the appeals sessions.

The First High Appeals Criminal Court upheld a 15-year jail against 2 defendants accused of attacking an officer and policeman in Diraz, arsoning, acquiring arms, assembling, committing riots and acquiring Molotov.

The Bahraini authorities arrested on Wednesday (January 10, 2018) Shiite cleric Sheikh Hamza Al-Dairy, after a court upheld one-year jail verdict against him.

The Military Appeals Court held on Wednesday (January 10, 2018) its first session to look into appeals against the verdicts sentencing 6 to death penalty and 7 others to 7-year jail term over a political case.

The First High Appeals Criminal Court adjourned the case of Al-Basta group until February 4 to add the case’s documents.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that the increase of petrol prices for the second time within a month reflects the extent of exploitation of citizens’ money amid failing economic policies surrounded by corruption.

The year 2017 emerged as one of the most burdensome years in the memories of Bahrainis, and one of the deadliest years ever.

Complementing the austerity policy and the lifting of subsidies on basic goods and services, the government has approved the value added tax (VAT) in a Gulf agreement to add more burdens on the shoulders of Bahrainis.

The Bahraini authorities did not wish to end 2017 any different than it started. Six Bahrainis were sentenced to death six days before the end of the year, just like three Bahrainis were executed for political reasons at the beginning of 2017.

The Bahraini Shura council agreed in consensus to amend article (3) of decree 4/2001, regarding prohibiting and combating money laundering and the funding of terrorism.

Iran said on Monday it might reconsider its cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog if the United States failed to respect its commitments in the nuclear deal Tehran struck with world powers in 2015.

A conference held in Bahrain on Monday (January 8, 2018) accused Qatar of taking part of Bahrain’s sovereign borders and naturalizing Bahrainis, aiming at changing the country’s demography.

Bahrain's Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society stressed that the families of civilians sentenced to death by military courts are terrified by the authorities’ measures in hiding the convicts, after the death sentences were issued against them.