The Public Prosecution referred Shiite cleric Sayed Mohieldin Al-Mashaal to trial after accusing him of “insulting Prophet Mohammad, his companions and rightly guided caliphs during a sermon he delivered”. Al-Mashaal is supposed to appear before the fourth minor criminal court on September 6.

The security authorities continued their heavy security presence outside the house of spiritual leader of Shia majority Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim marking 100 days of his house arrest.

Activists on social media outlets said that detainee Radhi Al-Qassab, from Abu Saiba, is suffering from health problems after he underwent two surgeries and was returned to prison.

Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa issued Edict 18/2017 stipulating the replacement of Eskan Bank board of directors member Ahmed bin Isa Al Khalifa with Yousef Saleh Khalaf.

Qatar’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that his country was willing to negotiate an end to a Gulf diplomatic rift but had seen no sign that Saudi Arabia and other countries imposing sanctions on Doha were open to mediation.

Hundreds of additional troops were sent into al-’Ayadiya on Wednesday, as Iraqi forces came under increasing pressure to clear Islamic State fighters from their final position in the group’s former stronghold of Tal Afar, military officials said.

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Saudi King Salman on Wednesday and urged “all the parties in the Qatar dispute” to find a diplomatic resolution to end a crisis that has embroiled several Gulf countries, the White House said in a statement.

Qatar’s government has acted effectively in protecting the economy against sanctions imposed by other Arab countries, an International Monetary Fund official said on Wednesday after leading an IMF team on a week-long visit to Doha.

Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received on Wednesday (August 30, 2017), in the presence of Chief of Staff, Dhiyab Al-Nuaimi, the US Ambassador to Bahrain, William Roebuck, and the Military Attaché at the US Embassy, Colonel Steven Vincent.

The Bahraini Ministry of Health denied information stating there is only a single CT scan machine at the Salmaniya Medical Complex, the main hospital in the country.

Local Bahraini Akhbar Al-Khaleej newspaper said that hundreds of Bahrainis traveling on Iraqi Airways have been stranded for more than 48 hours at Bahrain International Airport due to a three-day delay.

Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday (August 29, 2017) that a vehicle owned by it was set to fire in Diraz, west of Manama.

Commander-in-Chief Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa visited each of the Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad and Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused the country’s Sunni rival Saudi Arabia of backing terrorists in Yemen’s war, state TV reported on Tuesday.

A British website revealed that “The government is under fire for the sale of ex-Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft to Bahrain, amid fears the planes could be used to support the deadly Saudi-led bombardment of Yemen.”

Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Minister of Interior Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa and Mohammed Attiyatallah Al Khalifa, brother of Ahmed Attiyatallah, one of the most important supervisors on “Al-Bandar Report”.

Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa issued Edict appointing directors at the Ministry of Labour and Social Development.

Leaders of the Houthi group and loyalists of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, allies in Yemen’s civil war, said on Tuesday they had had agreed to ease tensions between them after three people were killed in a clash.

Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa issued a circular on Eid Al-Adha holidays for this year.

Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the terrorist bombings that targeted several areas of the Republic of Iraq, resulting in the death and injury of scores of people. The Ministry affirmed the solidarity of Bahrain with Iraq in its fight against terrorism and its efforts to combat and eradicate all terrorist organizations.