A statement issued on behalf of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (July 14, 2017) in Geneva, said that his office is “deeply concerned that Nabeel Rajab, a co-founder of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, was sentenced on 10 July to two years in prison.

The U.N. human rights office called on Bahrain on Friday to "unconditionally and immediately" release rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab, who was sentenced to two years in jail this week.

A source in the meteorology department said that Bahrain recorded yesterday (Thursday, July 13, 2017) the highest level of temperature in the country since the beginning of summer with 47.4 degree, a local newspaper reported.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will visit Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from July 15-16 in an effort to ease tensions in the region, his office said in a statement.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson left Qatar on Thursday after a tour of Gulf Arab countries aimed at easing the worst regional dispute in years, saying he made proposals that would help in resolving the month-long crisis.

There will be no quick end to the row between Qatar and the four states boycotting it including the United Arab Emirates, the UAE minister of state for foreign affairs wrote on his official Twitter account on Friday.

The Bahraini House of Representatives passed on Thursday (July 13, 2017) the unified family law bill in an exceptional session, despite reservations of senior Shiite clerics.

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Bahrain to immediately release Nabeel Rajab.

European Union called for release of prominent Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, stressing that the two-year prison sentence issued against him runs against Bahrain’s international commitments.

Saudi Arabia's defense minister, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, discussed military ties in a telephone call with his Turkish counterpart, Saudi state news agency SPA reported, after a new contingent of Turkish troops arrived in Qatar.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ended talks with ministers from Saudi Arabia and three Arab allies on Wednesday over how to end a month-long rift with Qatar, but there was no immediate word of any breakthrough.

Qatar's Permanent Representative at Arab League accused Bahrain television of terrorizing and insulting people, denying that Al-Jazeera targets Bahrain.

Public Prosecution released on Wednesday Shiite cleric, Sheikh Hani Al-Banna, nine days after his arrest on July 3, 2017, following a visit to his detained son at Dry Dock prison.

Bärbel Kofler, German Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid, issued a statement deploring the conviction of Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab.

BNA said the This is Bahrain society will launch what it called “The Kingdom of Bahrain Declaration” and “The King Hamad Global Centre for Interfaith Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence”

Amnesty International urged people to contact the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, calling on the Bahraini authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Taha al-Dirazi.

Three Bahraini human rights organizations strongly condemned the Saudi Arabia’s execution of 4 activists Amjad Al-Muaibed, Yousef Al-Mushaikhes, Zaher Al-Basri and Mahdi Al-Sayegh from Qatif.

Bahrain Forum for Human Rights said that there are 11 female Bahraini detainees from 9 villages arrested over political motives and charges related to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Some of the detainees were subjected to torture and ill-treatment during their interrogating sessions. The Forum indicated that the Bahraini authorities have put the Bahraini woman among the political retaliation targets and that more than 340 Bahraini women were subjected to arbitrary arrest over political background since 2011.

Muslim Brotherhood group in Bahrain called on leaders of GCC states to do their best to settle the Gulf dispute and reunite their counties.

The House of Representatives approved on Tuesday (July 11, 2017) a state budget bill for 2017 and 2018, with a deficit exceeding 2.5 billion BD.