Al-Rumaihi lacks all the characteristics of a minister of information affairs. The one trait he enjoys is his mastery of the “art” of servility and discipline he learned throughout his years of service.

Eyewitnesses reported that a Ministry of Interior vehicle provoked the protesters gathered near Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim’s house in Diraz, Bahrain.

Israeli media outlets circulated news about a delegation from Habad (Chabad-Lubavitch) Rabbis, an Orthodox Jewish Hasidic movement, visiting Bahrain last week, to celebrate a menorah-lighting ceremony.

Hezbollah Secretary General, Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, denounced how Bahraini government allowed the “worst Zionist organization” to enter country, in reference to the Zionist delegation that visited Manama, accompanied by an Israeli musical band.

On the 2nd year anniversary of his arrest, Bahraini opposition leader, al-Wefaq Society Secretary General Sheikh Ali Salman, confirmed his steadiness in his struggle for democracy, praising the sacrifices of the Bahraini people.

Sheikh Abduljalil Al-Miqdad’s family said that the Housing Ministry is postponing handing in their housing unit in a project in Bilad al-Qadeem, for around 2 years now, without any legal justification.

The Bahrain Royal Medical Services hospital confirmed that an international medical crew conducted medical operations for ordinary people, during their presence at the 4th annual conference for the Gulf Society for Bariatric Surgery and Metabolic Diseases.

The Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom condemned the actions taken by the Bahraini authorities against Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim and Bahrainis.

Detainee Fadhel Abbas’ family demanded the ministry of interior to allow them visit their son, expressing fear over his safety, especially that he has been held since 90 days.

Bahrain’s second high criminal court presided over judge Wajih Al-Shaer with the memberships of judges Saber Jomaa and Omar Al-Saidi and Iman Dismal as a secretariat, upheld 7-month jail term against a defendant over insulting an officer and taking part in an unlicensed assembly.

Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa received a telephone call from the Governor of the Eastern Region in Saudi Arabia, Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, congratulating him on the successful medical tests he underwent, according to Bahrain News Agency (BNA).

Former MP Mohammed Khalid stressed that the Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman is still found in the military hospital, where he lays due to illness.

Secretary General of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU), Hassan Halwachi, said that the implementation of the tripartite agreement in full requires direct intervention by the Bahraini government.

Bahrain Mirror: Secretary-General of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions, Hassan Halwachi, said the fees for renewing work permits for 2 years will be 644 Dinars for 2 years, and 472 Dinars for 1 year.

Bahrain’s minor court set January 16, 2017 as a date to look into the case filed by ministry of information affairs against France 24 correspondent Nazeeha Saeed in which it accuses her of “practicing journalism without a license”.

Bahrain’s Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 6 defendants to prison; one of them to 3 years in prison, three others to two years, and two others to a full year in prison, in a case charging them with hiding fugitives and aiding them to escape.

The Director of the General Directorate of Criminal Investigations said that the criminal detective police arrested a suspect in the killing of a Bahraini citizen whose body was found in the sea last Thursday in the area of Juffair.

Saudi Crown Prince and Foreign Minister, Mohammad bin Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, phoned Bahraini Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman to check on his health, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

Prominent Lebanese Shiite cleric, Sheikh Afif Nabusi, condemned the Bahraini authorities’ raid on protest arena near Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim’s house in Diraz, dubbing it a “malicious attempt” to arrest Sheikh Qassim.

The first Minor Criminal Court scheduled February 7, 2016, to rule the sentence in the case of prominent Shiite cleric, Sheikh Bashar al-A’li, accused of insulting The Council of Representatives through an Instagram post.