The Bahraini Labour Minister stated that the total number of unemployed people in Bahrain reached 6,946 during the first quarter of the year.

The Bahraini authorities deported a citizen to the Iranian city of Mashhad after keeping him in custody for 3 years over his role in political protests.

The British police arrested two Bahraini human rights activists who were attempting to protest at a horse racing track against the participation of a Bahraini prince accused of torturing politicians.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): May 14 Moody's Investors Service cut its debt ratings for Saudi Arabia, Oman and Bahrain on Saturday while assigning negative outlooks to three neighbouring states, as low oil prices continue to undermine government finances in the region.

The Reform and Rehabilitation Department at the Bahraini Ministry of Interior denied holding Shiite cleric Sheikh Mohammad Al-Mansi in solitary confinement, claiming that it placed him in “isolation” to await his medical results.

The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court acquitted in absentia a Bahraini youth (19 years old) of the charge of assembling and starting a fire at the entrance of the Ras Ruman village for lack of evidence.

Office of lawyer Mohammad Al-Tajer said that Rayhana Al-Mosawi received a phone call from Bahrain’s SIU asking her to be examined by a forensic physician and undergo medical tests, three years after filing her complaint.

Family of detained Shiite cleric Sheikh Mohammad Al-Mansi said that the “Sheikh has been held in solitary confinement since almost 3 weeks ago,” urging prison authorities to “return him to the prison cellblock with the rest of the inmates.”

The Bahraini High Appeals Court commuted the sentence issued against 4 appellants from 10 to 7 years in prison and upheld a 3-year jail term against a defendant over assembling and attacking a policeman in Diraz.

Bahrain’s high criminal court sentenced 5 defendants to 5 years in prison and 3 others to 3 over charges of starting a fire and assembling in Hemla.

The New York Times revealed that Jeffrey D. Feltman wrote an urgent email to more than two dozen colleagues informing them that Saudi Arabia and UAE were sending troops into Bahrain to put down anti-government protests.

The Bahraini authorities arrested a handicapped citizen, who suffers from a disability in his hands. A judge ordered holding him in pretrial detention over charges of taking part in riots.

The British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain Simon Martin welcomed on the assessment of Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni regarding the implementation of the BICI recommendations.

Bahrain Mirror (Moody's): Moody's Investors Service has today downgraded the Government of Bahrain's long-term issuer ratings to Ba2 from Ba1 and assigned a negative outlook. Today's rating action concludes the review for downgrade which Moody's initiated on 4 March 2016.

The Gulf Institute for Democracy and Human rights (GIDHR) stressed that the Bahraini regime continues to practice the violations documented in the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry report.

The Bahraini High Criminal Court commuted a sentence issued against 3 appellants from 10 to 7 years in prison over charges of planting a hoax bomb, starting fire and assembling.

Director of the United States Press Office said the US Congress requested a report on the Administration’s assessment of Bahrain’s implementation of the BICI recommendations.

The Bahraini high criminal court sentenced one defendant to 3 years in prison and 6 other to 10 over charges of assembling and setting fire to an armored police vehicle in Al-Ekr.

Bahrain Mirror (Swissinfo): The King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's official visit to Switzerland on Thursday is the first ever by a Bahraini king. He met with Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann, in a sign of the two states trying to improve on a distinctly soured diplomatic relationship.

Bahrain's Third High Criminal Appeals Court sentenced a defendant accused of insulting the Parliament to 3 months in prison.