The Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs, Khalid bin Ahmad bin Mohammad Al Khalifa, revealed that there are efforts being made to add Hezbollah to international terrorist blacklists.

The Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah slammed the Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for receiving a Zionist Rabbi, whom confirmed during a meeting that he supports the Arab League announcement labeling Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) said on Sunday (March 6, 2016) that the Bahraini authorities prevented union representatives from entering the country because of their stance against labeling Lebanon's Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

The third general conference of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) ended on a sad note after it was announced that the active member of the federation, Abdulameer Al-Shakhouri (58 years old) had passed away.

Representatives of public sector unions were absent from the third general conference of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) and BATELCO Trade Union was only represented by one member of its general secretariat, Khatoun Al-Aradi.

Mr. Sayed Salman Al-Mahfouz, Secretary General of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions, whose term has ended, called on all parties to launch initiatives to reach an agreement that can put an end to this crisis that "has exhausted all of us."

Cathy Feingold, AFL-CIO Director of International Affairs, delivered a recorded speech on the occasion of the third general conference of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions that kicked off its first session on Saturday.

Maria Helena Andre, the International Labour Organization (ILO) Director of the Bureau for Workers’ Activities, attended the opening session of the third general conference of the GFBTU on Saturday (March 5, 2016) and delivered the ILO’s speech.

Hans Christian, the vice-president of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, attended the opening session of the third general conference of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) that kicked off on Saturday (March 5, 2016).

The General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) stated that the authorities prevented a number of international unionists from entering Bahrain to attend the GFBTU’s general conference and refused to grant visas to others.

The General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions GFBTU is electing a new secretary general on Monday 7th March 2016.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Moody's Investors Service has cut its outlook for the debt ratings of Saudi Arabia and three other Gulf states while lowering Bahrain's rating to junk, citing concern over the impact of low oil prices on their finances.

Thousands of Shiite citizens in Bahrain called for international protection from the sectarian oppression practiced by the ruling Al Khalifa family against them on Friday (March 4, 2016), stressing that the authorities follow a systematic policy of targeting the indigenous Shia population.

The opposition revolutionary forces in Bahrain condemned listing Lebanon’s Hezbollah on terrorism blacklists of Gulf States, considering that this decision “undoubtedly reveals the treason of these states and the allegiance of their totalitarian family-ruled regimes to the Zionist entity.”

The Israeli Jerusalem Post reported that the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, recommended that the recent designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization by the Gulf Cooperation Council be taken up by the Arab League as well.

An account with an alias posted the story behind the picture on Twitter, which led the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to dismiss the Minister of Information Affairs and Minister of Parliament Affairs Isa Al-Hammadi from all his duties.

Bahrain's King dismissed Minister of Information Affairs and Minister of Parliament Affairs Isa Al-Hammadi from all his duties and appointed two ministers in his place.

Mohammad Khaled Al-Hazaa, member of Bahrain's Special Investigation Unit (SIU), announced that the unit received during February, 2016, 35 complaints. The allegations varied between torture and maltreatment.

The Third Bahraini High Criminal (Appeals) Court upheld a verdict imprisoning the owner of "Bou Khamees" Twitter account for one year over charges of "insulting" the Al-Arabiya channel correspondent, Mohammed Al-Arab.

The Bureau of Political-Military Affairs in the US Department of State issued a statement on (March 1, 2016) on the security cooperation between the US and the Kingdom of Bahrain. The statement stressed that Bahrain is a vital U.S. partner on a number of major defense initiatives.