Bahrain Mirror: Al-Wefaq’s General Secretariat said in a statement after its regular weekly meeting on (December 22, 2015) that Bahrain will begin the new year amid a continued political crisis, an absence of opposition leaders and a shaky local scene.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said that the medical record of detainee Ali Hassan who entered the correction and rehabilitation center on August 7, 2014 doesn’t indicate he suffers from any chronic diseases but low vision of nearby objects without any other symptoms.

Bahrain Mirror: Lawyer Abdullah Al-Shamlawi said that the Bahraini Terrorist Crime Prosecution released “4 suspects of forming a terrorist group and attempting to blow up mosque;” i.e. the ISIS cell case which a Bahraini court opened in its trial on Tuesday (December 22, 2015).

Bahrain Mirror: The first hearing of the Bahrain ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria) cell case trial revealed that the main suspect in the cell is the ISIS theorist and preacher, Turki Al-Binali. The hearing further unveiled that the cell was plotting to target Shia citizens, who represent the country's majority, by a bomb blast at the Grand A'ali Mosque.

Bahrain Mirror: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Monday (December 21, 2015) revised its outlook on Bahrain-based Mumtalakat to negative from stable and affirmed their 'BBB/A-2' long- and short-term foreign and local currency issuer credit ratings on Mumtalakat.

Bahrain Mirror: The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders said that the travel ban against the Bahraini human rights activist, president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) Nabeel Rajab continues to be imposed.

Bahrain Mirror: The mother of detainee Ali Hassan Adam appealed to the Bahraini Ministry of Interior to release her son so that he would be able to receive treatment before losing his sight in both eyes because he suffers from Retinal Atrophy.

Bahrain Mirror: Sheikh Ali Salman’s official Twitter account posted: “One year of my life in prison convinced me even more of the need for a collective national salvation plan that would save Bahrain from this miserable political, economic and cultural situation”.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Ambassador to Kuwait Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Khalifa said that the Kuwaiti authorities released on Sunday (December 20, 2015) three Bahrainis who were arrested on last Saturday “over suspicions”.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) stated that the Bahraini authorities arrested 37 citizens including 5 children and a woman during the third week of December, 2015, 27% of whom were arrested in illegal house raids.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court sentenced 2 suspects to 5 years in prison over setting fire to a parliamentary candidate tent.

Bahrain Mirror: Ayatollah Sheikh Issa Qassem blamed in a statement on Sunday (December 20, 2015) the Nigerian Government for the massacre that took place in the city of Zaria and accused it of having involvement in the crime.

Bahrain Mirror (AFP): A Bahraini court jailed five people for life Monday after convicting them of manufacturing and using explosives in the Gulf state which has been rocked by intermittent violence since 2011.

Bahrain Mirror: The Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee of the Bahraini Parliament said there is constitutional suspicion in the Decree Law concerning the cessation of retirement rights and benefits in case one's nationality was stripped.

Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court sentenced on Monday (December 21, 2015) 5 protesters to life imprisonment after the Bahraini Interior Ministry accused them of manufacturing, possessing and using explosives, as well as attempting to detonate a bombing.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) said that the Bahraini authorities arbitrarily arrested 13 citizens during the first week of December 2015.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Human Rights Observatory (BHRO) called for voicing solidarity with the people suffering from poverty, noting that the situations of many families has resulted from the imprisonment of their breadwinners since 2011 and up to this day.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Court of Appeals postponed the trial of opposition figure and member of Al-Wefaq's General Secretariat Majeed Milad until January 31, 2016 with continuous detention.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Finance Minister Ahmad bin Mohammad Al Khalifa, before the appointed Shura council during its meeting, claimed that the drop in oil prices wasn’t “surprising to us,”

Bahrain Mirror: The first deputy president of the Bahraini Shura Council, Jamal Fakhro, said on Sunday (December 20, 2015) that "the current prices of oil will not cover the salaries and wages in Bahrain."