Bahraini Government not taking decision to abolish the parallel Bahrainization system, and the absence of the head of the Civil Service Bureau from the press conference are enough to know that the project launched by the PM is nothing but circumvention by the government.

Tamkeen Fund is going to extend the suspension of the Wage Support Program, which is geared to encourage hiring unemployed Bahrainis, an additional month, despite promises to reinstate the program early next month (March 2019), after deciding to suspend it for a month and a half, on the grounds of reviewing it.

Amid the huge national consensus on the Bahrainization of jobs issue, demanding that the preferential treatment given to foreigners over Bahrainis in employment in both the public and private sectors be put to an end, a discordant voice emerged, but this was not surprising at all.

Killing inside Bahraini prisons has a long history, casting a dark shadow over any death that occurs inside the horrific cells, where dozens have died over the past decades.

Although multiple Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) meetings were held with Bahraini Finance Minister and Industry and Commerce Minister, it doesn’t seem that both parties are heading towards a compromise on a certain method, especially regarding the flexible work permit issue.

Minister Ghanem Al-Buainain did not lie when he said that “the Civil Service Bureau does not act alone, but implements state policy”. Yes, it favors foreigners and anyone who thinks otherwise is wrong.

The ball of fire has grown— the louder the voices of disgruntled unemployed graduates become and the more the rivalry of foreigners with Bahraini merchants in the market intensifies, the harder it becomes for these issues to be avoided by the authorities.

Since 11 years ago, the Bahraini Ministry of Education has been holding a major annual festival attended by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa under the slogan “Bahrain first”, but this event did not manage to shift the king and government’s convictions, putting the Bahraini citizen first.

Bahrain's Foreign Minister, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, boasted at the Warsaw conference that the Palestinian cause was no longer his country's priority.

An indirect message was addressed to Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and his economic team. It neither came from a theocrat nor a socialist, but from the head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde: Stop using global consultancy firms.

Bahrainis circulated the news that the Court of Cassation issued a ruling recently rejecting the appeal by former housing bank director Isa Sultan Al-Dhawadi and upholding his 10-year prison sentence for "seizure of public funds" amounting to about 1.5 million dinars.

If there was a star of the summit held in Warsaw on the Middle East other than the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, he would certainly be the Bahraini Foreign Minister, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.

About a year ago, the ruling family in Bahrain was struck with fear when Saudi Interior Minister Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud came to reprimand them for granting citizenships to Yemenis, who worked there in Saudi Arabia, competing with Saudi citizens.

The case of the Bahraini refugee football player who resides in Australia, Hakeem Al-Araibi, has inflicted an overwhelming diplomatic, political and human rights defeat on the Bahraini regime; a defeat clearly witnessed by the local and international public opinion. The regime has not been exposed to such an obvious defeat for a quite some time.

“Broken from inside” — this is a common feeling that all Bahrainis like Hakeem suffer from. Al-Araibi has endured this until 2014. “In Bahrain there are no human rights and no safety for people like me".

AFC President Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa told Bahraini Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa that his status in the world would not be affected by the extradition of Hakeem Al-Araibi to Bahrain, confirmed two sources working in the Bahraini sports field.

Within hours, #SaveHakeem became the most trending hashtag on social media outlets, now nearing one million tweets. Another hashtag has been widely spread calling for boycotting travel to Thailand #BoycottThailand in protest.

The Bahraini regime's defence with regards to the case of football player Hakeem Al-Araibi is focused on his right to "appeal a 10-year prison sentence". The state depicts the judiciary in the country as if it’s "more honorable than honor itself!"

The Thai authorities have chosen to show indifference to criticism over their detention of Bahraini refugee player in Australia Hakeem Al-Araibi and that they prefer favoring the ruling family in Bahrain, which has joint investments with Thai leaders.

The case of Bahraini football player Hakeem Al-Araibi, who is held in Thailand, caused the Government of Bahrain a severe headache.