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Civil Defence Extinguishes Massive Fire in Furniture Warehouse in Tubli
2018-07-03

Civil defence extinguished a fire in two warehouses for furniture and plastics in Tubli area with 15 vehicles and 56 personnel.
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New Auction on Special Number Plates Generates BD 62 Million
2018-07-03

The e-auction on special number plates, organized by Mazad Company with cooperation with Arabian Auction, was closed yesterday night.
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Former Siemens CEO Kleinfeld Made Adviser to Saudi Crown Prince
2018-07-03

Klaus Kleinfeld, a former chief executive of industrial conglomerate Siemens and giant aluminum producer Alcoa, has been appointed an adviser to Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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Rouhani Says U.S. Pressure to Stop Iranian Oil may Affect Regional Exports
2018-07-03

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said regional oil exports may be threatened if the United States tries to pressure its allies to stop buying Iranian crude oil, his website reported on Tuesday.
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Trump Says Saudis must Compensate for Drop in Iran Oil Supply
2018-07-02

President Donald Trump lashed out at OPEC with a warning to stop manipulating oil markets and piled pressure on U.S. ally Saudi Arabia to raise supplies to compensate for lower exports from Iran.
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Suspect Receives 5-Year Jail Term over Putting Fake Bomb in Sitra
2018-07-02

The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced a Bahraini to 5 years in jail over the charge of manufacturing a fake bomb.
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HR Defender Naji Fateel Attends His Daughter’s Wedding Handcuffed in Family Court
2018-07-02

Activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said that imprisoned human rights defender Naji Fateel attended his daughter’s (Ghadir) wedding on Monday (July 2, 2018) in the family court with his hands cuffed.
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Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa Presents his Credentials as Bahrain’s Ambassador to UAE
2018-07-02

Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa handed his credentials as Bahrain’s Ambassador to UAE.
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King Hamad Says His Country is Moving to “Military Industry”
2018-07-02

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said that his country is moving to military industry after Bahrain Defense Force personnel mastered the modern technology.
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Detainee Sayed Kadhem Abbas Undergoes Head Tumor Surgery in Military Hospital
2018-07-02

Prominent human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said that detainee Sayed Kadhem Abbas underwent today (Monday, July 2, 2018) a surgery for head tumor that was recently discovered while in prison.
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Prominent Shiite Cleric Sheikh Mahmoud Al-A’ali Released after Serving his Prison Term
2018-07-02

The Bahraini security authorities released on Sunday (July 1, 2018) President of Islamic Ulama Council prominent Sheikh Mahmoud Al-A'ali after serving his 6-month jail term over the background of participating in Diraz sit-in.
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UAE Says Pauses Hodeidah Offensive for U.N. Yemen Peace Efforts
2018-07-02

The United Arab Emirates said on Sunday it had halted its military campaign against the Iran-aligned Houthis for control of Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah to support U.N. efforts to reach a political solution.
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Dubai-Owned DP World Considering Logistics Facility in Ethiopia: State News Agency
2018-07-02

DP World is considering setting up a logistics facility in landlocked Ethiopia to handle goods from a port it is developing in the semi-autonomous region of Somaliland.
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Iran Says to Let Private Sector to Export Oil to Help Beat U.S. Sanctions
2018-07-02

Iran will allow private companies to export crude oil to help beat U.S. sanctions, First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Sunday.
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Iran's Leaders Seek Ways to Defend Economy from U.S. Sanctions
2018-07-02

Iran is studying ways to keep exporting oil and other measures to counter U.S. economic sanctions, state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.
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Bahrain: 10 Citizens Arrested from Swimming Pool Area Friday
2018-07-02

A Bahrain news monitoring network said Bahraini authorities arrested at dawn on Friday (June 29, 2018) at least ten citizens and transferred them to an unknown location.
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BFHR Monthly Index Report: 1,272 Human Rights Violations Recorded during May
2018-07-02

The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights Forum recorded 1,272 gross violations of human rights in its monthly Human Rights Index report for the month of May.
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Iraq to Begin Manual Recount of National Election Votes on Tuesday
2018-07-02

Iraq will begin a manual recount of votes on Tuesday from a May parliamentary election clouded by allegations of fraud, a step towards the formation of a new parliament and government.
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Kuwait to Raise Oil Output by 85,000 bpd: Minister
2018-07-02

Kuwait will raise oil output by 85,000 barrels per day (bpd)starting on Sunday, part of an agreement between OPEC and non-OPEC producers to increase production by one million bpd, Energy Minister Bakhit al-Rashidi told a local newspaper on Saturday.
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Foreign Ministry Follows Traffic Accident Resulted in 6 Bahraini Deaths and 5 Injuries in Riyadh
2018-07-02

The Bahraini Foreign Ministry said it was following up on the traffic incident that killed six Bahrainis in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.