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Driver Accused of Performing Stunts in Formula 1 Parking Referred to Trial
2018-06-13

Traffic Prosecution Chief Attorney Hussein Al-Buali announced that the traffic prosecution started investigation in the case of a video that went viral on social media outlets on June 8, 2018, showing the suspect performing stunts in the F1 parking. The suspect was arrested and investigated. He admitted the charge brought against him, i.e. performing stunts in his car, which would put lives and money to danger.
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Egyptian Series Shows Photos of Bahraini Activists Describing them as Terrorists Arrested in Cairo
2018-06-13

A scene in one the Egyptian series included photos for Bahraini activists being described as Egyptian terrorist members who were arrested in an apartment in a region, located on the west of Egypt, on October 6.
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US Department of State in Religious Freedom Report for 2017: Intense Persecution against Shia Clerics by Authorities
2018-06-13

US Department of State indicated in its annual report on religious freedoms for 2017 that Bahraini government continued to question, detain, and arrest Shia clerics, community members, and opposition politician.
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King Hamad Ratifies Law Preventing Members of Dissolved Opposition Societies from Running in Elections
2018-06-13

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ratified a law preventing members of dissolved political opposition groups from running in elections.
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MoI Arrests 32 Asians over Gambling Charge
2018-06-13

The Director-General of Investigation and Forensic Science announced the arrest of 32 people of various Asian nationalities for gambling in Manama.
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Time for Europe to Save Nuclear Deal is Running Out, Iran Says
2018-06-13

Iran's powerful parliament speaker Ali Larijani said Sunday that the time for Europe to show it can save the nuclear deal was coming to an end.
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After Ballot Box Fire, Cleric Sadr Says Iraqis should Unite
2018-06-13

Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called for Iraqis to show unity rather than squabble over a possible rerun of the election his bloc won last month, in remarks that seemed aimed at defusing political tension after a storage site holding ballot boxes caught fire.
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Heavy Clashes near Yemen's Hodeidah as U.N. Seeks Ceasefire
2018-06-13

Clashes between troops backed by a Saudi-led coalition and the Iran-aligned Houthis intensified near Yemen’s Hodeidah over the weekend as the United Nations tries to negotiate a ceasefire to avert a possible assault on the main port city, military sources said.
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Khalifa bin Salman Receives Shura Council Chairman Days before Discussing New Retirement Law
2018-06-13

Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa received Shura Council Chairman Ali Saleh Al-Saleh few days before discussing the new retirement law that dissatisfied citizens.
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Saudi Tells OPEC it Pumped more Oil in May, Still Below Quota: Source
2018-06-13

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia has told OPEC that it raised oil output to a little more than 10 million barrels per day (bpd) in May.
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Iraq Will Look at Oil Output after OPEC Makes Decision
2018-06-13

Iraq will look at whether to increase oil output if OPEC decides to lift production at a meeting on June 22, the country’s oil minister said on Monday.
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Qatar Takes UAE to U.N. Human Rights Court over Boycott
2018-06-13

The government of Qatar said on Monday it was taking the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations’ International Court of Justice over what it described as human right violations.
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US Warns UAE Aid Must Flow through Yemen Port
2018-06-13

The United States warned Monday that aid must flow through the Yemeni port of Hodeida amid reports that Emirati forces plan to seize it from Houthi rebels.
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Turkey Will Drain 'Terror Swamp' in Iraq's Qandil, Erdogan Says
2018-06-13

Turkey will drain the “terror swamp” in northern Iraq’s Qandil region, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.
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Activist and Photographer Arrested in Nuwaidrat Sentenced to 120 Years in Prison
2018-06-13

Bahrain's security authorities arrested Hassan Qambar after launching a number of house raids in Nuwaidrat, southeast of the capital.
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UN Scrambles to Avert 'Fierce Bloody Battle' for Yemen Port
2018-06-13

The United Nations mobilized Monday to avert a "fierce, bloody battle" for a key port in Yemen that provides a lifeline for food, medicine and other vital supplies.
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University of Bahrain Denies Preventing Bahraini Women’s Children from Admission at University
2018-06-13

University of Bahrain said that all the sons and daughters of female Bahrainis can join the University of Bahrain and that they will be treated as Bahrainis.
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Bahrain to Employ Hundreds of Indian Nurses While over 500 Bahraini Nurses are Unemployed
2018-06-13

Bahrain has announced hundreds of nursing jobs in India, at a time when the number of the unemployed in the nursing domain rises.
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Bahraini Detainee’s Parents Looking to Sue Egyptian Production Company Showed Son’s Photo as “Terrorist”
2018-06-13

Bahraini family of detained Bahraini activist said they discussed with lawyers suing a company that aired a scene that included their son's picture captioned as a terrorist.
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At Least 2 Citizens Arrested after Number of House Raids in Shakhoura
2018-06-13

Security forces of the Bahraini Ministry of the Interior launched a large-scale “security” campaign on the housing complex in Shakhoura.