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In this May 18, 2011, file photo, Mansoor al-Jamri, former chief editor of the Bahraini newspaper Al Wasat, arrives at the courthouse in Manama, Bahrain. Photo: Hasan Jamali, AP

Bahrain Suspends ‘Al Wasat’ Newspaper

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Jun 6, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Manama – The Bahraini Information Affairs Ministry suspended Al Wasat newspaper until further notice. According to the ministry, the suspension decision followed the newspaper’s recurrent violation of the law, the spread of materials stirring divisions within...

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Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. (Reuters)

Hacker of Bahrain Foreign Minister’s Twitter Account Identified

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Jun 5, 2017 | Middle East

Manama – Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday that the hacker of Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa’s Twitter account has been identified. The investigation identified the hacker as a fugitive terrorist living outside of Bahrain...

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Bahrain Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa. (Reuters)

Bahraini FM Denies Attempts to Contain Crisis with Qatar

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Jun 4, 2017 | Middle East

Manama – Bahrain underlined the unity of Gulf nations, yet denied any attempts to contain the recent crisis with Qatar. Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa told a group of journalists that he was not aware of any attempts to...

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FILE- In this Friday, Sept. 20, 2013 file photo, Leaders of opposition groups, including Sheik Ali Salman, head of the largest Shiite Muslim opposition society Al Wefaq, front row fourth left, participates with thousands of Bahrainis carrying national flags and posters of jailed political and religious opposition figures in a rally in Muqsha, Bahrain. A court in Bahrain has the ordered the country’s last functioning opposition group dissolved and its property confiscated. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File) ORG XMIT: BAH101

Dissolution of Bahraini ‘Waad’ Association, Liquidation of Its Funds

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Jun 1, 2017 | Middle East

Manama- Bahrain’s High Civil Court ordered the dissolution of the National Democratic Action Society (Waad) and the liquidation of its assets, the Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs said. The court said that Waad used on its official online account the term...

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Police Patrol Targeted by IED in Awamiya, 2 Security Officials Injured

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | May 31, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Dammam- A police patrol was targeted by an improvised explosive device (IED) in al-Awamiya, leaving two security officials injured and causing damages to the vehicle. The terrorist act happened two weeks after a security armored vehicle was targeted with a...