Bahrain ‘morphine mafia’ may include doctorsA 'morphine mafia' involving doctors and other officials including 'well-known personalities' may be operating in Bahrain, a report said. As a result, police are stepping up investigations into the misuse of More… |
Bahrain to probe sedative use in hospitalsBahrain will soon set up a committee to probe the use of sedatives in hospitals, a report said. This follows directives by HRH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa to Interior Minister Lieutenant-General Shaikh Rash More… |
Bahrain mulls deposit for holding ralliesOrganisers of public demonstrations in Bahrain could soon have to pay deposits of up to BD20,000 ($52,750) for permission to stage them in an attempt to prevent them from turning violent, a report said. MPS yesterday unanimously a More… |
Bahrain may offer free education to prisonersAll inmates in Bahrain’s jails could soon be provided free education, training and jobs as part of a new law designed to improve prison conditions in the kingdom, a report said. An article of the law approved by the Shura Co More… |
Bahrain rolls out firebomb-proof police carsA firebomb-proof police car is being wheeled out by Bahrain’s Interior Ministry to protect officers from arson attacks, a report said. It will feature a protection system that detects arson attacks through hi-tech sensors, w More… |
Bahrain plans new clamp on illegal expatsBahrain’s Interior Ministry yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) to crack down on illegal expatriate workers. Inspector-General Major-General Ibrahim Habib Al Ghai More… |
Bahrain denies drafting travel ban listBahrain yesterday denied drawing up blacklists of people who are barred from travelling to other countries, a report said. "The role of Bahraini authorities is to bar people from leaving or entering their territories - in acc More… |
Vandals wreak havoc on Bahrain roadsVandals set tyres on fire across Bahrain yesterday - days after opposition groups launched an anti-violence campaign, said a report. They wreaked havoc in at least seven trouble areas, according to the report in our sister publica More… |
Police foil road blockade plans in BahrainPrompt action by security forces yesterday prevented major road blockades as thugs went on a rampage in several parts of Bahrain. Police were out in force in Daih, Sanabis, Jidhafs and along the Budaiya Highway after hundreds of v More… |
Bahrain arrests 4 suspected bombersBahrain officials arrested four suspects yesterday in connection with Monday's serial blasts, which left two people dead and another seriously injured. This came as His Majesty King Hamad called for the terrorists to be arrest More… |








