As part of the Hajj season, the Customs Affairs has issued a leaflet carrying instructions on Hajj and Omra for distribution among the pilgrims at King Fahad Causeway and Bahrain International Airport. » Details

The General Directorate of Traffic has held a back-to-school safety campaign to improve awareness about crossing the road safely. The event was held at Enma Mall in association with a Traffic team and children were treated to gifts for taking part in competitions. » Details

As part of counter-terrorism operations and to ensure the safety and protection of citizens and residents, an investigation has been carried out resulting in the discovery of a 10-member cell suspected of carrying out terrorist activities. » Details

As part of the directives of the Chief of Public Security and follow-up by the Director-General of Civil Defence, a team of the General Directorate of Civil Defence has carried out an inspection campaign for high-rise buildings of more than seven storeys. » Details

In view of the Bahrain security authorities’ resolve to interact with the people, reinforce community partnership and explain facts, they affirm the following in response to reports by Qatar-based Al Jazeera TV. The channel has incited sedition and disunity by quoting three anonymous and imaginary human rights organisations claiming systematic torture in Bahrain. » Details

The Director-General of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science announced on Wednesday the arrest of two persons for robbing passersby by posing as policemen in the Ras Ruman area. » Details

His Excellency the Minister of Interior Lt-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa received outgoing Sudanese Ambassador Abdulrahman Khalil Ahmed on Wednesday. » Details

The Director-General of Civil Defence has announced that a huge fire was extinguished in a warehouse affiliated to the Works, Municipality Affairs & Urban Planning Ministry in Salmabad on Tuesday. Inflammable products had been stored in the warehouse. » Details

His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has asserted that the Southern Governorate is of great importance, economically and socially, and that its towns and villages need more projects and development commensurate with such importance. » Details

Deputy Interior Minister Lt-General Adel bin Khalifa Al Fadhel received the Hajj mission of Ministry personnel leaving for Makkah today. Assistant Undersecretary for Human Resources Brigadier Adel Ameen also attended the meeting. » Details

Director-General of Traffic Col. Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Abdulwahab Al Khalifa announced on Tuesday that his department had processed 1,188,161 applications in the first half of 2017. This shows the huge work load on the department and its staff, he said. » Details

The Director-General of the Southern Governorate Police announced on Tuesday the arrest of a man suspected of stealing BD1,500 from a restaurant. » Details

Angry army wives protest in Paris over military working conditions

Several hundred women married to French soldiers are holding a demonstration in Paris to denounce the "deplorable working conditions" in the army. » Details

Yingluck trial: Thailand ex-PM 'fled to Dubai' before verdict

Thailand's ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra fled to Dubai ahead of the verdict in her trial over a rice subsidy scheme, members of her party have said. » Details

Eight dead in M1 minibus and lorry crash

Six men and two women have died in a crash involving a minibus and two lorries on the M1 near Milton Keynes. » Details

Harvey: Fears grow over severe flooding risk

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has warned that severe flooding is his main worry as the rains from Tropical Storm Harvey continue to lash the state. » Details

Man killed after knife attack on soldiers in Belgium

A man who attacked two soldiers in Brussels, Belgium with a knife was shot and killed on Friday evening, the Brussels prosecutor's spokeswoman told CNN. » Details

Secret Service to fire shots near White House while Trump is away

The Secret Service typically goes to all measures to prevent gunfire near the White House -- but that won't be the case Saturday night. » Details

US journalist killed in South Sudan, State Department confirms

A US journalist has been killed in South Sudan. » Details

India death toll rises after clashes over guru's rape conviction

The number of people killed in clashes in northern India rose to 31 Saturday, one day after a controversial spiritual leader was found guilty of raping two of his followers, according to local official Gauri Prashar Joshi. » Details

Russian Ambassador Found Dead In His Swimming Pool In Sudan

Russia's ambassador to Sudan, veteran diplomat Mirgayas Shirinsky, was found dead in the swimming pool at his Khartoum home on Wednesday, Sudanese and Russian officials said. » Details

Will Shut Down Government To Build The Wall If I Have To: Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump revved up supporters on Tuesday with a defense of his response to a white supremacist-organized rally in Virginia and a promise to shut down the US government if necessary to build a wall along the border with Mexico. » Details

How A Chinese Entrepreneur Evaded Sanctions And Financed Kim Jong Un's Nuclear Weapons Program

Among the flurry of U.S. legal maneuverings on Tuesday involving North Korea, maybe the most revealing involves a federal lawsuit aimed at the businesses of one Chinese entrepreneur. » Details

A Teen Reunited With Her Birth Mother - Who Then Killed Her And Burned Her Body, Police Say

The voice mail started out mildly. A female caller said she's leaving a message for Ravin Gandhi, whose anti-Trump op-ed she recently read online. » Details