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Reuters: Bahrain Security Forces Push into Shi'ite Leader's Home Village
2017-05-23
Bahrain's interior ministry said it had launched a security operation on Tuesday in the home village of the country's Shi'ite Muslim spiritual leader, the site of a sit-in encampment of his followers.
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AP: Gunfire Heard as Bahrain Police Enter Shiite Cleric’s Town
2017-05-23
Bahrain police say they’ve launched an operation targeting a town where a sit-in has been going on for months supporting a prominent Shiite cleric who had his citizenship stripped by the government.
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E-Auction on 30 Special Number Plates Generates BD 275 Million
2017-05-22
The first of its kind auction in Bahrain on special number plates that lasted for 2 weeks was closed on Saturday night. The auction included 30 combinations of a new series of plate numbers and was organized by Mazad Company (affiliated to Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company) with the participation of Arabian Auction Company.
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Abdollahian: Verdict against Sheikh Isa Qassim has Bad Repercussions
2017-05-22
Iranian Parliamentary Director General for International Affairs and Assistant to Parliament Speaker, Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that recent court ruling against Sheikh Isa Qassim would aggravate conditions in Bahrain.
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AFP: Bahrain Shiite Cleric Gets Suspended Jail Term
2017-05-22
A Bahraini court on Sunday sentenced revered Shiite cleric Isa Qassim to a suspended one-year jail term for illegal fundraising and money laundering, a judicial source said.
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Reuters: Trump Says Ties with Bahrain won't be Strained Anymore
2017-05-22
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday Washington's relations with Bahrain were set to improve, after meeting with the king of the Gulf Arab state during a visit to Saudi Arabia.
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Bahrain: Protests Denounce Verdict against Ayatollah Qassim across Dozens of Bahraini Towns
2017-05-22
Bahrain witnessed today Sunday many angry protests denouncing the court’s sentence issued against religious leader Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, over charges of managing the Shiite religious Khums ritual.
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MoI Asks Diraz Obsequies’ Heads to Intervene, Disperse Sit-In Outside Sheikh Qassim’s House
2017-05-22
Information reported that the Ministry of Interior summoned on Sunday the heads of Diraz-based obsequies, and asked them to intervene to disperse the sit-in crowd outside the house of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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Hezbollah Denounces Verdict against Ayatollah Qassim Issued as Bahrain King Met US President to Gain Protection
2017-05-22
Hezbollah denounced on Sunday (May 21, 2017) the sentence against the senior religious leader in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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Al-Wefaq: Verdict against Ayatollah Qassim Targets Jaafari Sect, Triggers Need for Our Protection as Humans
2017-05-21
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society confirmed in a statement that the regime is leading Bahrain into a new crisis believed to be the biggest and widest.
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Sheikh Al-Daqaq: Ruling against Ayatollah Isa Qassim Might lead to his Exile in 6 Months
2017-05-21
Head of the Bahraini Hawza in the holy city of Qom, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Daqaq said that the verdict issued against Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, hides between its lines dangerous mazes leading to his exile from Bahrain in 6 months.
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Iran Condemns Verdict against Ayatollah Qassim
2017-05-21
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Bahram Ghasemi condemned the verdict issued against supreme religious leader in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, expressing concern from the regime's continuous "security methods".
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Bahrain Senior Clerics: Verdict against Ayatollah Qassim a Major Shock, Conviction of Shiite Sect
2017-05-21
Bahrain's senior religious clerics said that the trial and conviction of His Eminence Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Ahmad Qassim, represented a major shock.
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Al-Wefaq Dep. SG: Verdict on Ayatollah Qassim, Stealing Khums Money Cause Political, Social & Religious Earthquake
2017-05-21
Deputy Secretary General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Hussein al-Daihi said that what happened in the past 6 years left a deep wound, but what happened today after the verdict against Sheikh Isa Qassim will cause "a political, social, and religious earthquake."
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Bahrain Scholars Call for Day of Rage: Criminalization of Sheikh Qassim, a Denial of Shiites Partnership
2017-05-21
Bahrain’s Shiites Scholars issued a statement calling on the people of Bahrain to raise their voices against the regime, and announced Sunday (May 21, 2017) to be a date of rage in Bahrain.
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Haq Movement: Sentence against Ayatollah Qassim a Sham, Involves Regional Agendas
2017-05-21
The Haq Movement for Liberty and Democracy expressed strong condemnation of the sham of issuing an unjust political decision against His Eminence Sheikh Isa Ahmad Qassim.
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AP: Bahrain Gives Shiite Cleric 1-Year Suspended Sentence
2017-05-21
Bahrain has given a prominent Shiite cleric a 1-year suspended prison sentence and seized assets belonging to him and his ministry.
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Reuters: Bahrain’s Top Shiite Cleric Gets One Year Suspended Jail Sentence
2017-05-21
A court in Bahrain on Sunday convicted the spiritual leader of the country's Shi'ite Muslims of collecting funds illegally and money laundering and sentenced him to one year in jail suspended for three years, local media reported.
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Trump: Under My Administration, Relations with Bahrain Won’t be Strained Anymore
2017-05-21
US President Donald Trump said Sunday morning (May 21, 2017) that relations between the United States and Bahrain will improve. This stance during his meeting with Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa during his visit to Saudi Arabia.
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Public Prosecution Says it will Confiscate Funds in Sheikh Qassim’s Case, Direct them in Charity, Humanitarian Work
2017-05-21
The Attorney General of the Public Prosecution stated that the High Criminal Court issued its sentence Sunday (May 21, 2017) in the case linked to collecting money in violation of law provisions, and to money laundering obtained from this crime.