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Gulf Insider
6 days ago
- Gulf Insider
Bahrain Court Jails Harboring Illegal Domestic Workers
The Second Minor Criminal Court has sentenced ten defendants to prison terms ranging fromtwo to three months, along with fines, for harboring and assisting domestic workers residingillegally in Bahrain and facilitating their hourly cleaning services. Eight of the convicted will bedeported after serving their sentences. According to the Public Prosecution, the case began when the General Directorate ofNationality, Passports, and Residence received a report from its Search and Follow-UpDepartment. The report revealed that a Bahraini man and his wife had been sheltering andaiding five Asian domestic workers who were living in the Kingdom unlawfully, enabling them towork as part-time cleaners in violation of the law. Three other Asian defendants were alsoinvolved in assisting the workers. Upon receiving the report, the Public Prosecution launched an immediate investigation. TheBahraini defendant, his wife, and the domestic workers were questioned, and further inquirieslinked additional suspects to the case. Authorities arrested all the accused and remanded themin custody pending trial. The case was referred to the criminal court, which issued its ruling convicting all tendefendants, ordering prison terms, fines, and the deportation of eight foreign nationals uponcompletion of their read: Bahrain: Ex-Wife Wins BD50,000 Compensation Over Acid Attack In Mall Car Park
Gulf Insider
7 days ago
- Gulf Insider
Bahrain Court Jails 10 For Harboring Illegal Domestic Workers
The Second Minor Criminal Court has sentenced ten defendants to prison terms ranging from two to three months, along with fines, for harboring and assisting domestic workers residing illegally in Bahrain and facilitating their hourly cleaning services. Eight of the convicted will be deported after serving their sentences. According to the Public Prosecution, the case began when the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports, and Residence received a report from its Search and Follow-Up Department. The report revealed that a Bahraini man and his wife had been sheltering and aiding five Asian domestic workers who were living in the Kingdom unlawfully, enabling them to work as part-time cleaners in violation of the law. Three other Asian defendants were also involved in assisting the workers. Upon receiving the report, the Public Prosecution launched an immediate investigation. The Bahraini defendant, his wife, and the domestic workers were questioned, and further inquiries linked additional suspects to the case. Authorities arrested all the accused and remanded them in custody pending trial. The case was referred to the criminal court, which issued its ruling convicting all ten defendants, ordering prison terms, fines, and the deportation of eight foreign nationals upon completion of their sentences.
Gulf Insider
30-07-2025
- Gulf Insider
Bahrain Court Revokes Paternity Of Five Children After DNA Revelation Ends 40-Year Marriage
Bahrain's High Sharia Court has ruled to disestablish the legal paternity of five children from a Bahraini man's ex-wife, citing conclusive genetic evidence that he is not their biological father. The ruling orders the annulment of all civil records linking the children to the man, including documents held by the Information and eGovernment Authority and the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports, and Residence. The plaintiff, represented by attorney Ibtisam Al Sabbagh, had been married for nearly 40 years and raised the five children before discovering, following a health condition that rendered him infertile, that he could not have biologically fathered them. Subsequent DNA testing conducted by the Public Prosecution's Forensic Lab definitively excluded any biological relationship between him and the children. The court deemed the genetic findings to hold 'absolute legal and religious authority,' overriding earlier assumptions of paternity established through marriage. The judgment stated that when scientific evidence proves a biological impossibility, the presumption of paternity under Islamic jurisprudence cannot stand. 'This is not just about the law; it's about truth,' said attorney Al Sabbagh. 'Despite the years he spent as a father, the biological reality has now been confirmed, and with it comes legal clarity.' The court relied on principles from Ja'fari jurisprudence, which recognizes paternity through marital presumption, acknowledgment, and testimony but only when these do not contradict fundamental Islamic principles or irrefutable scientific facts. As a result, the court ordered the removal of the man's name from all official documents identifying him as the father and held government agencies accountable for amending the children's legal records accordingly.
Iraqi News
03-03-2025
- Iraqi News
Iraq adopts new entry visa procedures for foreigners
Baghdad ( – Citizens of certain countries intending to travel to Iraq will no longer be granted an entry visa upon arrival and will have to apply for a visa online before traveling to the country. The General Directorate of Civil Status, Passports, and Residence in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior said that the decision, which will be effective on March 21, includes citizens of the European Union countries, the United States, China, Russia, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Korea, Japan, and New Zealand. The directorate called on airlines to ensure that the traveler coming to the Republic of Iraq obtains that visa. According to the Interior Ministry, Baghdad International Airport is able to handle electronic visas in a timely and effective manner. Airlines have been asked to make sure that passengers have an electronic entry visa prior to their arrival. The measure is anticipated to enhance control over foreigners' entry into the country and reduce the risks of unlawful entry, in addition to expediting customs procedures and reducing airport traffic.
