Security News

Customs Thwart Attempt to Smuggle 98 Suspected Drug Capsules at Bahrain International Airport

Feb 25, 2026

MOI The Ministry of Interior announced that the Air Customs Directorate at Customs Affairs has foiled an attempt to smuggle 98 capsules containing a substance suspected to be narcotic at Bahrain International Airport. more

Assaulted Bahraini Sailors State Perpetrators Were Iranian and Forced Them at Gunpoint into Iranian Waters

Feb 24, 2026

MOI The Ministry of Interior clarified that, according to the statements of the three sailors who were aboard a Bahraini vessel subjected to armed robbery on 18 February 2026, they were forced at gunpoint from the territorial waters of the Kingdom of Bahrain into Iranian waters more

Foiled Attempt to Smuggle Suspected Marijuana at Bahrain International Airport

Feb 24, 2026

MOI The Ministry of Interior confirmed that the Air Customs Directorate at Customs Affairs has foiled an attempt to smuggle a substance suspected to be marijuana weighing approximately 3 kilograms at Bahrain International Airport. more

Coast Guard Arrests Violating Fishermen

Feb 23, 2026

MOI As part of ongoing efforts to protect marine resources and ensure compliance more

Coast Guard: Bahraini Boat Robbed by Pirates Near Northern Maritime Border; Necessary Measures Taken

Feb 22, 2026

MOI The Coast Guard has announced that a Bahraini boat carrying a 43-year-old Bahraini seaman and two Asian nationals more

Coast Guard Continues Oversight Efforts with Maritime Awareness Campaign

Feb 17, 2026

MOI The Ministry of Interior announced that, as part of efforts to enhance maritime safety and raise awareness among seafarers, and in continuation of regulatory measures to organise marine navigation, the Coast Guard carried out a maritime awareness campaign in cooperation and coordination with Bapco Energies more

Two Arrested for Possession of Narcotics Valued at More Than BD61,000

Feb 16, 2026

MOI The Ministry of Interior announced that the Anti-Narcotics Directorate more

Individual Arrested for Luring and Blackmailing a Girl via Social Media

Feb 11, 2026

MOI The Ministry of Interior announced that the Child Protection in Cyberspace Unit at the General Directorate of Anti-Corruption and Economic and Electronic Security has arrested a 31-year-old individual for luring and blackmailing a 17-year-old girl through a social media platform. more

Acting Coast Guard Commander Receives Commander of Combined Task Force 150

Feb 10, 2026

MOI The Acting Commander of the Coast Guard received the Commander of Combined Task Force more

Anti-Economic Crimes Directorate: Arrest of Individual for Online Fraud and Scam Operations

Feb 10, 2026

MOI The Ministry of Interior announced that the Anti-Economic Crimes Directorate at the General Directorate of Anti-Corruption and Economic and Electronic Security has arrested a 41-year-old Arab national for carrying out online fraud and scam operations more

Drivers arrested for causing public disturbances

Bahrain's interior Minister condoles with Kuwait over border security losses

Children among 32 injured in Sitra attack

32 Bahraini citizens injured, including children, in hostile Iranian drone attack in Sitra

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Aerial aggression causes 120 incidents

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Soldiers’ death mourned

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Fraudulent messages alert

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Authorities praised for quick safety response

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Four Arrested for Spreading False Videos of Iranian Aggression

Bahrain Civil Defence Council Bans Public Gatherings Amid Security Threats