World Bulletin/News Desk

Bahrain's Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa on Monday issued a decree which banned all political organizations' communications with the Lebanese Hezbollah.

Publishing the decree, Bahrain's official news agency BNA said that all communications of political organizations in Bahrain with "terrorist organization Hezbollah" have been banned.

The decree will go into effect on Tuesday after being published in the official gazette.

In a statement made on Sunday, Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Ahmad bin Muhammad Al Khalifa called the Secretary General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, a "terrorist" who "declared war against the Ummah".