This is the first appearance of Sheikh Qassim since he left Bahrain on (July 9, 2018), after his health deteriorated as he had been under house arrest for 2 years.
The footage published on Monday (July 16, 2018) showed the undersecretary of Shiite religious authority Sayed Kazem Al-Haeri visiting Sheikh Qassim in the hospital to reassure on his health.