List of newspapers in Bahrain
The first local newspaper in Bahrain was Al Bahrayn which was published between 1939 and 1944.[1]
Bahrain's Information Affairs Authority reported that the number of newspapers in 1999 was four which were published in Arabic and English languages.[2] There were a total of 12 dailies and weeklies in the country in 2012.[2]
Below is a list of the newspapers published in Bahrain.
| Title (Arabic title in parentheses) |
Frequency |
Type |
Language |
Publication city(ies) |
Year established |
Editorial political affiliation |
Circulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akhbar Al Khaleej (أخبار الخليج) | daily | Newspaper (print, online) | Arabic | 1976 | Pro-government, Arab Nationalist | ||
| Al Ayam (الأيام) | daily | Newspaper (print, online) | Arabic | 1989 | |||
| Al Bilad (البلاد) | daily | Newspaper (print, online) | Arabic | 2008 | |||
| Al-Waqt ( الوقت) | daily | CLOSED | Arabic | 2006-2010 | |||
| Al-Wasat ( الوسط) | daily | Newspaper (print, online) | Arabic | Manama | 2002 | ||
| Al-Watan ( الوطن) | daily | Newspaper (print, online) | Arabic | 2005 | |||
| Daily Tribune | daily | New Generation Newspaper | English | Manama | 2015 | ||
| Gulf Daily News | daily | Newspaper (print, online) | English | Manama | 1978 | ||
| Gulf Madhyamam | daily | Newspaper (print, online) | Malayalam | - | 1999 | ||
| Middle East Chandrika | daily | Newspaper (print, online) | Malayalam | - | 2007 | ||
| Malayala Manorama | daily | Newspaper (print, online) | Malayalam | - | 1888 | ||
| Gulf Thejas | daily | Newspaper (print, online) | Malayalam | - | 2012 |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Abdallah Shalaby, Salah al Din al Jurshi, Mostafa El Nabarawy, Moheb Zaki, Qays Jawad Azzawi, Antoine Nasri Messarra (2010). Towards a Better Life: How to Improve the State of Democracy in the Middle East and North Africa. GPoT. p. 127. ISBN 978-605-4233-21-2. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "About IAA". Information Affairs Authority. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
