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)dailyNewspaper (print, online)Arabic1976Pro-government, Arab Nationalist
Al Ayam (الأيام)dailyNewspaper (print, online)Arabic1989
Al Bilad (البلاد)dailyNewspaper (print, online)Arabic2008
Al-Waqt ( الوقت)dailyCLOSEDArabic2006-2010
Al-Wasat ( الوسط)dailyNewspaper (print, online)ArabicManama2002
Al-Watan ( الوطن)dailyNewspaper (print, online)Arabic2005
Daily TribunedailyNew Generation NewspaperEnglishManama2015
Gulf Daily NewsdailyNewspaper (print, online)EnglishManama1978
Gulf MadhyamamdailyNewspaper (print, online)Malayalam-1999
Middle East ChandrikadailyNewspaper (print, online)Malayalam-2007
Malayala ManoramadailyNewspaper (print, online)Malayalam-1888
Gulf ThejasdailyNewspaper (print, online)Malayalam-2012

See also

References
  1. 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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "About IAA". Information Affairs Authority. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
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