Al-Wasat (Bahraini newspaper)
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Al-Wasat (Arabic: الوسط), also Alwasat, was an Arabic-language daily newspaper in Manama, Bahrain.[1] Al-Wasat was generally regarded as the only independent newspaper in Bahrain. The newspaper ran for 15 years, during which is provided reporting unique to Bahrain.
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Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Founder(s) | Mansoor Al-Jamri |
Publisher | Dar Al-Wasat for Publishing and Distribution BSC (c) |
Editor-in-chief | Mansoor Al-Jamri |
Founded | 7 September 2002 |
Political alignment | Independent |
Language | Arabic |
Ceased publication | 4 June 2017 |
Headquarters | Manama, Bahrain |
Circulation | 30,000 |
Website | alwasatnews.com |
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The government of Bahrain forcibly closed the newspaper on 4 June 2017, in a move which Amnesty International termed an "all-out campaign to end independent reporting".[2]