The first local newspaper in Bahrain was Al Bahrayn which was published between 1939 and 1944.
Bahrain's Information Affairs Authority reported that the number of newspapers in 1999 was four which were published in Arabic and English languages. There were a total of 12 dailies and weeklies in the country in 2012.
Below is a list of the newspapers published in Bahrain.
Title(Arabic title in parentheses) Frequency Type Language Publication city(ies) Yearestablished Editorial political affiliation CirculationAkhbar Al Khaleej (أخبار الخليج) daily Newspaper (print, online)Arabic 1976 Pro-government, Arab NationalistAl Ayam (الأيام) daily Newspaper (print, online)Arabic 1989 Al Bilad (البلاد) daily Newspaper (print, online)Arabic 2008 Al-Waqt (الوقت) daily CLOSEDArabic 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
Media of Bahrain Culture of Bahrain Lists of newspapers
References Newspapers List of Bahrain