Al-Waqt

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Al Waqt
الوقت
TypeDaily
Founded21 February 2006
LanguageArabic
Ceased publicationMay 2010

Al-Waqt (Arabic: الوقت meaning The Time) was a Bahraini Arabic-language daily newspaper. It was published between 2006 and 2010.

History and profile[]

Al Waqt was first published on 21 February 2006.[1][2] Khawla Mattar was among the founders of the paper[3] which was headquartered in West Riffa.[4]

Ibrahim Bashmi, a member of Bahrain's Shura Council, served as the editor-in-chief.[5][6]

The newspaper ceased publication in May 2010 after incurring financial difficulties.[7][8] In July 2012, it was revealed that Bahraini MP Osama Muhana was planning to purchase the newspaper.[7]

The paper had a leftist-nationalist slant, and along with Al Wasat, is regarded as the only Bahraini newspaper independent of the government. Among the popular writers for the paper's opinion columns were poet , Munira Fakhro, Abdulhadi Khalaf, and Mohammed Fadhel.

References[]

  1. ^ "New Daily in Bahrain". The Arab Press Network. 7 March 2006. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Workshop Director Profiles". Cambridge Gulf Research. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Media Landscape. Bahrain". Menassat. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  5. ^ Omran Salman (2 November 2006). "Dissent and Reform in Bahrain: Challenging Government Control of Media" (PDF). American Enterprise Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  6. ^ Mazen Mahdi (21 April 2010). "Strike over pay silences Bahrain newspaper for a day". The National. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Bahrain MP in talks to buy newspaper". TradeArabia. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  8. ^ Habib Toumi (3 May 2010). "Al Waqt newspaper shuts down for lack of funds". Gulf News. Retrieved 14 December 2013.

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