Al-Wasat (Bahraini newspaper)
Al-Wasat logo | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Al-Wasat (Arabic: الوسط), also Alwasat, was an Arabic-language daily newspaper in Manama, Bahrain. 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.
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".