The concerned authorities issued an order suspending Al Wasat newspaper for publishing “unethical and unprofessional” reports in its recent editions. The Information Affairs Authority also referred the newspaper to concerned authorities for an inquiry.
In a latest development of sacking of its Editor, the authorities allowed the publication again from Monday. Bahraini daily Al-Wasat board of directors has named Abidli Al-Abidli as editor-in-chief, taking over from Mansoor Al-Jamri. The board of directors had earlier decided to sack Al-Wasat editor-in-chief Mansour Al-Jamri, managing editor Walid Nouwaihidh, and head of local news department Aqeel Mirza. The panel has also decided to elect a new board of directors within a month. Meanwhile, the Information Affairs Authority has decided to allow Al-Wasat to republish as per tomorrow Monday. Bahrain Television aired last night a compelling programme which exposed Al- Wasat dangerous irregularities, amounting to fallacies, including forgery, lies and falsification of events during the unrest which gripped Bahrain recently. Al-Wasat plagiarism and falsification sowed confusion and defamed Bahrain’s image, whether inside the Kingdom or abroad.