The Bahraini government has shut down Al-Wasat, a prominent independent newspaper “until further notice” after the paper published a piece about unrest in Morocco. The closure was due to an article “affecting the relations of the Kingdom of Bahrain with other countries,” the official statement read. It also comes just after officials briefly banned the newspaper in January from publishing online. The daily is associated with the mainly Shi’a Muslim-led opposition, which has been facing a crackdown by the Sunni-led government since last year. “Today’s move is the latest attempt by Bahrain to prevent critical coverage of what’s happening in the country,” Dooley said in a statement.

Source: Egypt Independent June 05, 2017 08:37 UTC