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Media and Communications: Bahrain

Includes news, newspapers, journals, radio, television, news services, press abstracts, publishing and bookseller associations.

Created and maintained by the
 African & Middle Eastern Division,
Collections and Services Directorate

AME Info (http://www.ameinfo.com)
Covers current business news in a number of fields including energy, oil and gas, Arab financial markets, construction, and technology. Includes in-depth business reports from different countries in the region, and links to other relevant websites (English, Arabic).

Al-Bawaba (http://albawaba.com/en/countries/Bahrain)
It is a major portal site that links a number of other websites on all the Arab countries. It contains up-to-date information on the political, business, social, cultural and religious aspects of a particular country. Just click on the name of the country for information in English and Arabic.

Alayam Newspaper (http://www.alayam.com/index.asp)
It is the site of important daily newspaper in Arabic.

Arab Net (http://www.arab.net/bahrain/index.html)
It is a major Arab website that contains information on the government, history, geography, business, culture, transport, tourism of each country, and provides links to other relevant websites.

BBC World Service.com
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/790690.stm)
Searching this site by country or by topic, offers a choice of news headlines, country profiles, and additional web links on specific aspects such as sports.

Bahrain Post (http://www.bahrainpost.com/)
It covers national and regional business, travel, and political news.

Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation (http://www.gna.gov.bh/brtc/radio.html)
It is considered the first broadcasts in the Arab Gulf Region when it went on air in 1941 during the second world War l.

Bahrain Telephone Directory (http://www.bahrainyellowpages.com.bh/)
It provides information about local business throughout the country of Bahrain.

Bahrain Tribune (http://www.bahraintribune.com/)
It is the site of al-Ayam's English language sister paper.

Committee to Protect Journalists
(http://www.cpj.org/regions_07/mideast_07/mideast_07.html#bahrain)
Searching this site results in a list of recent documents from a number of web sites concerning media activities and press freedom in many countries.

Global Archive -- Total Search (http://www.ft.com/home/us)
Searches the archive of the British newspaper, Financial Times, online version.

Gulf News Online (http://www.gulf-news.com/)
An English language online version of the daily Gulf News newspaper - covers primarily the news of the Gulf countries as well as the Arab world and the rest of the world more generally.

MEMRI: The Middle East Media Research Institute (http://www.memri.org/)
Founded in 1998, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) ‘explores the Middle East through the region's media. MEMRI bridges the language gap which exists between the West and the Middle East, providing timely translations of Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends in the Middle East.'

University of Texas Middle East Website (http://menic.utexas.edu/Countries_and_Regions/Bahrain/)
Excellent website on the government, politics, news and media, education and the social sciences in the Middle East.

Washingtonpost.com: World
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/)
Search by country to find recent articles appearing in this newspaper.

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