''Al-Waqt'' ( ar, 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. Khawla Mattar was among the founders of the paper which was headquartered in

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. Ibrahim Bashmi, a member of Bahrain's

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, served as the editor-in-chief. The newspaper ceased publication in May 2010 after incurring financial difficulties. In July 2012, it was revealed that Bahraini MP Osama Muhana was planning to purchase the newspaper. 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

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, Munira Fakhro, Abdulhadi Khalaf, and Mohammed Fadhel.

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Excerpt from the paper on 18 May 2009
{{DEFAULTSORT:Waqt, Al 2006 establishments in Bahrain 2010 disestablishments in Bahrain Arabic-language newspapers Defunct newspapers published in Bahrain Publications established in 2006 Publications disestablished in 2010