Al Bilad (Arabic: البلاد; The Country) is an Arabic daily newspaper published in Manama, Bahrain.
[2] Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, son of the former Prime Minister of Bahrain Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, is the owner of Al Bilad.
[3] As of 2011 Moanes Al Mardi was the editor-in-chief and chair of the paper.
[6][7] However, several journalists contributing to the paper have been experiencing pressure from the authorities in the country.
[5][8][9] In addition, the management of the daily also fires them due to their participation in the protests and expression of anti-regime views.