The first local newspaper in Bahrain was Al Bahrayn which was published between 1939 and 1944.
[1] Bahrain's Information Affairs Authority reported that the number of newspapers in 1999 was four which were published in Arabic and English languages.
[2] There were a total of 12 dailies and weeklies in the country in 2012.
[2] Below is a list of the newspapers published in Bahrain.