Bahrain�s Information Minister Ali Al-Romaihi slammed the Qatari Al-Jazeera channel for hosting Bahraini dissidents he dubbed �outlaws�, claiming that Bahrain is the most country that suffered from Al-Jazeera�s negative reports.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on the Bahraini government to lift its ban on the country�s only independent media outlet, the Arabic-language daily Al Wasat, which is still closed a month after being suspended �until further notice� by the information ministry on 4 June.