Bahrain Mirror: The local Bahraini Al-Wasat newspaper said that it was informed by Bahrain's Ministry of Information Affairs over a phone call on Monday (January 25, 2016) of the decision to ban it from "using the social media outlet, YouTube, and was also informed earlier this month that it was banned from publishing and streaming videos.

The newspaper added on its official website that this ban followed another decision issued on Thursday (January 7, 2016) which stated banning the newspaper from publishing videos since the newspaper works under the Decree-law No.47 of 2002 and "its license doesn't include publishing and streaming news videos."

Al-Wasat newspaper further said in its response to the ban issued by Bahrain's Ministry of Information Affairs, which was sent in an address, that the decree-law No.47 of 2002 allows it to publish audios and audio-visuals.

The newspaper concluded by saying that it did not receive a written response from the authorities to its address submitted on January 11, 2016 yet.

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