Local Affairs Editor
The Minister of Information d. Ramzan Al -Nuaimi that the Parliament’s approval of the Press Law is an important and important step in the march of Bahraini media, both paper and electronic, expressing his thanks and appreciation to the deputies for their keenness to ensure freedoms, and provide sufficient guarantees to practice the profession of journalism within the framework of the controls compatible with the constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the National Labor Charter.
Al -Nuaimi said, in a statement after the House of Representatives session: “Today the draft law has been circulated and approved by the Council.
The minister pointed out that the delay in passing the law in the past period will not discourage the ministry from developing the media sector, stressing that the next stage will witness close cooperation with the Shura Council to complete the approval of the law, and to raise it to the high position of His Majesty the Great King.
With regard to the licensing of pages on social media, Al -Naimi explained that the practical steps will begin after the law permanently pass, pointing out that many of these pages are currently licensed within the framework of advertising and advertising, and their activities will be reorganized within the legal media framework.
