In an interview with our sister paper Akhbar Al Khaleej, Minister of State for Information Affairs and official government spokeswoman Sameera Rajab she said Bahrain's media hasn't witnessed any development for more than 30 years.

She underscored the vital importance of the sector worldwide, describing it as the key to countries' success.

The new media strategy included a comprehensive overhaul of all state media institutions in addition to setting up 61 new projects, 30 per cent of which have been implemented, she pointed out.

The new media draft law is part of the strategy and has been reviewed with Bahrain Journalists Association, she said. – TradeArabia News Service