Bahrain bans newspaper for 'sowing division'

The government in Sunni-ruled Bahrain announced Sunday an indefinite ban on the independent Al-Wasat newspaper on accusations that it publishes "what sows division" in the Shiite-majority Gulf kingdom.The order was due to Al-Wasat's "violation of the law and repeatedly publishing what sows division in the society and affects Bahrain's relations with other states," BNA said.The decision came after the paper published an article on Sunday that was "offensive to a sisterly Arab state," BNA said, in