Spread of Bahrain Revolution, Saudi Arabia's Main Fret in 2012

In 2012, the Al-e Saud regime was concerned about the Arab revolutions, especially the uprising in Bahrain, wrote Al-Hayat Arabic language daily, which is published in London.

In a report about the events of the previous year, the daily wrote that 2012 was a very tough year for Saudi Arabia because it is in the chaos zone and was affected by Arab revolutions that led to the collapse of 4 Arab regimes.
It said the Saudis were worried about the Arab revolutions in 2012, especially about the uprising in Bahrain, because the events in Bahrain affected the popular protests in Saudi Arabia’s Shia-majority Al-Sharqia region.
Al-Hayat acknowledged the international and regional support provided to Al-e Khalifa regime to crack down on protesters.
“The Persian Gulf states’ backing made it possible for the Al-e Khalifa to suppress the popular protests,” it said.
The daily further wrote that the peaceful protests of Shi’ites in Saudi Arabia are met with extensive suppression.
It, however, regarded King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia a moderate who has granted considerable freedom to the media in the kingdom!
The daily is talking about media freedom in Saudi Arabia at a time when a 25-year-old Saudi blogger named Ranif Badwi has been arrested merely for launching a website and any criticism of the Al-e Saud policies is confronted with suppression.
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