Original sentence: Allowing a key oppositional figure to establish this newspaper was seen as a key event in the opening up of society.Before Alwasat was established, Bahrain had only two Arabic newspapers, Akhbar Al Khaleej and Al Ayam, but were viewed to be extremely pro-government.It is the first Bahraini newspaper to reflect opposing viewpoints
Edited sentence: Allowing a key oppositional figure to establish this newspaper was seen as a key event in the opening up of society and allowing in more relaxed attitudes towards press.Before Alwasat was established, Bahrain had only two Arabic newspapers (Akhbar Al Khaleej and Al Ayam), but were viewed to be extremely pro-government.It is the first Bahraini newspaper to reflect oppositional views