Alrai Alaam
Al Ray Alaam (Arabic: الرأي العام, lit. 'Public Opinion') was a Kuwaiti Arabic-language daily newspaper that ceased publication in 1995.
| Type | Daily (launched as a weekly) |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Almasaeed Family |
| Founder(s) | Abdulaziz Almasaeed |
| Editor | Yousef Al masaaeed |
| Founded | 16 April 1961 |
| Language | Arabic |
| Ceased publication | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Kuwait (previously headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon) |
| Website | alrayalaam |
History and operations
The newspaper was launched by Abdulaziz Al Massaeed on 16 April 1961 as a weekly with the name of Al Rai Aam.[1][2] Al Masaeed was both the owner and the publisher of the newspaper that was initially published in Beirut, Lebanon.[1][3] Later it was relaunched as a daily based in Kuwait.[1] The newspaper license was rented to Jassim Al Boodai and in 1995, and it was re-published as Al Rai in 2006 after the new press law and under new ownership.[4]
References
- Kjetil Selvik (2011). "Elite Rivalry in a Semi-Democracy: The Kuwaiti Press Scene". Middle Eastern Studies. 47 (3): 477–496. doi:10.1080/00263206.2011.565143. S2CID 154057034.
- Haya Al Mughni; Mary Ann Tétreault (2004). "Engagement in the Public Sphere: Women and the Press in Kuwait". In Naomi Sakr (ed.). Women and Media in the Middle East Power through Self-Expression. London: I.B.Tauris. p. 122. doi:10.5040/9780755604838.ch-008. ISBN 978-1-85043-545-7.
- Ali Abdulsamad Dashti (2008). The Effect of Online Journalism on the Freedom of Press: The Case of Kuwait (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Stirling.
- "Abdullah Kamal". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.