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Until the [[invasion of Kuwait]] by [[Iraq]] the paper had both national and international editions.<ref name=rule>{{cite news|author=Sheila Rule|title=A Kuwaiti Newspaper Reopens in London|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/23/arts/a-kuwaiti-newspaper-reopens-in-london.html|accessdate=9 October 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=23 August 1990}}</ref> During the invasion it moved to [[London]] and was first published there on 2 August 1990.<ref name=rule/> |
Until the [[invasion of Kuwait]] by [[Iraq]] the paper had both national and international editions.<ref name=rule>{{cite news|author=Sheila Rule|title=A Kuwaiti Newspaper Reopens in London|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/23/arts/a-kuwaiti-newspaper-reopens-in-london.html|accessdate=9 October 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=23 August 1990}}</ref> During the invasion it moved to [[London]] and was first published there on 2 August 1990.<ref name=rule/> |
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''Al Qabas'' has a weekly supplement on [[environmental issues]], which can be translated into [[English language|English]] as ''Our Environment is Our Life''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Najib Saab|title=The Environment in Arab Media|url=http://www.afedonline.org/afedreport/english/book14.pdf|work=Arab Forum for Environment and Development|accessdate=7 October 2014|format=Report}}</ref> |
''Al Qabas'' has a weekly supplement on [[environmental issues]], which can be translated into [[English language|English]] as ''Our Environment is Our Life''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Najib Saab |title=The Environment in Arab Media |url=http://www.afedonline.org/afedreport/english/book14.pdf |work=Arab Forum for Environment and Development |accessdate=7 October 2014 |format=Report |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010170621/http://www.afedonline.org/afedreport/english/book14.pdf |archivedate=10 October 2014 }}</ref> |
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The daily had a circulation of 120,000 copies before the invasion of Kuwait in 1991.<ref name=pr/> Its 2001 circulation was 79,000 copies and the paper was the third best selling newspaper in Kuwait.<ref name=pr>{{cite web|title=Kuwait|url=http://www.pressreference.com/Gu-Ku/Kuwait.html|work=Press Reference|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=World Press Trends|url=http://www.wan-press.org/ecrire/upload/wpt2004.pdf|work=World Association of Newspapers|accessdate=8 February 2015|location=Paris|date=2004}}</ref> The paper has also online version which had 30,000 weekly hits in 2001.<ref name=pr/> |
The daily had a circulation of 120,000 copies before the invasion of Kuwait in 1991.<ref name=pr/> Its 2001 circulation was 79,000 copies and the paper was the third best selling newspaper in Kuwait.<ref name=pr>{{cite web|title=Kuwait|url=http://www.pressreference.com/Gu-Ku/Kuwait.html|work=Press Reference|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=World Press Trends|url=http://www.wan-press.org/ecrire/upload/wpt2004.pdf|work=World Association of Newspapers|accessdate=8 February 2015|location=Paris|date=2004}}</ref> The paper has also online version which had 30,000 weekly hits in 2001.<ref name=pr/> |
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==Political stance and staff== |
==Political stance and staff== |
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''Al Qabas'' has a critical approach to government of Kuwait<ref name=apn>{{cite web|title=Kuwait |url=http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/newspaysv2.php?id=105 |work=The Arab Press network |accessdate=18 September 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808043005/http://www.arabpressnetwork.org |
''Al Qabas'' has a critical approach to government of Kuwait<ref name=apn>{{cite web|title=Kuwait |url=http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/newspaysv2.php?id=105 |work=The Arab Press network |accessdate=18 September 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808043005/http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/newspaysv2.php?id=105 |archivedate=8 August 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> and is a liberal publication.<ref name=pr/> In April 2012, it published an editorial calling for ending the struggle within the ruling family of Kuwait, [[Al-Sabah family|Al Sabah]].<ref name=ahram/> |
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The paper's editor, [[Mohammed Al-Sager]], is a winner of the [[CPJ International Press Freedom Award|International Press Freedom Award]] of the [[Committee to Protect Journalists]] "for courageous reporting on political and human rights issues in the face of government threats of censorship and prosecution".<ref name="CPJ">{{cite web|url=http://www.cpj.org/news/1998/kuwait25june98.html|title=CPJ Deplores Sentencing of Two Journalists by Kuwait|date=25 July 1998|work=Committee to Protect Journalists|accessdate=28 May 2011|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110603081839/http://www.cpj.org/news/1998/kuwait25june98.html|archivedate=3 June 2011 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl=no}}</ref> |
The paper's editor, [[Mohammed Al-Sager]], is a winner of the [[CPJ International Press Freedom Award|International Press Freedom Award]] of the [[Committee to Protect Journalists]] "for courageous reporting on political and human rights issues in the face of government threats of censorship and prosecution".<ref name="CPJ">{{cite web|url=http://www.cpj.org/news/1998/kuwait25june98.html|title=CPJ Deplores Sentencing of Two Journalists by Kuwait|date=25 July 1998|work=Committee to Protect Journalists|accessdate=28 May 2011|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110603081839/http://www.cpj.org/news/1998/kuwait25june98.html|archivedate=3 June 2011 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl=no}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:42, 29 June 2017
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Dar Al-Qabas Press Printing Publishing and Distribution Company |
| Editor-in-chief | Walid Al Nisef |
| Founded | 22 February 1972 |
| Political alignment | Liberal |
| Language | Arabic |
| Headquarters | Kuwait City |
| Website | Official website |
Al-Qabas (Arabic: القبس) (English: the Firebrand or the Starbrand)[1] is an Arabic daily Kuwaiti newspaper published by Dar Al Qabas Press Printing Publishing and Distribution Company in Kuwait City.[2]
History and profile
Al-Qabas was launched on 22 February 1972.[3] It is owned by Kuwaiti merchant families.[4] The paper is headquartered in Kuwait City.[5]
Until the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq the paper had both national and international editions.[6] During the invasion it moved to London and was first published there on 2 August 1990.[6]
Al Qabas has a weekly supplement on environmental issues, which can be translated into English as Our Environment is Our Life.[7]
The daily had a circulation of 120,000 copies before the invasion of Kuwait in 1991.[8] Its 2001 circulation was 79,000 copies and the paper was the third best selling newspaper in Kuwait.[8][9] The paper has also online version which had 30,000 weekly hits in 2001.[8]
Political stance and staff
Al Qabas has a critical approach to government of Kuwait[10] and is a liberal publication.[8] In April 2012, it published an editorial calling for ending the struggle within the ruling family of Kuwait, Al Sabah.[4]
The paper's editor, Mohammed Al-Sager, is a winner of the International Press Freedom Award of the Committee to Protect Journalists "for courageous reporting on political and human rights issues in the face of government threats of censorship and prosecution".[11]
The other significant editors of the daily include Abdel Latif Al Duaaij and Ahmad Bishara.[10] The Palestinian cartoonist Naji Salim al-Ali worked for the paper in the 1980s and he was killed in 1987 while working for the London edition of the daily.[12][13]
Respected Arab figures also contributed to the daily, including Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz and Egyptian philosopher Fauad Zakara.[6]
References
- ^ Barrie Gunter; Roger Dickinson (6 June 2013). News Media in the Arab World: A Study of 10 Arab and Muslim Countries. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-4411-0239-3. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ Al-Qabas Newspaper
- ^ 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. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Kuwait daily urges end to royal infighting". Ahram Online. AFP. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Sources". Al Monitor. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ a b c Sheila Rule (23 August 1990). "A Kuwaiti Newspaper Reopens in London". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ Najib Saab. "The Environment in Arab Media" (PDF). Arab Forum for Environment and Development. Archived from the original (Report) on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "Kuwait". Press Reference. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "World Press Trends" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Kuwait". The Arab Press network. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "CPJ Deplores Sentencing of Two Journalists by Kuwait". Committee to Protect Journalists. 25 July 1998. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ On this day 1987: Cartoonist shot in London street Retrieved November 2010 BBC.
- ^ Abdelwahab Affendi (Summer 1993). "Eclipse of Reason: The Media in the Muslim World". Journal of International Affairs. 47 (1). Retrieved 29 September 2013. – via Questia (subscription required)