Alrai Alaam
Type | Daily (launched as a weekly) |
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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 |
Al Ray Alaam (in Arabic الرأي العام meaning "The Public Opinion") is a Kuwaiti Arabic-language daily newspaper.
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]
Al Massaeed was both the owner and the publisher of the newspaper that was initially published in Beirut, Lebanon.[1][2] Later it was relaunched as a daily based in Kuwait.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Selvik, Kjetil (2011). "Elite Rivalry in a Semi-Democracy: The Kuwaiti Press Scene". Middle Eastern Studies. 47 (3): 477–496. doi:10.1080/00263206.2011.565143.
- ^ Ali Abdulsamad Dashti (2008). "The Effect of Online Journalism on the Freedom of Press: The Case of Kuwait" (PhD Thesis). University of Stirling. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
External links
- alrayalaam
.com, the newspaper's official website (in Arabic)