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Al Rai Alaam
الرأي العام
TypeDaily (launched as a weekly)
Owner(s)Almasaeed Family
Founder(s)Abdulaziz Almasaeed
EditorYousef Al masaaeed
Founded16 April 1961 (63 years ago) (1961-04-16)
LanguageArabic
Ceased publication1995
HeadquartersKuwait
(previously headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon)
Websitealrayalaam.com (in Arabic)

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.

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