The New Arab
| File:Al-Arabylogo.jpg | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | News media |
| Founded | March 2014 |
| Headquarters | London |
| Owner | Fadaat Media |
| Website | Official website |
Al-Araby Al-Jadeed (Arabic: العربي الجديد, literally "The New Arab") is an Arabic and English media outlet headquartered in London. It was first launched in March 2014 as an online news website. It went on to establish a daily newspaper in September 2014 and a television channel in January 2015.
History
The first platform that Al-Araby Al-Jadeed launched was an Arabic news website in March 2014. Six months later, they launched an Arabic daily newspaper from London.[1] Azmi Bishara supervised the newspaper's launch.[2] An English version of the website was inaugurated shortly after the newspaper's launch.[3]
A television channel of the same name was launched from London in January 2015.[4] The channel was initially proposed in November 2011 by Islam Lutfi and Azmi Bishara in response to the government crackdown on the Maspero demonstrations. The funding was provided by a Qatari backer.[5]
Ownership
The outlet is owned by Qatari company Fadaat Media.[6] Abdulrahman Elshayyal is the newspaper's CEO, while Islam Lutfi is the CEO of the television channel.[3]
Controversies
Al-Araby Al-Jadeed has been criticized by Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for allegedly being founded with the aim of 'spreading chaos' in the region.[7] The Egyptian media have accused the outlet and its staff for harboring pro-Muslim Brotherhood views.[8] Wael Kandil, the editor-in-chief of the outlet's newspaper, is a vocal critic of the Egyptian leadership and an advocate of the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the primary opposition groups of el-Sisi.[9]
References
- ^ "New Arabic daily newspaper launched". The Media Network. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ Lina Khatib. "Qatar and the recalibration of power in the Gulf" (PDF). Carnegie Middle East Center. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ a b Feras Kilani (28 November 2014). "Qatar's Al-Araby Al-Jadeed: Will new media venture silence suspicions?". BBC. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "A Brotherhood/Al-Jazeera-driven phobia: a new Qatari-funded TV channel in Egypt is sparking major controversy". Al Bawaba. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "London er det nye Mekka for arabiske medier" (in Danish). Politiken Magazine. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ "Qatar's Al Araby launched from London". Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "TV host investigates media outlets singled out by Sisi". Mada Masr. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ Nourhan Fahmy (28 January 2015). "New Qatari-funded channel sparks media controversy". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Qatar-backed pro-Brotherhood paper to launch in London". Al Arabiya. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2015.