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Al-Sudani (newspaper)

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Al Sudani
السوداني
Founded1980; 44 years ago (1980)
LanguageArabic
HeadquartersKhartum
Circulation305,000 (2004)
WebsiteAl Sudani

Al-Sudani (in Arabic السوداني, meaning The Sudani) is an Arabic daily newspaper in Sudan.

History and profile

Al Sudani was established in 1980 and the Carnegie Endowment gives its 2004 circulation as 305,000 copies.[1]

Its headquarters is in Khartum.[2]

Al Sudani is described as a paper which claims to be independent, but is known to be supported by the regime of the country.[3] However, the paper has been suspended by the Sudanese authorities in different periods and its editor-in-chief and another journalist writing for the paper were arrested in 2006.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Statistics on Arab Media" (PDF). Arab Reform Bulletin. 2 (11). December 2004. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Al Sudani". Get Local News. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  3. ^ "The Media". Sudan Update. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  4. ^ Sudan Arab Press Network. Retrieved 16 September 2014.

See also