Al-Seyassah

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Al-Seyassah
السياسة
Media of Kuwait
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    • Al-Seyassah (

    Arabic: السياسة, romanized: as-Siyāssa, lit. 'Politics'; also transliterated Al-Siyasa) is a Kuwaiti daily newspaper published by Dar Al-Seyassah Press Publishing Printing and Distribution Co.[1] The editor-in-chief of the newspaper is Ahmed Al-Jarallah.[1]

    History

    Al-Seyassah was launched on 3 June 1965 as a weekly magazine by Ahmed Al-Jarallah and owned by Abdulaziz F. Al-Masaeed.[2][3][4] In 1968, Al-Jarallah bought Al-Seyassah from Al-Masaeed with a bank loan and, with assistance from his friend the minister of information, obtained the license to turn the weekly magazine to a daily newspaper format.[5]<[6]

    Arabic: الهدف, lit. 'The Target') in partnership with Syrian businessman Mazen Al-Tarazi.[8]

    In 1977, the assets of Al-Seyassah were estimated at more than five million

    Kuwaiti dinars ($17.25m) in 1977 values, including a printing plant which was at the time the most modern in the region.[9]

    In 2003, the newspaper held the 4th circulation ranking in Kuwait, with an adult readership of 302,700, a daily circulation of 75,679 copies, and a market share of 16.82%.[1]

    See also

    References

    1. ^ a b c Simeon Djankov, Caralee McLiesh, Tatiana Nenova, Andrei Shleifer. (October 2003). "Who Owns The Media?" Journal of Law and Economics, XLVI(2). Media data country files.
    2. ^ Kuwait. Press Reference. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
    3. S2CID 154057034
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    4. ^ "Kuwait". The Arab Press network. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
    5. ISBN 978-1-85043-545-7
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    6. ^ "21 information ministers have successively assumed responsibility for the ministry since Kuwait's independence". Al-Anbna Newspaper. 11 November 2011.
    7. ^ Arab and Muslim Media Reactions to the Fall of Baghdad MEMRI. 11 April 2003. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
    8. ^ Ahmed Al-Jarallah: Bio Archived 30 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Emirate Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR).
    9. ^ "The Gulf reporter who became a newspaper tycoon". Events 3. Shore Varrone, Inc., 1977. p. 51.

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