Most of the early newspapers in the Persian Gulf region were established in Saudi Arabia. The first newspaper founded in the country and in the Persian Gulf area is Al Fallah, which was launched in Mecca in 1920. All of the newspapers published in Saudi Arabia are privately owned.
Arabic daily newspapers
- Al-Bilad
- Al Eqtisadiah
- Al Jazirah
- Al Madina
- Al Riyadeyyah
- Al Riyadh
- Al Watan
- Al Yaum
- Makkah News Paper
- Asharq Al Awsat
- Okaz
English daily newspapers
Urdu daily newspaper
Malayalam daily newspapers-Kerala
- Malayalam News
- Madhyamam
- Gulf Thejas
- Chandrika
Defunct daily newspapers
These newspapers are no longer published:
- Akhbar Al Dhahran (1954–1956)
- Al-Hayat (1946–2020)
- Al Nadwa (newspaper) (1958-2013)
- Riyadh Daily (1967–1 January 2004)
- Shams
See also
References
- ^ Aarti Nagraj (26 March 2013). "Revealed: 10 Oldest Newspapers In The GCC". Gulf Business. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- "Arab Media Influence Report". AMIR. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- "Malayalamnews History".
- "Madhyamam History".
- "Indian regional daily launches Saudi edition".
- "Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Daily has ceased publication". Publicitas. 29 December 2003. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
External links
- "Arab news media online: Saudi Arabia". Al-Bab.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
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