Al Arab Al Yawm (newspaper) explained

Al Arab Al Yawm
Type:Daily newspaper
Editor:Muhammad Kaaoush
Owners:Elyas Jreisat
Language:Arabic
Headquarters:Amman
Website:Official website

Al Arab Al Yawm (Arabic: العرب اليوم;) is a privately owned daily newspaper in Arabic language, headquartered in Amman, Jordan.[1]

History and profile

Al Arab Al Yawm was established in 1996.[2] [3] The daily described itself as an independent publication.[4] Azzam Yunis is one of the former editors-in-chief of the paper who was detained in 1999 after several articles written by Abu Zant were published in the newspaper.[5] As of 2009, Tahir Al Adwan also served in the post.[6]

Rajaei Lemasher, a Jordanian politician who served as deputy prime minister, was the owner of the daily.[7] It was sold to Elias Jreisat in 2011.[8] Fahd Khitan served as the editor-in-chief of the paper until 22 November 2011 when he and other members of the editorial board resigned due to disagreement with Elias Jreisat.[8] In late 2011, Samih Maaytah became the chairman of paper's editorial board and Muhammad Kaaoush was appointed editor-in-chief.[9]

In 2003, the estimated circulation of the daily was 30,000 copies.[3] The paper's online version was the 49th most visited website for 2010 in the MENA region.[10]

Following the publication of an article which criticized the government's crackdown the corruption and protests in Al Tafila the Jordanian Royal Court asked the newspaper to delete the article appeared in its website in March 2012.[11] The daily was suspended for 90 days in July 2013 due to financial problems[2] and resumed publishing on 8 December 2013.[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jordan profile. Media. BBC. 11 September 2014.
  2. News: Khetam Malkawi . Al Arab Al Yawm suspends publication over financial problems . 13 August 2014 . The Jordan Times . 17 July 2013 . Amman . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814054541/http://jordantimes.com/al-arab-al-yawm-suspends-publication-over-financial-problems . 14 August 2014 .
  3. Book: William A. Rugh. Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics. 2004. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-275-98212-6. 123.
  4. Web site: Arab Media Review (January-June 2012). Anti-Defamation League. 21 September 2013. 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130925083204/http://archive.adl.org/images/Arab-Media-Review-January-June-2012.pdf. 25 September 2013. dead.
  5. Web site: Sa‘d G. Hattar. Prosecutor detains Abu Zant, Al Arab Al Yawm chief editor. Arab West Report. 30 September 1999. 11 September 2014.
  6. Web site: Juan Cole. Moderates Must Give up Moderation: Jordanian Press on Gaza. Juan Cole Blog. 11 September 2014. 3 January 2009.
  7. Web site: Amr El Kahky. Investigative Journalism is Back in the Arab World. International Center for Journalists. 11 September 2014. 2 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20140911173310/http://www.icfj.org/blogs/investigative-journalism-back-arab-world. 11 September 2014. dead.
  8. Web site: Editorial Board of Al Arab Al Yawm Newspaper Resigns. SKeyes. 11 September 2014. Amman. 25 November 2011.
  9. News: Maaytah to Head Al Arab Al Yawm, Ghnaimat chief editor of Al Ghad daily. 11 September 2014. Ammon News. 1 January 2012.
  10. News: Forbes Releases Top 50 MENA Online Newspapers; Lebanon Fails to Make Top 10. 11 September 2014. Jad Aoun. 28 October 2010. 29 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160729212745/http://www.jadaoun.com/2803/forbes-releases-top-50-mena-online-newspapers-lebanon-fails-to-make-top-10/. dead.
  11. Web site: Freedom on the Net. Freedom House. 21 September 2013. 2012.
  12. News: Jordanian daily suspended amid financial stumble. 21 September 2013. Ammon News. 17 July 2013.

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