Al-Sahafa (newspaper) explained

Al-Sahafa الصحافة
Owners:	National Intelligence Security Service
Language:	Arabic

Al-Sahafa (in Arabic الصحافة meaning The Press) is an Arabic daily newspaper published in Sudan.^[1]

History and profile

Al Sahafa was established in 1961.^[2] In its initial phase the paper had a left-wing political stance.^[2] The paper was suspended in different periods, including in 2003 because it carried an Ethiopian Airlines advertisement that mentioned the drinking of alcohol.^{[2] [3]} Often critical of the government, Al-Sahafa distributed 25,000 to 27,000 copies daily as of 2011.

In September 2013, the Sudanese National Intelligence Security Service bought the paper.^[4]

See also

• List of newspapers in Sudan

Notes and References

1. News: Hassan Faroog . Sudan's media in times of protests, suppression and blackouts . https://swap.stanford.edu/20131023204136/http%3A//www.theniles.org/helper/articleprint.php?id%3D2081 . dead . 23 October 2013 . 16 September 2014 . The Niles . 9 September 2013 .
2. http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/newspaysv2.php?id=135 Sudan
3. Encyclopedia: Shinn. David H.. Information Media. Berry. LaVerle. Sudan: a country study. 2015. Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. 978-0-8444-0750-0. 5th. Washington, D.C.. 271–275. . Though published in 2015, this work covers events in the whole of Sudan (including present-day South Sudan) until the 2011 secession of South Sudan..
4. News: Zeinab Mohammed Salih. Sudan's government silences press through ownership. 16 September 2014. Index. 30 September 2013.