Kayhan Al Arabi Explained

Type:Daily newspaper
Owners:Keyhan Institute
Founder:Abdolrahman Faramarzi and Mostafa Mesbahzadeh
Editor:Hossein Shariatmadari
Foundation:1943
Political:Pro-Constitution, Principalist, Conservative
Language:Arabic
Headquarters:Tehran, Iran
Website:Official Website

Kayhan Al Arabi (Arabic: كيهان العربي|italic=yes|lit=Arab Cosmos / Arab World) is an Arabic-language newspaper published in Tehran, Iran. One of the country's oldest daily papers, run after the revolution by the office of the Supreme Leader, who appoints the editor-in-chief, currently Hossein Shariatmadari.

History and profile

Kayhan Al Arabi was founded in February 1943.[1] The newspaper was mainly founded for the Arab minorities in Iran (like Ahwazi Arabs, Khamseh Arabs, Marsh Arabs, Khorasan Arabs) as well as Arabs from the Arab world in Iran and Arabic speaking people who are living in Iran too.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Arash Karami. Iran's Fourth Estate. 22 September 2014. Asharq Al Awsat. 15 March 2014. 13 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150413061429/http://www.aawsat.net/2014/03/article55330035. dead.