List of newspapers in Saudi Arabia explained

Most of the early newspapers in the Persian Gulf region were established in Saudi Arabia.^[1] The first newspaper founded in the country and in the Persian Gulf area is Al Fallah, which was launched in Mecca in 1920.^[1] All of the newspapers published in Saudi Arabia are privately owned.^[2]

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

Arab News
Saudi Gazette

Urdu daily newspaper

Urdu News

Malayalam daily newspapers-Kerala

Malayalam News^[3]
- Dammam edition
- Jeddah edition - launched in 1999
- Riyadh edition
Madhyamam
- Abha edition - 1 January 2011^[4]
- Dammam edition - 24 May 2008
- Jeddah edition - 16 January 2006
- Riyadh edition - 10 December 2007
Gulf Thejas
- Dammam edition - March 2011
- Jeddah edition - March 2011^[5]
- Riyadh edition - March 2011
Chandrika

Defunct daily newspapers

These newspapers are no longer published:

Akhbar Al Dhahran (1954–1956)
Al-Hayat (1946–2020)
Al Nadwa (1958-2013)
Riyadh Daily (1967–1 January 2004)^[6]
Shams

External links

Web site: Arab news media online: Saudi Arabia . . 18 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150419054255/http://www.al-bab.com/arab/newspapers.htm . 19 April 2015 . dead . dmy-all .

Notes and References

News: Revealed: 10 Oldest Newspapers In The GCC. 14 January 2014. Gulf Business. 26 March 2013. Aarti Nagraj.
Web site: Arab Media Influence Report. AMIR. 12 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140912115714/http://www.newsgroup.ae/swfs/AMIR-Master-Base.swf. 12 September 2014. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: Malayalamnews History.
Web site: Madhyamam History .
Web site: Indian regional daily launches Saudi edition.
Web site: Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Daily has ceased publication. Publicitas. 20 May 2012. 29 December 2003.