Asharq al-Awsat
| Asharq Al-Awsat | |
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| description | international daily newspaper in Arabic |
| publishing company | HH Saudi Research & Marketing |
| First edition | 1978 |
| Frequency of publication | Every day |
| Sold edition | about 235,000 copies |
| (2004) | |
| Editor-in-chief | Ghassan Charbel |
| Web link | www.aawsat.net |
| ZDB | 625007-5 |
The Asharq Al-Awsat ( Arabic الشرق الأوسط asch-Sharq al-Ausat , DMG aš-šarq al-ausaṭ ) is one of the largest Arabic- language daily newspapers in the world. The name of the newspaper literally means the Middle East , but in German it is called the Middle East .
The newspaper was founded in 1978 by Jihad Al Khazen in London , where there is still an editorial office. The newspaper is owned by the Saudi Prince Faisal bin Salman , son of King Salman ibn Abd al-Aziz . Today it is managed by Saudi Research and Marketing Ltd. which, in addition to other Arabic-language publications, also brings out the English-language newspaper Arab News . One of the most successful editors-in-chief of Asharq Al-Awsat, Abdulrahman Al Rashid, took over the management of the news channel Al-Arabija in 2004 . Editor-in-chief since 2004 is Tariq Al-Homayed, who was replaced by Adel Al-Toraifi in 2012.
The Asharq al-Awsat, which describes itself as pan -Arabic, has been increasingly “Saudiised” according to observers in recent years. Editorial positions in relatively expensive London have been cut. The positions of Saudi foreign policy could be read better from the editorials of the paper than from the official statements.
The journalist Mona Eltahawy described “red lines” that one should not cross at Asharq al-Awsat; primarily criticism of the ruling Al Saud family , then the neighboring Gulf states (apart from criticism of rival Qatar, which has been released) and, thirdly, Saudi Arabia's other Arab partner countries.
The newspaper is said to have a circulation of around 237,000 copies, of which around 175,000 are sold in Saudi Arabia. However, there is a lack of independent, reliable and comparable circulation figures for Arabic newspapers.
The newspaper has been available on the Internet since December 1995 and publishes its articles there in English .
During the civil war in Syria , she serves as a mouthpiece for the Free Syrian Army .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Asharq Al Awsat - The Leading Arabic International Newspaper KSA NMA STAT 2008 ( Memento of the original from October 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. by alkhaleejiah.com (Saudi Research and Marketing Group's media sales and advertising arm)
- ↑ a b Al Toraifi Named Editor of Asharq Al-Awsat ( Memento of the original from July 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Ahmed Al Omran, Riyadh Bureau, December 10, 2012
- ↑ ASHARQ AL-AWSAT PROFILE ( Memento from June 13, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ January 9026494.html? _R = 1 A voice of moderation helps transform Arab media By Robert F. Worth NYT, January 4, 2008
- ↑ Al-Homayed Heads Asharq Al-Awsat arabnews 7 October 2004
- ↑ Asharq Al Awsat self-presentation (in English) ( Memento of the original from April 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Journalists fear job cuts as Saudi firm relocates ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Press Gazette April 1, 2005
- ↑ The rise and decline of London as a pan-Arab media hub ( Memento of the original from April 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 61 kB) By Najm Jarrah, January, 2008
- ↑ The Saudis' mouthpiece in London (German) by Mojammed El Oifi, Le Monde diplomatique No. 8152 of December 15, 2006 ( 'Inventing an imaginary Arab world' - Not the voice of the street (English) )
- ↑ A perilous dance with the Arab press Mona Eltahawy, International Herald Tribune 19 June 2006
- ↑ Statistics on Arab Media (PDF; 223 kB) Arab Reform Bulletin, December 2004 (Vol. 2, Issue 11) Carnegie Endowment
- ↑ Doing Business with Saudi Arabia by Anthony Shoult, 2006 ISBN 1-905050-67-4 , page 276
- ^ Saudi Research & Marketing Group. Sales Memorandum ( Memento of the original dated December 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.9 MB) July 2nd 2007
- ^ Saudi Research & Marketing Group. Equity Research ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. May 14th, 2006
- ↑ Sadr loyalists fighting alongside Assad forces- Free Syrian Army ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Asharq al-Awsat on November 22, 2011.
- ↑ FSA: Hezbollah fighters in Syria, carrying out raids ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Asharq al-Awsat on May 16, 2012.
