Type | Daily newspaper |
---|---|
Owner(s) | Ahmad Al Jabr Al Shemmeri |
Founder(s) | Ahmad Al Daas Ahmad Al Jabr Al Shemmeri |
Editor-in-chief | Ahmad Al Daas |
Founded | 8 January 2007 |
Political alignment | Moderate and independent |
Language | Arabic |
Ceased publication | July 2014 |
Circulation | 23,000 (2012) |
Website | Alam Al Yawm |
Alam Al Yawm ( Arabic: عالم اليوم; The World of Today) was a newspaper published in Kuwait. [1] The paper had an independent and moderate stance and was in circulation between 2007 and 2014.
Alam Al Yawn was first published on 8 January 2007. [2] [3] The founders were two businessmen, Ahmad Al Daas and Ahmad Al Jabr Al Shemmeri. [2] The former was also the editor-in-chief. [4] [5] Al Shemmeri was the owner of Alam Al Yawm. [6] [7]
In 2012 Alam Al Yawn sold 23,000 copies. [1]
In April 2014, the paper and Al Watan were temporarily closed down for two weeks by the Kuwaiti government due to the publication of a videotape allegedly showing former senior officials plotting a coup in Kuwait. [8] In June 2014, both papers were again shut down for five days because of the same reason. [4] [9]
In July 2014 the license of the paper was revoked by the Kuwaiti authorities, and the paper ceased publication. [6] [10] The Kuwaiti Ministry of Information cited the reason for closure as "losing some of the terms and conditions for obtaining a licence." [11] The citizenships of the owner, Ahmad Al Jabr Al Shemmeri, and of his family members were also revoked by a decision of the Kuwaiti cabinet on 21 July 2014. [7] [10]
Alam Al Yawm was an independent and moderate paper. [12] [13] However, the paper was close to the Kuwaiti opposition group, Popular Bloc. [2]
In November 2009, Mohammed Abdulqader Al Jassem published an article in the daily, criticizing the manipulation of the Kuwaiti newspapers by Prime Minister Nasser Al Mohammed Al Sabah. [12] Upon this event both the writer and Alam Al Yawm were fined 3,000 Kuwaiti dinars on 7 March 2010. [12] [14]
Type | Daily newspaper |
---|---|
Owner(s) | Ahmad Al Jabr Al Shemmeri |
Founder(s) | Ahmad Al Daas Ahmad Al Jabr Al Shemmeri |
Editor-in-chief | Ahmad Al Daas |
Founded | 8 January 2007 |
Political alignment | Moderate and independent |
Language | Arabic |
Ceased publication | July 2014 |
Circulation | 23,000 (2012) |
Website | Alam Al Yawm |
Alam Al Yawm ( Arabic: عالم اليوم; The World of Today) was a newspaper published in Kuwait. [1] The paper had an independent and moderate stance and was in circulation between 2007 and 2014.
Alam Al Yawn was first published on 8 January 2007. [2] [3] The founders were two businessmen, Ahmad Al Daas and Ahmad Al Jabr Al Shemmeri. [2] The former was also the editor-in-chief. [4] [5] Al Shemmeri was the owner of Alam Al Yawm. [6] [7]
In 2012 Alam Al Yawn sold 23,000 copies. [1]
In April 2014, the paper and Al Watan were temporarily closed down for two weeks by the Kuwaiti government due to the publication of a videotape allegedly showing former senior officials plotting a coup in Kuwait. [8] In June 2014, both papers were again shut down for five days because of the same reason. [4] [9]
In July 2014 the license of the paper was revoked by the Kuwaiti authorities, and the paper ceased publication. [6] [10] The Kuwaiti Ministry of Information cited the reason for closure as "losing some of the terms and conditions for obtaining a licence." [11] The citizenships of the owner, Ahmad Al Jabr Al Shemmeri, and of his family members were also revoked by a decision of the Kuwaiti cabinet on 21 July 2014. [7] [10]
Alam Al Yawm was an independent and moderate paper. [12] [13] However, the paper was close to the Kuwaiti opposition group, Popular Bloc. [2]
In November 2009, Mohammed Abdulqader Al Jassem published an article in the daily, criticizing the manipulation of the Kuwaiti newspapers by Prime Minister Nasser Al Mohammed Al Sabah. [12] Upon this event both the writer and Alam Al Yawm were fined 3,000 Kuwaiti dinars on 7 March 2010. [12] [14]