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 edit
English daily newspapers edit
Urdu daily newspaper edit
Malayalam daily newspapers-Kerala edit
- Malayalam News [3]
- Madhyamam
- Gulf Thejas
- Chandrika
Defunct daily newspapers edit
These newspapers are no longer published:
- Akhbar Al Dhahran (1954–1956)
- Riyadh Daily (1967–1 January 2004)[6]
- Shams
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Aarti Nagraj (26 March 2013). "Revealed: 10 Oldest Newspapers In The GCC". Gulf Business. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "Arab Media Influence Report". AMIR. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Malayalamnews History".
- ^ "Madhyamam History".
- ^ "Indian regional daily launches Saudi edition".
- ^ "Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Daily has ceased publication". Publicitas. 29 December 2003. Retrieved 20 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
External links edit
- "Arab news media online: Saudi Arabia". Al-Bab.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.