Al-Ayyam (Yemen)
Yemeni daily newspaper
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Al Ayyam (Arabic: الأيام) is an independent Yemeni daily newspaper published in Aden, Yemen. The paper is issued by Dar Al-Ayyam, formally known as the Al-Ayyam Foundation for Printing, Press, Publishing and Distribution (Arabic: مؤسسة الأيام للطباعة والصحافة والنشر والتوزيع) and owned by the Bashraheel family. Al-Ayyam covers domestic news of Aden and other southern governorates as well as Yemen national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces and reviews. Al-Ayyam is one of the oldest and most influential newspapers in the country founded by Mohammad Ali Bashraheel in 1958 during the British colonial period in Aden.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Berliner (Midi) |
| Owner | Bashraheel Family |
| Founder | Mohammad Ali Bashraheel |
| Publisher | Al-Ayyam Foundation for Printing, Press, Publishing & Distribution |
| Editor-in-chief | Tamam Bashraheel |
| Deputy editor | Bashraheel Hisham Bashraheel |
| Founded | August 7, 1958 |
| Language | Arabic |
| Headquarters | Al-Ayyam Building, Front Bay, Crater, Aden |
| Country | Yemen |
| Circulation | 70,000 |
| Website | alayyam.info |
History and profile
Al Ayyam was founded in 1958.[1] The founder was Mohammad Bashraheel. The paper was shut down after South Yemen became independent under a Marxist regime in 1967. Bashraheel's son Hisham resumed publication in 1990 after the unification of North and South Yemen.[2]
The paper's compound in Sanaa had been the subject of an attack by a dozen gunmen in February 2008.[3] Based in Aden,[1] it was the most widely read newspaper in southern Yemen,[citation needed] when it was one of seven newspapers closed in May 2009,[1] with the government accusing the paper of supporting separatism.[4] It reappeared in May 2014 after a five-year halt.[5]