Emarat Al Youm
Arabic-language daily newspaper in Dubai
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Emarat Al Youm (Arabic: الإمارات اليوم, romanized: al-Imārāt al-Yawm, lit. 'The Emirates Today') is an Arabic newspaper published by Dubai Media Incorporated[1] in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2] The newspaper content focuses on domestic issues and other topics of interest to Arab readers.
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Native name | الإمارات اليوم |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Dubai Media Incorporated |
| Publisher | Dubai Media Incorporated |
Managing editor | Abdallah Bani-issa |
| Founded | 20 September 2005 |
Political alignment | Pro-government |
| Language | Arabic |
| Headquarters | Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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| Website | www |
History and profile
Emarat Al Youm was first published on 20 September 2005.[3] The owner and publisher of the paper was the Arab Media Group until October 2009 when the Dubai Media Incorporated became both owner and publisher.[4][5] Sami Al Reyami is the editor-in-chief of the daily.[6][7] One of its sister papers is Emirates 24/7, an English-language daily.[8]
In July 2009, the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal closed down the print and online versions of the paper for 20 days and also, fined its editor $5,445 due to the publication of an article in October 2006 which alleged that some of the ruling family's thoroughbred race horses were given steroids.[9][10] On 26 July 2009, the paper was relaunched.[11]
The paper's online version was the twenty-second most visited website for 2010 in the MENA region.[12]
Emarat Al Youm was given by Dubai Press Club the Political Journalism Award in 2013.[13]