Al-Seyassah
Kuwaiti daily newspaper
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Al-Seyassah (Arabic: السياسة, romanized: as-Siyāsa, lit. 'Politics') is a Kuwaiti daily newspaper published by Dar Al-Seyassah Press Publishing Printing and Distribution Co.[1] The editor-in-chief of the newspaper is Ahmed Al-Jarallah.[1]
Ahmed Al-Jarallah
| |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ahmed Al-Jarallah |
| Founder(s) | Abdulaziz F. Al-Masaeed Ahmed Al-Jarallah |
| Publisher | Dar Al Seyassah Company for Printing, Publishing and Distribution WLL |
Editor-in-chief | Ahmed Al Jarallah |
| Founded | 3 June 1965 |
| Language | Arabic |
| Country | Kuwait |
Sister newspapers | Arab Times AlHadaf Magazine Hadafnet |
| OCLC number | 54902195 |
| Website | alseyassah.com |
History
Al-Seyassah was launched on 3 June 1965 as a weekly magazine by Ahmed Al-Jarallah and owned by Abdulaziz F. Al-Masaeed.[2][3][4] In 1968, Al-Jarallah bought Al-Seyassah from Al-Masaeed with a bank loan and, with assistance from a friend, who was a Kuwaiti minister of information, obtained the license to turn the weekly magazine into a daily newspaper format.[5][6]
Naji al-Ali worked for the paper from 1968 to 1974.[7] In 1977, Jarallah expanded Al-Seyassah into a media group, which also publishes the English-language Arab Times newspaper and the weekly magazine Al-Hadaf (Arabic: الهدف, lit. 'The Target') in partnership with Syrian businessman Mazen Al-Tarazi.[8]
In 1977, the assets of Al-Seyassah were estimated at more than five million Kuwaiti dinars ($17.25m) in 1977 values, including a printing plant which was at the time the most modern in the region.[9]
In 2003, the newspaper held the 4th circulation ranking in Kuwait, with an adult readership of 302,700, a daily circulation of 75,679 copies, and a market share of 16.82%.[1]
