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Pages in category "English-language newspapers published in the United Arab Emirates" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The National (Abu Dhabi) The Brew News; Sport360 (Dubai) Dubai.News (Dubai) XPRESS (Dubai) Arabic language. Al Khaleej (Sharjah) Akhbar Al Arab (Abu Dhabi) Al Bayan (Dubai) Al Fajr (Abu Dhabi) Al-Ittihad (Al Waseet) (Abu Dhabi) Emarat Al Youm (Dubai) Araa News (Ajman) Malayalam . Gulf Madhyamam Daily (Dubai) Middle East Chandrika Daily (Dubai ...
One of the first acts the new company took was to launch Abu Dhabi's first English newspaper, The National, in August 2007 (although the paper did not debut until April 2008). [ 2 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Martin Newland , former editor of The Daily Telegraph , was named the newspaper's first editor.
The National is a UAE state-owned English-language daily newspaper published in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. [2] According to the Financial Times, the newspaper "is seen as a mouthpiece for Abu Dhabi's worldview." [2] The newspaper toes the government line and self-censors on issues considered objectionable by the government. [2]
[3] [4] It started an Arabic service on 18 June 1977, and an English service was established by Peter Hellyer in December 1978. [3] It is headquartered in Abu Dhabi and is part of the National Media Council. [5] In addition to its national offices, it has international offices in Cairo, Beirut, Washington, Sanaa, Brussels and Islamabad. [5]
Nowadays, the United Arab Emirates and mostly Dubai and Abu Dhabi publishes and produces many newspapers of international languages. The most prominent remains Arabic and English language newspapers. There are seven Arabic newspapers: Al Khaleej (Sharjah) Akhbar Al Arab (Abu Dhabi) Al Bayan (Dubai) Al Fraj (Abu Dhabi) Al-Ittihad (Abu Dhabi)
The Ipsos data in 2009 showed that the paper had a readership of 59.3%. [8] The paper's online version was the 24th most visited website for 2010 in the MENA region. [9] The circulation of the daily during the first half of 2013 was 109,640 copies. [10]
The newspaper was founded by a freedom fighter named Shiv Prasad Gupta. During the days of Indian national freedom struggle, Aj not only served the cause, it also helped spread the popularity of Hindi literature among commoners in Hindi heartland and non-Hindi areas as well. It was once said if one wanted to learn Hindi, they had to "read Aj".