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The number of newspapers published reached the peak in 2009, when there were 14 Arabic dailies, three English dailies and a dozens weekly newspapers in Kuwait. [2] But the numbers decreased since then either on account of the 2008 financial crisis and the increase of digital news sources or by government censorship.
Kuwait Times' discontinued projects include the Friday Times, a free 40-page tabloid. It was the first tabloid in the country, offering local commentary, news, and analysis as well as entertainment, sports, and comprehensive features. Another discontinued Kuwait Times initiative was the sister Arabic daily newspaper, Alfajer Aljadeed, which was ...
4 May – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) bans Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah from all positions within the committee for 15 years over ethics breaches. . He was previously banned by the IOC for three years in 2023 over his interference in the Olympic Council of Asia elections, and a criminal conviction in Switzerland related to forgery and the orchestration of a counterfeit ...
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The publisher of the newspaper is Kazi Anis Ahmed, an author of Bangladeshi writing in English and a well known commentator on Bangladesh in international media. Ahmed's articles have been published in The New York Times, [11] Time, [12] The Guardian, [13] The Daily Beast, Wall Street Journal, [14] Nikkei Asian Review, [15] and Politico. [16]
26 November – Kuwait's highest court sentences former defense and interior minister Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah to seven years in prison for mishandling military funds while former Prime Minister Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, who faced similar charges, is only ordered by the court to return the funds that he mismanaged.
Annahar was first published in Kuwait on 2 September 2007, being the ninth Arabic paper in the country. [1] The owner of the daily is the Dar Annahar for Press, Publishing and Distribution company which is an affiliated body of the Bukhamseen Holding. [2] On 2 September 2007 the daily also launched its website. [3]
The daily had a circulation of 120,000 copies before the invasion of Kuwait in 1991. [9] Its 2001 circulation was 79,000 copies and the paper was the third best selling newspaper in Kuwait. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The paper also began its online edition which had 30,000 weekly hits in 2001.