List of newspapers in Saudi Arabia

Most of the early newspapers in the Persian Gulf region were established in Saudi Arabia.^[1] The first newspaper founded in the country and in the Persian Gulf area is Al Falah which was launched in Mecca in 1920.^[1] All of the newspapers published in Saudi Arabia are privately owned.^[2]

Arabic daily newspapers

Al-Bilad[3] Al Eqtisadiah Al Hayat Al Jazirah Al Madina Al Nadwa

Al Riyadeyyah Al Riyadh[4] Al Watan Al Yaum Makkah News Paper Asharq Al Awsat Okaz Aseer News

English daily newspapers

• Arab News
• Saudi Gazette
• Aseer News

Urdu daily newspaper

• Urdu News

Malayalam daily newspapers

• Malayalam News ^[5]
  • Dammam edition
  • Jeddah edition - launched in 1999
  • Riyadh edition
• Madhyamam
  • Abha edition - 1 January 2011 ^[6]
  • Dammam edition - 24 May 2008
  • Jeddah edition - 16 January 2006
  • Riyadh edition - 10 December 2007
• Gulf Thejas
  • Dammam edition - March 2011
  • Jeddah edition - March 2011 ^[7]
  • Riyadh edition - March 2011
• Chandrika

Defunct daily newspapers

These newspapers are no longer published:

• Riyadh Daily (1967 - 1 January 2004)^[8]
• Shams

See also

• List of magazines in Saudi Arabia
• Media of Saudi Arabia
• List of companies of Saudi Arabia

References

1. Aarti Nagraj (26 March 2013). "Revealed: 10 Oldest Newspapers In The GCC". Gulf Business. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
2. "Arab Media Influence Report". AMIR. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
3. "Saudi Arabia: Directory: the Press". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
4. William A. Rugh (2004). "Loyalist Press: Major Daily Newspapers". Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics. Greenwood. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-275-98212-6.
5. "Malayalamnews History".
6. "Madhyamam History".
7. "Indian regional daily launches Saudi edition".
8. "Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Daily has ceased publication". Publicitas. 29 December 2003. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

External links

• "Arab news media online: Saudi Arabia". Al-Bab.com.