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''Al Yamamah'' is one of the earliest magazines published in Saudi Arabia. It was first published by a prominent Saudi Arabian journalist and historian Sheikh [[Hamad Al-Jassir|Hamad Al Jassir]] in [[Riyadh]] in 1952. It was firstly launched as a monthly publication with 42 pages.<ref name=alyamapress>{{cite web|title=Information|url=http://www.alriyadh.com/en/p/info|work=Al Yamamah Press Establishment|accessdate=20 May 2012}}</ref>
''Al Yamamah'' is one of the earliest magazines published in Saudi Arabia. It was first published by a prominent Saudi Arabian journalist and historian Sheikh [[Hamad Al-Jassir|Hamad Al Jassir]] in [[Riyadh]] in 1952. It was firstly launched as a monthly publication with 42 pages.<ref name=alyamapress>{{cite web|title=Information|url=http://www.alriyadh.com/en/p/info|work=Al Yamamah Press Establishment|accessdate=20 May 2012}}</ref>


In 1963, Al Yamamah Press Establishment began to publish the magazine as weekly. ''Al Yamamah'', along with ''[[Sayidaty]]'' and ''[[The Majalla]]'', is among popular magazines in Saudi Arabia.<ref name=saudinet>{{cite web|title=Saudi Arabia - Marketing and Sales Strategy|url=http://the-saudi.net/business-center/marketing_and_sales_strategy.htm|work=The Saudi Network|accessdate=6 June 2012}}</ref> The company is also publisher of a leading newspaper, ''[[Al Riyadh (newspaper)|Al Riyadh]]'', in Saudi Arabia.<ref name=alyamapress/><ref name=dyna>{{cite web|title=Assets |url=http://www.dynagraph.net/assets/Uploads/PRNo2.pdf |work=Dynagraph |accessdate=20 May 2012 |date=27 March 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060653/http://www.dynagraph.net/assets/Uploads/PRNo2.pdf |archivedate=21 September 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="Shoult2006">{{cite book|author=Anthony Shoult|title=Doing Business with Saudi Arabia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=or08gGGX_toC&pg=PA402|accessdate=14 December 2012|date=1 May 2006|publisher=GMB Publishing Ltd|isbn=978-1-905050-67-3|page=402}}</ref> Abdullah Al-Jahlan served as the [[editor-in-chief]] of the magazine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saudi Arabia Press|url=http://www.pressreference.com/Sa-Sw/Saudi-Arabia.html|work=Press Reference|accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref> Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Uqaili who is deputy chief of Royal Protocol formerly served at the magazine's political desk.<ref>{{cite news|title=Al Uqaili made deputy chief of Royal Protocol |url=http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2010022063981 |accessdate=6 June 2012 |newspaper=Saudi Gazette |date=20 February 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003020856/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2010022063981 |archivedate=3 October 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>
In 1963, Al Yamamah Press Establishment began to publish the magazine as weekly. It is, along with ''[[Sayidaty]]'' and ''[[The Majalla]]'', a popular magazine in Saudi Arabia.<ref name=saudinet>{{cite web|title=Saudi Arabia - Marketing and Sales Strategy|url=http://the-saudi.net/business-center/marketing_and_sales_strategy.htm|work=The Saudi Network|accessdate=6 June 2012}}</ref> The company is also publisher of a leading newspaper, ''[[Al Riyadh (newspaper)|Al Riyadh]]'', in Saudi Arabia.<ref name=alyamapress/><ref name=dyna>{{cite web|title=Assets |url=http://www.dynagraph.net/assets/Uploads/PRNo2.pdf |work=Dynagraph |accessdate=20 May 2012 |date=27 March 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060653/http://www.dynagraph.net/assets/Uploads/PRNo2.pdf |archivedate=21 September 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="Shoult2006">{{cite book|author=Anthony Shoult|title=Doing Business with Saudi Arabia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=or08gGGX_toC&pg=PA402|accessdate=14 December 2012|date=1 May 2006|publisher=GMB Publishing Ltd|isbn=978-1-905050-67-3|page=402}}</ref> Abdullah Al-Jahlan served as the [[editor-in-chief]] of the magazine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saudi Arabia Press|url=http://www.pressreference.com/Sa-Sw/Saudi-Arabia.html|work=Press Reference|accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref> Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Uqaili who is deputy chief of Royal Protocol formerly served at the magazine's political desk.<ref>{{cite news|title=Al Uqaili made deputy chief of Royal Protocol |url=http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2010022063981 |accessdate=6 June 2012 |newspaper=Saudi Gazette |date=20 February 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003020856/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2010022063981 |archivedate=3 October 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>


The 1994 circulation of ''Al Yamamah'' was 35,000 copies.<ref>{{cite book|title=Mass Media in the Middle East: A Comprehensive Handbook|year=1994|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Westport, CT|page=247|url=http://www.questia.com/read/23321484/mass-media-in-the-middle-east-a-comprehensive-handbook|author=Kuldip R. Rampal|editor=Yahya R. Kamalipour; Hamid Mowlana|accessdate=14 October 2013|chapter=Saudi Arabia}}{{Subscription required|via=Questia}}</ref>
The 1994 circulation of ''Al Yamamah'' was 35,000 copies.<ref>{{cite book|title=Mass Media in the Middle East: A Comprehensive Handbook|year=1994|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Westport, CT|page=247|url=http://www.questia.com/read/23321484/mass-media-in-the-middle-east-a-comprehensive-handbook|author=Kuldip R. Rampal|editor=Yahya R. Kamalipour; Hamid Mowlana|accessdate=14 October 2013|chapter=Saudi Arabia}}{{Subscription required|via=Questia}}</ref>

Revision as of 20:53, 6 June 2017

Al Yamamah
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Al Yamamah logo
Editor-in-chiefAbdullah Al Jahlan
CategoriesNewsmagazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherAl Yamamah Press Establishment
Founded1952; 73 years ago (1952)
CompanyAl Yamamah Press Establishment
CountrySaudi Arabia
LanguageArabic
WebsiteAl Yamamah

Al Yamamah (meaning The Dove in English)[1] is a weekly Arabic magazine published in Saudi Arabia. The editor-in-chief of the magazine is Abdullah Al Jahlan.[2][3]

History

Al Yamamah is one of the earliest magazines published in Saudi Arabia. It was first published by a prominent Saudi Arabian journalist and historian Sheikh Hamad Al Jassir in Riyadh in 1952. It was firstly launched as a monthly publication with 42 pages.[4]

In 1963, Al Yamamah Press Establishment began to publish the magazine as weekly. It is, along with Sayidaty and The Majalla, a popular magazine in Saudi Arabia.[5] The company is also publisher of a leading newspaper, Al Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia.[4][6][7] Abdullah Al-Jahlan served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[8] Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Uqaili who is deputy chief of Royal Protocol formerly served at the magazine's political desk.[9]

The 1994 circulation of Al Yamamah was 35,000 copies.[10]

Content

Al Yamamah gives the readers information about the Arab nation's issues and contemporary concerns.[4]

See also

List of magazines in Saudi Arabia

References

  1. ^ "Discover the enriching experience". Saudi Tourism. Retrieved 20 May 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Saudi academics praise GCC summit outcome". Saudi Gazette. 22 December 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Nasser Al Sarami (3 January 2012). "Where is the Journalists' Association heading?". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Information". Al Yamamah Press Establishment. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Saudi Arabia - Marketing and Sales Strategy". The Saudi Network. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Assets" (PDF). Dynagraph. 27 March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Anthony Shoult (1 May 2006). Doing Business with Saudi Arabia. GMB Publishing Ltd. p. 402. ISBN 978-1-905050-67-3. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  8. ^ "Saudi Arabia Press". Press Reference. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Al Uqaili made deputy chief of Royal Protocol". Saudi Gazette. 20 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Kuldip R. Rampal (1994). "Saudi Arabia". In Yahya R. Kamalipour; Hamid Mowlana (ed.). Mass Media in the Middle East: A Comprehensive Handbook. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 247. Retrieved 14 October 2013.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) – via Questia (subscription required)
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