Al Yamamah (magazine)
 Al Yamamah logo | |
| Editor-in-chief | Abdullah Al Jahlan |
|---|---|
| Categories | Newsmagazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | Al Yamamah Press Establishment |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Company | Al Yamamah Press Establishment |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Language | Arabic |
| Website | Al 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] Al Yamamah, along with Sayidaty and The Majalla, is among popular magazines in Saudi Arabia.[4]
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. In 1955, it became a weekly magazine with just four pages.[5]
In 1963, Al Yamamah Press Establishment began to publish the magazine as weekly. The company is also publisher of a leading newspaper, Al Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia.[5][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.[5]
See also
List of magazines in Saudi Arabia
References
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- ^ "Saudi academics praise GCC summit outcome". Saudi Gazette. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ Nasser Al Sarami (3 January 2012). "Where is the Journalists' Association heading?". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia - Marketing and Sales Strategy". The Saudi Network. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "Information". Al Yamamah Press Establishment. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "Assets" (PDF). Dynagraph. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia Press". Press Reference. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Al Uqaili made deputy chief of Royal Protocol". Saudi Gazette. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ 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.
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