Английская Википедия:Al Yamamah (magazine)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox magazine Al Yamamah (Arabic: The Dove)[1] is a weekly Arabic magazine published in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As of 2012 the editor-in-chief of the magazine was Abdullah Al Jahlan.[2][3] Al Yamamah provides information about the Arab nation's issues and contemporary concerns.[4]

History and profile

It is one of the earliest magazines published in Saudi Arabia which was first published by a prominent Saudi Arabian journalist and historian Sheikh Hamad Al Jassir in Riyadh in 1953.[5] It was launched as a monthly publication with 42 pages.[4][6] It was first titled Al Riyadh and later was renamed as Al Yamamah.[6] In the mid-1950s Abdul Rahman Al Shamrani, a former military officer in the National Guard, anonymously published articles criticizing the Saudi royals due to corruption.[7]

In 1963, Al Yamamah Press Establishment began to publish the magazine on a weekly basis. It is, along with Sayidaty and The Majalla, a popular magazine in Saudi Arabia.[8] The company is also publisher of a newspaper, Al Riyadh.[4][9][10] Abdullah Al Jahlan served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[11] Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Uqaili who was the deputy chief of Royal Protocol formerly served at the magazine's political desk.[12]

In 1994 Al Yamamah sold 35,000 copies.[13]

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