Al Yamamah (magazine)

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

Al Yamamah
Al Yamamah logo
Editor-in-chiefAbdullah Al Jahlan
CategoriesNewsmagazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherAl Yamamah Press Establishment
Year founded1952 (1952)
CompanyAl Yamamah Press Establishment
CountrySaudi Arabia
LanguageArabic
WebsiteAl Yamamah

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]

See also

References
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  2. "Saudi academics praise GCC summit outcome". Saudi Gazette. 22 December 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  3. Nasser Al Sarami (3 January 2012). "Where is the Journalists' Association heading?". Al Arabiya. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  4. "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.
  7. Anthony Shoult (2006). Doing Business with Saudi Arabia. GMB Publishing Ltd. p. 402. ISBN 978-1-905050-67-3.
  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.
  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. – via Questia (subscription required)
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