Al Rai (Kuwaiti newspaper)
{{Short description|Kuwaiti newspaper}}
{{About|a Kuwaiti newspaper|the Jordanian newspaper|Al Ra'i (Jordanian newspaper)}}
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الرأي
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| type = Daily newspaper
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| owners = Jassem Boodai
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| chiefeditor = Waleed AlJassim
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| maneditor = Ali Roz
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| foundation = {{start date and age|1995|4|16|df=yes}} as AlRay AlAam
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| language = Arabic
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| headquarters = Kuwait
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| website = {{URL|http://www.alraimedia.com}}
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Al Rai ({{Langx|ar|الرأي|lit=The Opinion}}), which was published as Al Rai Alaam ({{Langx|ar|الرأي العام|lit=Public Opinion}}) from 1995 to 2006, is a Kuwaiti daily newspaper.{{cite web|title=Kuwait |url=http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/newspaysv2.php?id=105 |publisher=The Arab Press Network |accessdate=18 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808043005/http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/newspaysv2.php?id=105 |archivedate=8 August 2013 }} According to a 2007 survey by the Washington-based Intermedia group, Al Rai ranked one among Kuwaiti newspapers for the fifth year in a row.
History and profile
The Al Rai Alaam newspaper license was rented to Jassim Al Boodai (the Alrai owner) in 1995, and it was published as Al Rai in 2006 after the new press law. Egyptian journalist Abdallah Kamal was the advisor of the paper.{{cite news|title=Abdullah Kamal |url=http://english.alarabiya.net/authors/Abdullah-Kamal.html |accessdate=5 October 2014|publisher=Al Arabiya}}
The paper contains numerous interviews with many world leaders. The newspaper is known for generally supporting the Kuwaiti government and ruling family. Its circulation 2001 was 87,000 copies.{{cite web|title=Kuwait|url=http://www.pressreference.com/Gu-Ku/Kuwait.html|publisher=Press Reference|accessdate=10 September 2014}}
In 2004, Al Rai launched a satellite TV, Al Rai TV, which merged with the newspaper to create the Alrai Media Group.{{cite web|title=Kuwait Media Market Description|url=https://www.warc.com/Pages/Store/PDF/Newspaper_trends_sample_Kuwait.pdf|publisher=WARC|accessdate=5 October 2014}}{{Cite web |title=The Corp {{!}} BoodaiCorp |url=https://www.boodaicorp.com/the-corp/ |access-date=2023-01-10}} The newspaper also launched its online content as a free service.
The paper's online version was the eighth most visited website for 2010 in the Middle East and North Africa.{{cite news|title=Forbes Releases Top 50 MENA Online Newspapers; Lebanon Fails to Make Top 10|url=http://www.jadaoun.com/2803/forbes-releases-top-50-mena-online-newspapers-lebanon-fails-to-make-top-10/|accessdate=11 September 2014|work=Jad Aoun|date=28 October 2010|archive-date=29 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729212745/http://www.jadaoun.com/2803/forbes-releases-top-50-mena-online-newspapers-lebanon-fails-to-make-top-10/|url-status=dead}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.alraimedia.com/ Official website]
{{Newspapers in Kuwait}}
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Category:1961 establishments in Kuwait
Category:Newspapers established in 1961
Category:Newspapers published in Kuwait