Urdu News
{{Short description|Urdu language newspaper}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
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| owners = Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG)
| founder = Hisham Hafiz
| publisher = Saudi Research and Publishing Company
| editor =
| chiefeditor = Raja Zulfiqar Ali
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| foundation = {{Start date and age|1994|9|1|df=yes}}
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| language = Urdu
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| headquarters = Jeddah
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| sister newspapers = {{Ubl|Arab News| Independent Urdu|Al Eqtisadiah|Asharq Al-Awsat}}
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| website = {{URL|https://www.urdunews.com}}
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Urdu News is a Saudi Arabian Urdu language-news website with the focus on Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and other parts of the globe. It was the first daily Urdu newspaper published in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and also in other Arab countries. It is owned by Saudi Research and Marketing Group that also operate Independent Urdu and Arab News, Pakistan edition, in Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.arabnews.pk/node/1486901/media|title=SRMG announces soft launch of IndependentUrdu.com|date=23 April 2019|website=Arab News PK}}
History and ownership
Urdu News was launched by Hisham Hafiz in Jeddah in September 1994 as a weekly newspaper.{{cite web|title=Biography
|url=http://www.hishamalihafiz.com/bio.htm|publisher=Hisham Hafiz|access-date=4 June 2012|archive-date=11 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711170851/http://www.hishamalihafiz.com/bio.htm}}{{cite web|title=Urdu News|access-date=4 June 2012|url=http://www.publicitas.com/hongkong/represented-media/factsheet/?PARAM1=SJ1UJ1&title=URDU%2BNEWS|work=Publicitas}} Later, it became a daily paper. The paper is owned by Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG).{{cite web|title=Saudi Research and Marketing Group|url=http://mec.biz/term/uploads/SRMG_03112009.pdf|publisher=Money Expert Club|access-date=4 June 2012|date=November 2009}} SRMG owns many other newspapers such as Arab News, Al Eqtisadiah and Asharq al Awsat and magazines, including Sayidaty, Al Majalla, Al Jamila, Arrajol, Bassim and Hia.{{cite journal|title=Media personalıty of the year; AMF honours Saudı Prınce Faısal|journal=MEPA Monthly Bulletin|date=March 2009|volume=31|issue=31|url=http://www.mepa.cc/Pdf/en/mb_march2009.pdf}}
Raja Zulfiqar Ali is the editor-in-chief of the website. Tarek Mishkhes and Farouq Luqman were the former editors-in-chiefs of Urdu News. {{cite web|title=The biggest Urdu newspaper|url=http://www.alkhaleejiah.com/print-publications/urdu-news|publisher=Al Khaleejiah Advertasing and Public Relations Company|access-date=4 June 2012}}{{cite news|title=Mishkhes new editor in chief of Urdu News|newspaper=Arab News
|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/412022|access-date=14 July 2012|date=29 April 2012}}{{cite web|title=Who we are
|url=http://www.sppc.com.sa/Templates/SRMG/InternalTemplate_en.aspx?PostingId=418|work=SRMG|access-date=28 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324171218/http://www.sppc.com.sa/Templates/SRMG/InternalTemplate_en.aspx?PostingId=418|archive-date=24 March 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
Content
The website generally covers news on political, social, sporting, economics and other developments, particularly focusing on central Asian countries. It provides its readers with both news from their home countries, international news, and discussions on local issues. In March 2010, Associated Press of Pakistan and the daily initiated a news exchange program{{cite news|title=APP, Saudi Urdu News Service agree on news exchange programme|newspaper=Balochistan Times|date=24 March 2010|location=Islamabad|access-date=15 September 2013
|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/APP,+Saudi+Urdu+News+Service+agree+on+news+exchange+programme.-a0222279461}} on latest affair or political news.{{cite web|title=Politicals, Fashion, Sports And Many More|url=https://urdudaily.pk/|newspaper=Urdu Daily|date=9 July 2019
|access-date=9 July 2019|location=Lahore}}
Target audience
Since the website is being published in Urdu, its primary targets are Urdu speaking natives from Pakistan and expatriates, i.e. Indians and Pakistanis, living in Saudi Arabia.{{cite web|title=Urdu Daily|url=https://urdudaily.pk/|publisher=Pakistan|access-date=9 July 2019}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.urdunews.com}} {{in lang|ur}}
{{Portal|Saudi Arabia}}
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Category:1994 establishments in Saudi Arabia
Category:Newspapers published in Saudi Arabia
Category:Newspapers established in 1994