Umm Al-Qura (newspaper)

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Umm Al-Qura
TypeWeekly newspaper
PublisherMinistry of Media
Founded12 December 1924; 97 years ago (1924-12-12)
LanguageArabic
HeadquartersMecca, Saudi Arabia
Websitehttp://www.uqn.gov.sa/

Umm Al-Qura (Arabic: أُم القُرى, The Mother of Villages) was the first Arabic language Saudi Arabian daily newspaper based in Mecca,[1] and the official gazette of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The paper was established by King Abdulaziz, the Kingdom’s founder, and the first issue was published on 12 December 1924.[2][3] In fact, the paper was a successor of Al Qibla which was the official gazette of the Kingdom of Hejaz.[4]

It was initially a weekly newspaper issued in four hand-printed pages before it had turned into a government gazette – an announcer of royal decrees and other state-related news.[5][6]

The founding editor-in-chief of the paper was Yusuf Yasin, an advisor to King Abdulaziz.[7] Ghalib Hamza Abulfaraj, a Saudi businessman, also served as the editor-in-chief of the paper.[8]

Significant events covered by the paper[]

Financial crisis[]

During World War II all newspapers at that time, , , and Umm Al Qura had financial crisis leading to the suspension of them from 1941-1946 except Um Al Qura which continued to be issued.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Mark J. R. Sedgwick (November 1997). "Saudi Sufis: Compromise in the Hijaz, 1925-40" (PDF). Die Welt des Islams. 37 (3): 360. doi:10.1163/1570060972597039. JSTOR 1570657.
  2. ^ a b "Umm al-Qurá, Number 1131, 1 November 1946". www.wdl.org. 1 November 1946. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Leading monitor of crucial events in the Saudi Arabia for 100 years: Umm Al-Qura newspaper". Arab News. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. ^ Joshua Teitelbaum (2020). "Hashemites, Egyptians and Saudis: the tripartite struggle for the pilgrimage in the shadow of Ottoman defeat". Middle Eastern Studies. 56 (1): 43. doi:10.1080/00263206.2019.1650349. S2CID 202264793.
  5. ^ Joseph A. Kechichian (21 January 2011). "Nationalist adviser". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  6. ^ Sebastian Maisel and John A. Shoup. (2009). Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Arab States Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Arab States. Greenwood Press. p. 329. ISBN 978-0-313-34442-8.
  7. ^ C. C. Lewis (July 1933). "Ibn Sa'ūd and the Future of Arabia" (PDF). International Affairs. 12 (4): 523. JSTOR 2603605.
  8. ^ Publitec Publications, ed. (2007). Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008 (18th ed.). K. G. Saur. p. 48. doi:10.1515/9783110930047. ISBN 9783598077357.
  9. ^ William A. Rugh (2004). Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-275-98212-6.
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