Al Ayam (Bahrain)
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| Type | Private media company |
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| Founder(s) | Nabeel Al Hamer |
| Publisher | Al Ayam Publishing Group |
| Editor-in-chief | Isa Al Shaiji |
| Founded | 7 March 1989 |
| Political alignment | Liberal; pro-government |
| Language | Arabic |
| Headquarters | Manama, Bahrain |
| Website | www.alayam.com |
AlAyam (meaning The Days in English) is an Arabic newspaper published in Bahrain and based in Manama. AlAyam Publishing was established on 7th March 1989, by a group of young Bahraini journalists which was unique in the Arab world. It is founded by the former information minister, Nabeel Al Hamer.
The first issue of the “AlAyam” daily newspaper in Arabic was published on March 7th, 1989 and after that the daily “Bahrain Tribune” in English was published on March 7th, 1997. ALAYAM group also published an entertainment weekly magazine “Sada Al Osbou” and a monthly magazine “Gulf Panorama”.
According to the latest surveys and studies that is made by specialized companies AlAyam is the leading and the No.1 circulated newspaper in the Kingdom of Bahrain because of the variety of ideologies, credibility and the extensive coverage of local and international news.
AlAyam was the first newspaper in the MENA region to use the modern Information Technology in editing, executing and publishing and one of the first Arabic newspapers which launched a website on the internet.
ALAYAM has a dedicated sports, kids and business supplement pullout along with the daily. AlAyam is a member of the project “Kitab Fi Jarida” – A book in a newspaper – which is one of the programs of the UNESCO. The publication is active in the cultural filed and it owns a distribution company and one of the most important and popular commercial bookshop in Bahrain. ALAYAM uses one of the most modern presses in the Middle East that has the ability to print all types of newspaper, books and different types of publications.
AlAyam celebrated the 21th anniversary last March 2010 and on this occasion AlAyam Media Center was launched, which offices all the departments and the modern printing press in an area of more than 15,000 sq meter and is located on Shaikh Isa bin Salman Highway – Janabiyah, close to entry of King Fahd Causeway to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in a very strategic location.
AlAyam is starting a new era in media and publishing sector and trust fully will continue its success as the leading media organization in the Kingdom of Bahrain.The paper is part of AlAyam Publishing Group.Nabeel Al Hamer who is the former information ministry official and was the information affairs advisor to King Hamad in 2006 is the first editor-in-chief of AlAyam.
In 2001 AlAyam was the best selling newspaper in Bahrain with a circulation of 36,000 copies. The paper's online version was the 40th most visited website for 2010 in the MENA region.
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