''Kuwait Times'' is an English-language daily published in

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Ku ...

. It is the first English language paper in the Persian Gulf region.

History and profile

''Kuwait Times'' was founded by Yousuf Saleh Alyan in 1961. The 36-page

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provides in-depth reporting on local events and business news, analysis and editorials on local, regional, and international issues, and entertainment and sports news and features. The ''Kuwait Times'' also publishes the ''Friday Times'', a free 80-page

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. It was the first tabloid in the country, offering local commentary, news, and analysis as well as entertainment, sports, and comprehensive features. Its 2001 circulation was 28,000 copies. The ''Kuwait Times'' had a sister Arabic daily newspaper, ''Alfajer Aljadeed'', which was published just for two years, following the

invasion of Kuwait The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait was an operation conducted by Iraq on 2 August 1990, whereby it invaded the neighboring State of Kuwait, consequently resulting in a seven-month-long Iraqi military occupation of the country. The invasion and Ira ...

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{{Reflist 1961 establishments in Kuwait Publications established in 1961 Newspapers published in Kuwait Mass media in Shuwaikh Port English-language newspapers published in Arab countries

History and profile

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