''Al-'Amal'' (in

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

العمل) was a weekly

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published in

Aden Aden () is a port city located in Yemen in the southern part of the Arabian peninsula, on the north coast of the Gulf of Aden, positioned near the eastern approach to the Red Sea. It is situated approximately 170 km (110 mi) east of ...

from 1957. ''Al-'Amal'' was the organ of the Aden Trade Union Congress (ATUC). The newspaper was only allowed to print 1,500 copies weekly by the authorities. The newspaper carried the slogan 'Freedom, Bread and Peace'. After a year of existence, and had the same editor as ''al-Ba'ath''. ''Al Amal'' was banned for having fomented dissent amongst workers. ATUC later launched ''al-'Ummal'' (in

العمال meaning ''The Workers'') as its new organ. Amin Al Aswadi served as the

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of the newspaper.

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Newspapers established in 1957 Defunct newspapers published in Yemen Arabic-language newspapers Mass media in Aden 20th-century establishments in the Colony of Aden Defunct weekly newspapers 1957 establishments in Asia 1957 establishments in the British Empire {{asia-newspaper-stub