''Awan'' (in

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أوان meaning ''Time'') was an

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independent

newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sport ...

based in

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. The daily was briefly published from November 2007 to May 2010.

History

''Awan'' was launched on 18 November 2007, being the tenth daily in the country. Mohammad Al Rumihi served as the editor-in-chief of the paper. ''Awan'' had offices in

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and

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in addition to its native Kuwait. The daily provided news about local politics, local and regional economy, local and international arts and culture as well as sports. It had a whole page for expatriates in the country under "Awan Communities." The 2008 circulation of the daily was 15,000 copies. ''Awan'' was disestablished in May 2010 due to economic reasons.Kuwaiti newspaper closes
''Wan Ifra''. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Awan 2007 establishments in Kuwait 2010 disestablishments in Kuwait Arabic-language newspapers Defunct newspapers published in Kuwait Newspapers established in 2007 Publications disestablished in 2010

History

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