''Awan'' (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 ...

أوان meaning ''Time'') was an Arabic-language independent

newspaper A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, 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 poli ...

based in

Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...

. The daily was 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'' ceased publication 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 Defunct Arabic-language newspapers Defunct newspapers published in Kuwait Newspapers established in 2007 Newspapers disestablished in 2010

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