Kuwait Times

Kuwait Times

Kuwait Times First Edition Front Page
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner(s)	Yousuf Saleh Alyan
Editor	Abdurahman Alyan
Founded	1961;64 years ago (1961)
Language	English
Headquarters	Shuwaikh, Kuwait
OCLC number	232118740
Website	www.kuwaittimes.com
Free online archives	www.instagram.com/kuwaittimes.archive/

Kuwait Times is an English-language daily published in Kuwait. ^[1] It was the first English language paper in the Persian Gulf region, and remains the oldest active newspaper in Kuwait.

History and profile

Kuwait Times was founded by Yousuf Saleh Alyan in 1961. ^{[2] [3]} The 16-page broadsheet 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.

Since its founding in 1961, the Kuwait Times has branched out to include Kuwait News, an Arabic-language digital news outlet. In 2024, the Kuwait Times also launched Kuwait Times Archive, dedicated to historic content derived from the bound archives of Kuwait Times.

Kuwait Times' discontinued projects include the Friday Times, a free 40-page tabloid. It was the first tabloid in the country, offering local commentary, news, and analysis as well as entertainment, sports, and comprehensive features. Another discontinued Kuwait Times initiative was the sister Arabic daily newspaper, Alfajer Aljadeed, which was published for two years, following the invasion of Kuwait.

Firsts

• First English language newspaper in the Persian Gulf
• First English language daily in the Persian Gulf
• First tabloid launched in Kuwait

See also

• List of newspapers in Kuwait

References

1. Guardian Staff (5 February 2002). "World news guide: Middle East". The Guardian.
2. "Company Overview of Kuwait Times Newspaper". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
3. Aarti Nagraj (26 March 2013). "Revealed: 10 Oldest Newspapers In The GCC". Gulf Business . Retrieved 14 January 2014.