The Peninsula (newspaper)

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The Peninsula
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Dar Al-Sharq Media Group
Founder(s) Dar Al-Sharq Media Group
Editor-in-chief Dr. Khalid bin Mubarak Al-Shafi
Founded1996;29 years ago (1996)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters Doha
Sister newspapers Al Sharq
Website thepeninsulaqatar.com

The Peninsula is an English language daily newspaper published from Doha, Qatar. [1] Its main competitors are the Gulf Times and the Qatar Tribune . [2] [3]

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History

The Peninsula was launched in 1996 by Dar Al Sharq. [1] The company also publishes the Arabic news daily Al Sharq and recently launched (February 2016) Arabic business daily Lusail. [4] The company is headed by chairman Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani, [5] a member of the ruling family. [6]

Format

The Peninsula is published in all-colour broadsheet format and the number of pages varies from 12 to 20. On weekdays they have 12-20 pages in the main section, which is divided into local, international, business and sports news. The newspaper has discontinued its Saturday edition and published only 6 days a week.

It also have a 16-page community news tabloid called Doha Today published along with the newspaper from Sunday to Thursday (currently discontinued). On Friday they have 16-page weekend tabloid named The Peninsula Plus (discontinued). They also have a classified advertisement page called Penmag published during the weekdays. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 The Middle East and North Africa 2004. Taylor & Francis Group; Psychology Press. 30 October 2003. p. 954. ISBN   978-1-85743-184-1 . Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "A Review of Qatar Newspapers". Qatar Visitor Guide. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Qatar Newspapers". Online Newspapers. Web Wombat. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Dar Al Sharq". The Peninsula. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "The Peninsula Qatar - The Peninsula". The Peninsula. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Board of Directors". Qatari Businessmen Association. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "The Peninsula Qatar". The Peninsula. Retrieved 8 February 2016.


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