Al-Jarida


Al-Jarida is an Arabic-language Kuwaiti daily newspaper. According to Haaretz, "t is generally assumed in the Arab world that the paper is used as an Israeli platform for conveying messages to other countries in the Middle East."

History and profile

Al Jarida was first published on 2 July 2007. The paper is owned by Mohammed Al-Sager, the former editor-in-chief of Al-Qabas and the former Arab Parliament president. The editor-in-chief for Al-Jarida is Khalid Alhelal.
The paper has a secular stance. On 9 May 2012 the editor-in-chief of the daily was fined 5,000 dinar by the Kuwaiti authorities due to the publication of an article giving the details of the meeting between the Emir and former parliamentarians without taking written approval from the Emiri office in advance.

Popularity

In January–May 2020 the website aljarida.com was one of the most popular and reliable sources in Arabic Wikipedia.
According to Alexa, the website aljarida.com is the 94th most popular website in Kuwait.