Type Daily newspaper Publisher Al Sidra Media LLC Language English | Owner(s) Associated Newspapers Founded 2003 Ceased publication 22 December 2016 | |
7DAYS was an English language free daily newspaper published in the United Arab Emirates. It was in circulation between 2003 and 22 December 2016.
History and profile
7DAYS was the region's first free daily newspaper. It was part-owned by the UK's Daily Mail General Trust (DMGT). The paper was founded by Ashley Northcote and John Woodward as a weekly tabloid published every Friday in 2003.
The circulation of the daily, which was confirmed by the BPA, was 62,532 copies for the last six months of 2011. For the first six-month period of 2013 the paper had a circulation of 61,494 copies.
The paper was known for holding an editorial line independent of the remainder of the country's print media. It was folded on 22 December 2016.
References
7days Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA