Type Daily Owner(s) Yousuf Saleh Alyan Language English | Format Broadsheet Editor Abd Al Rahman Alyan | |
Founded 1961; 56 years ago (1961) | ||
Kuwait Times is an English language daily published in Kuwait. The daily is the first English language paper in the Persian Gulf region.
History and profile
Kuwait Times was founded by Yousuf Saleh Alyan in 1961, The 36-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.
The Kuwait Times also publishes a free 80-page tabloid, the first in the country. The Friday Times offers local commentary, news, and analysis as well as entertainment, sports, and comprehensive features. Its 2001 circulation was 28,000 copies.
The Kuwait Times had a sister Arabic daily newspaper, Alfajer Aljadeed, which was published just for two years, following the Invasion of Kuwait.