Type Daily newspaper Editor-in-chief Tarek Mishkhes | Founder(s) Hisham Hafiz | |
Owner(s) Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) Publisher Saudi Research and Publishing Company Founded 1 September 1994; 22 years ago (1994-09-01) | ||
Urdu News is the first daily Urdu newspaper published in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and also, in the Arab countries.
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History and ownership
Urdu News was launched by Hisham Hafiz in Jeddah in September 1994 as a weekly newspaper. Later, it became a daily paper. The paper is currently owned by Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG). SRMG owns many other newspapers such as Arab News, Al Eqtisadiah and Asharq al Awsat and magazines, including Sayidaty, Al Majalla, Al Jamila, Arrajol, Bassim and Hia.
Tarek Mishkhes is the editor-in-chief of the daily. Farouq Luqman is the former editor-in-chief of Urdu News.
Content
The paper generally covers news on political, social, sporting, economics and other developments, particularly focusing on central Asian countries. It provides its readers with both news from their home countries, international news and also, discussions on local issues. In March 2010, Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) and the daily initiated a news exchange program.
Target audience
Since the paper is published in Urdu, its primary targets are Urdu speaking expatriates, i.e. Indians and Pakistanis, living in Saudi Arabia.