The Peninsula (newspaper)
| Type | Daily |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Dar Al Sharq |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Political alignment | Pro-government[1] |
| Language | English |
| Sister newspapers | Al Sharq |
| Website | The Peninsula |
The Peninsula is an English language daily published from Qatar. The Peninsula is one of the leading English newspapers in Qatar. The main competitors are Gulf Times and Qatar Tribune.[2]
History
The Peninsula was launched in 1996 by Dar Al Sharq, a media house in Qatar, which also publishes the Arabic news daily Al Sharq and recently launched (February 2016) Arabic business daily Lusail.[3] The company is headed by Chairman Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani,[4] a member of the ruling family.[5]
Format
The Peninsula is published in all-colour broadsheet format and number of pages vary from 24 to 40. On weekdays they have 36 pages in the main section, which is divided into 24 pages on local and international news, 8 pages business news and 8 pages sports news. On weekends (Friday and Saturday) the newspaper is only 24 pages and single section.
It also have a 16-page community news tabloid called Doha Today published along with the news paper from Sunday to Thursday. On Friday they have 16-page weekend tabloid named The Peninsula Plus.They also have a classified advertisement pullout called Penmag which is in tabloid format and published during the weekdays. [6]
References
- ↑ "Qatar" (PDF). Publicitas. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ↑ A Review of Qatar Newspapers
- ↑ "Dar Al Sharq". The Peninsula. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ↑ "The Peninsula Qatar - The Peninsula". thepeninsulaqatar.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- ↑ "Board of Directors". Qatari Businessmen Association. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ "The Peninsula Qatar - Pdf". www.thepeninsulaqatar.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.