Al-Hayat

Al-Hayat ( Life) was an Arabic newspaper based in Beirut from its founding 28 January 1946 to 1976 and in London after its refounding in 1988. It was a pan-Arab newspaper owned by Saudi Prince Khalid bin Sultan, that had a circulation estimated over 200,000. It was the newspaper of record for the Arab diaspora and the preferred venue for liberal intellectuals who wished to express themselves to a large public. Founded in 1946, the paper closed in March 2020 after years of financial problems.

Key facts

Newspaper.name: Al Hayat
Newspaper.image: Al-hayat-logo.jpg
Newspaper.type: Daily newspaper
Newspaper.format: Broadsheet
Newspaper.price: Varies by countryLess than US$1.00 throughout the Arab world
Newspaper.headquarters: London
Newspaper.editor: Saud Al Rayes
Newspaper.ISSN: 0967-5590
Newspaper.website: archived
Newspaper.circulation: 150,000
Newspaper.circulation_date: 2009
Newspaper.founded: 1946

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History
Origins: Lebanese daily
Refounding and new ownership
''Al Hayat'' in the 1990s
2002 ban in Saudi Arabia
2007 ban in Saudi Arabia
2011 reporting on Hamas decampment from Syria
2020 closure
Organization
Masthead
Bureaus
Contents
Prominent columnists
Editions
International edition
Saudi edition
Digital edition
Information Center House
Archives and documentation
References
External links

Though rather pro-West and pro-Saudi with respect to articles concerning the Arabian Peninsula, it was quite open to various opinions concerning other regional questions. Al-Hayat printed in London, New York, Frankfurt, Dubai, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Beirut and Cairo. The newspaper had offices in London, Paris, Washington, New York, Moscow, Riyadh, Jeddah, Beirut, Cairo, Baghdad, Dubai, Amman, and Damascus, among others.