14 October (newspaper)

14 October is an Arabic daily newspaper published in Aden, Yemen. The paper has been in circulation since 1968. The paper was named after the revolution in the South of Yemen on 14 October 1967.[1]

14 October
TypeDaily newspaper
Publisher14th October Foundation for Journalism, Printing and Publishing
Editor-in-chiefAhmed Mohammed Alhubaishi
Founded1968 (1968)
LanguageArabic
HeadquartersAden
Website14 October

History and profile

14 October was started in 1968.[2] It is published in Arabic and is headquartered in Aden.[3] It was formerly run by the government of South Yemen before the reunification in 1990.[4] It is run by the state of Yemen,[5][6] and its publisher is the 14th October Foundation for Journalism, Printing and Publishing.[1] As of 2014 Ahmed Mohammed Alhubaishi was the editor-in-chief of the daily.[4] Another editor-in-chief was Riadh Mahfouz Sharaf who escaped Aden in August 2019 when the offices of the paper were occupied by the militants allegedly supported by the United Arab Emirates.[7]

14 October mostly provides news offered by the Saba news agency, the official news agency of Yemen.[4] At the end of 2010, the paper had a circulation of 20,000 copies.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Goss Community SSC press launches color expansion in Yemen". Goss International. 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  2. William A. Rugh (2004). Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics. Westport, CT; London: Praeger. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-275-98212-6.
  3. "14 October - Newspaper". Get Local News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  4. "14 Uktubar (14 October)". Infoasaid. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  5. "Yemen's new media scene: A difficult birth". Asharq Al-Awsat. Sana'a. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  6. "Freedom of the press in Yemen". Al Bab. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  7. "14 October Newspaper's editorial staff escaped from Aden". YPA. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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