Al Rai

Al Rai, formerly known as Al Rai al Aam, is a Kuwaiti daily newspaper. [cite book |title=Mass-Mediated Terrorism |last=Nacos |first=Brigitte Lebens |year=2002 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9780742510838 |pages=p. 92 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xvvPh-ob6OQC&pg=PA92&dq=%22Al+Rai+al+Aam%22&num=100&client=firefox-a&sig=ACfU3U3842G5Nyn2H4wnaO-0xDq7P6cKdA |accessdate=2008-10-03]

According to a 2007 survey by the Washington-based Intermedia group, Al Rai ranked one among Kuwaiti newspapers for the fifth year in a row.Fact|date=August 2008 In 2008, Al Rai received the Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sobah's award for best designed news website.Fact|date=August 2008

Al Rai was created in the 1960s and is owned by the Budai family,cite book |title=Arab Television Today |last=Sakr |first=Naomi |year=2007 |publisher=I.B.Tauris |isbn=9781845115647 |pages=p. 26 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zhpGsXK5EPYC&pg=PA26&dq=%22Al+Rai+al+Aam%22&num=100&client=firefox-a&sig=ACfU3U2_Q_AXZjhK7m5jYYwm53iNTfS84A |accessdate=2008-10-03] one of Kuwait's leading merchant and business families. Its Editor-in-Chief is Youssef Al-Jalahimah. In addition to its coverage of domestic news, Al Rai employs a web of well-known correspondents wordwide. Among those are Linda Azar and Wesam Abou-Harfhoush in Beirut, Khodor Halaweh and Zaki Abou-Khdeir in the Palestinian Territories, Haidar Al Hajj in Baghdad, Elias Nasr in London and Hussain Abdul-Hussain in Washington, DC. The newspaper is known for generally supporting the Kuwaiti government and ruling family. [cite book |title=Good Governance in the Middle East Oil Monarchies |last=Sakr |first=Naomi |editor=Tom Pierre Najem, Martin Hetherington (eds.)|year=2003 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9780415297400 |pages=p. 111 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OB_2upZrBpcC&pg=PA111&dq=%22Al+Rai+al+Aam%22&num=100&client=firefox-a&sig=ACfU3U0HtNpLDGSMctBi1BD6RlXkNXRDXA |accessdate=2008-10-03]

Al Rai's columnists include two seasoned journalists: Khairallah Khairallah and Ali Roz.

In 2004, Al Rai launched a satellite TV, which merged with the newspaper to create the Al Rai Media group.

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External links

* [http://www.alraimedia.com Al Rai media.com] ar icon