The National (Abu Dhabi)

Infobox Newspaper
name = The National


caption = Logo of "The National"
type = Daily newspaper
format = Broadsheet
foundation = April 17, 2008
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owners = Mubadala Development Company
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editor = 2008
chiefeditor = Martin Newland
assoceditor = Hassan M. Fattah
maneditor =
staff = 200
language = English
political =
circulation = 80,000 copies
headquarters = Abu Dhabi
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website = http://www.thenational.ae

The National is a English language newspaper published in Abu Dhabi by Martin Newland. Its first issue was published on April 17, 2008. Mubadala Development Company, an investment company owned controlled by the Abu Dhabi government and royal family, owns The National. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=A New Mideast Paper Vows to Be Different. |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/business/media/29adcol.html?hp |quote=The paper, an English-language daily based in Abu Dhabi, published its first issue on April 17, under close scrutiny in the Middle East and abroad. With its pledge to emulate Western newspaper standards and to “help society evolve,” The National is an anomaly in the Middle East, where most media are tightly controlled by the government. |publisher=New York Times |date= |accessdate=2008-04-29 ]

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