History Asharq Al-Awsat

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1 history

1.1 founding
1.2 controversy on camp david accords
1.3 prominent editors





history
founding

the paper s first editor-in-chief jihad khazen, columnist , editor emeritus rival pan-arab daily al-hayat, gave credit hisham hafiz, subsequent support of brother mohammed ali hafez, initial idea of establishing arabic-language newspaper in london. daily launched in 1978. former editor-in-chief othman al omeir has likewise given credit brothers, hisham , mohammad hafiz, founding , overseeing paper. el khazen, brothers set out prove value of idea through number of trial issues then-crown prince , later king fahd, had warmed thought lost enthusiasm. khazen gave credit then-saudi ambassador london , then-deputy minister of information in helping gain fahd s verbal approval issuing newspaper while prince on official visit england.


controversy on camp david accords

after news of paper s first big scoop (regarding formation of u.s. central command middle east), still new newspaper made name through controversy surrounding egypt–israel peace treaty.


in face of widespread criticism contributors , staff toward camp david accords , egyptian president anwar sadat, cairo bureau chief salah al din hafez resigned. then, sadat held press conference new asharq al awsat bureau chief side in egyptian president attacked newspaper , stance toward peace process in general, citing suspicions of bureau chief s high salary, , accusing prince fahd of using newspaper weapon against egypt , egyptian president personally.


khazen later reminisced events, saying: think press conference worth million dollars (in value @ time) of free publicity newspaper, since became subject of interest many foreign governments , foreign media.


prominent editors

in addition jihad khazen, other well-known past editors include erfan nizameddine, othman al omeir (founder of elaph), , abdul rahman al rashed (general manager of al arabiya between april 2004 , november 2014).


former editor tariq alhomayed leadership earned mixed reviews associated criticism of asharq al-awsat. in july 2012, adel al toraifi, chief editor of majalla, appointed deputy chief editor of asharq al awsat. on 1 january 2013, al toraifi replaced alhomayed editor of paper. al toraifi s term ended in july 2014.








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