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Weekly newspaper in Yemen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Al Sahwa (Arabic: الصحوة, lit. 'The Awakening - Alsahwa Official') is a weekly newspaper published in Sana'a, Yemen. Founded in 1986 the paper has an Islamist political stance.
History and profile
Al Sahwa was established in 1986.[1] It is one of the official media outlets of the Islah Party.[1][2] Although the paper is published weekly on Thursdays,[3] its website is updated daily.[2] As of 2014, Rajeh Badi was the editor-in-chief of the weekly.[3]
The paper describes itself as the voice of Islamic movement in the country.[1] Therefore, it offers the analysis of news from an Islamic angle.[3]
The paper's online version was the 17th most visited website for 2010 in the MENA region.[4]
The offices of Al Sahwa in Sana'a were attacked by gunmen in May 2011.[5][6] The attacks were allegedly carried out by the Yemeni military forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.[6]
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