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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Al Bilad Est |
Editor-in-chief | Abdullah Alharthi |
| Founded | 1932 (1932) |
| Language | Arabic |
| Headquarters | Jeddah |
| Website | albiladdaily |
Al Bilad (Arabic: صحيفة البلاد السعودية) is a Saudi Arabian daily newspaper located in Jeddah.[1][2][3][4]
History
Al Bilad is the first daily newspaper in Saudi Arabia, founded by Mohammad Saleh Nasif on 3 April 1932 under the name Sawt al-Hijaz (Arabic: Voice of Hijaz).[5] In March 1946, it became Al Bilad Al Saudia, and in January 1959 the paper merged with Arafat newspaper. It was then renamed Al Bilad Daily.
Ghalib Hamza Abulfaraj, a Saudi businessman, served as the editor-in-chief of the paper.[6] Abdullah Alharthi was appointed editor-in-chief in February 2025; his appointment was confirmed in November 2025 after an eight-month interim period.[7][8]
See also
References
- "Jordan: "Al Bilad" editor detained through penal code article 150". Goliath. 20 March 2002. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- Oil Prices to Rise 5 pct., Saudi newspaper says, The Deseret News, 11 December 1978, Retrieved 14 February 2012
- "Saudi Arabia: Oldest daily to close due to financial problems". SPA. 8 January 2002. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- "صحيفة البلاد - Albilad newspaper". صحيفة البلاد (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- Terki Awad (2010). The Saudi press and the Internet: how Saudi journalists and media decision makers at the Ministry of Culture and Information evaluate censorship in the presence of the Internet as a news and information medium (PhD thesis). University of Sheffield. p. 25.
- Publitec Publications, ed. (2007). Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008 (18th ed.). Beirut: Publitec Publications. p. 48. doi:10.1515/9783110930047. ISBN 9783598077357.
- البلاد, صحيفة. "الحارثي رئيسًا لتحرير" البلاد" – صحيفة البلاد" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- البلاد, صحيفة. "بعد تكليف ثمانية أشهر.. تعيين الحارثي رئيسًا لتحرير «البلاد» – صحيفة البلاد" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-06-17.
External links
- Al Bilad website (in Arabic)
- (in English)