Yemen Times
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The Yemen Times is unified Yemen
's first and most widely-read independent English-language
newspaper
. The paper is published twice-weekly (on Mondays and Thursdays) and has its own printing press
, advertising
associates and news service.
It was founded in 1991 by Professor Abdulaziz Al-Saqqaf
, a leading economist
and human-rights
activist, who was also its editor
and publisher until he died in a traffic accident in 1999. In the paper's mission statement
, he wrote that: "We use the Yemen Times to make Yemen a good world citizen."
The Yemen Times has offices and correspondents all over the country. It supports press freedom
, respect for human rights, political pluralism and democracy
. It promotes non-governmental organization
s (NGOs) and other forms of civil-society organizations. At the economic front, it supports liberalization
and open interaction with other nations. The paper and its editor were awarded the NPC's International Award for Freedom of the Press for 1995.
It is worth noting that the first national English-language Yemeni newspapers were published in 1960s in Aden
. These were Aden Chronicle by Mohammed Ali Luqmān and The Recorder by . The publication of these and their sister Arabic-language newspapers Fatāt ul-Jazīrah and Al-’Ayyām (see website: http://www.al-ayyam.info/) ceased when the National Front for the Liberation of South Yemen (NLF) took power in the then People's Republic of South Yemen, (PRSY) (later known as the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
, PDRY) in 1967. The publication of Al-’Ayyām was resumed after the unification of the two sectors of Yemen in 1990.
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
's first and most widely-read independent English-language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
. The paper is published twice-weekly (on Mondays and Thursdays) and has its own printing press
Printing press
A printing press is a device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium , thereby transferring the ink...
, advertising
Advertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
associates and news service.
It was founded in 1991 by Professor Abdulaziz Al-Saqqaf
Abdulaziz Al-Saqqaf
Professor Abdulaziz Al-Saqqaf was a Yemeni human-rights activist, economist, and journalist.Al-Saqqaf established the Yemen Times, unified Yemen’s first and most widely-read English-language independent newspaper, in 1991, and was the winner of the N.P.C.'s International Award for Freedom of the...
, a leading economist
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
and human-rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
activist, who was also its editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
and publisher until he died in a traffic accident in 1999. In the paper's mission statement
Mission statement
A mission statement is a statement of the purpose of a company or organization. The mission statement should guide the actions of the organization, spell out its overall goal, provide a path, and guide decision-making...
, he wrote that: "We use the Yemen Times to make Yemen a good world citizen."
The Yemen Times has offices and correspondents all over the country. It supports press freedom
Freedom of the press
Freedom of the press or freedom of the media is the freedom of communication and expression through vehicles including various electronic media and published materials...
, respect for human rights, political pluralism and democracy
Democracy
Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law...
. It promotes non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
s (NGOs) and other forms of civil-society organizations. At the economic front, it supports liberalization
Liberalization
In general, liberalization refers to a relaxation of previous government restrictions, usually in areas of social or economic policy. In some contexts this process or concept is often, but not always, referred to as deregulation...
and open interaction with other nations. The paper and its editor were awarded the NPC's International Award for Freedom of the Press for 1995.
It is worth noting that the first national English-language Yemeni newspapers were published in 1960s in Aden
Aden
Aden is a seaport city in Yemen, located by the eastern approach to the Red Sea , some 170 kilometres east of Bab-el-Mandeb. Its population is approximately 800,000. Aden's ancient, natural harbour lies in the crater of an extinct volcano which now forms a peninsula, joined to the mainland by a...
. These were Aden Chronicle by Mohammed Ali Luqmān and The Recorder by . The publication of these and their sister Arabic-language newspapers Fatāt ul-Jazīrah and Al-’Ayyām (see website: http://www.al-ayyam.info/) ceased when the National Front for the Liberation of South Yemen (NLF) took power in the then People's Republic of South Yemen, (PRSY) (later known as the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen — also referred to as South Yemen, Democratic Yemen or Yemen — was a socialist republic in the present-day southern and eastern Provinces of Yemen...
, PDRY) in 1967. The publication of Al-’Ayyām was resumed after the unification of the two sectors of Yemen in 1990.
External links
- For a book review on Nushou' wa Tatawur Al-Sahafa fi Adan (the burgeoning and development of journalism in Aden), 1937-1967, by Abdulrahman Khobara (175 pages, published by Al-Amal for Printing and Publishing), see Yemen Times