Al Sharq (Arabic; الشرق; The Orient) is an Arabic pro-government daily newspaper published in Doha, Qatar. The paper is one of the three leading Arabic newspapers in the country in addition to Al Raya and Al Watan. Al Sharq was launched in 1987 and was published by Al Watan Printing and Publishing House under the name of Al Khaleej Al Youm (Arabic: Gulf Today). Eighteen months after its start it was sold to Dar Al Sharq, and the paper was renamed as Al Sharq. The publisher of the paper which is led by a member of the ruling family, Al Thani, Khalid bin Thani Al Thani, also own the English daily The Peninsula and Arabic women's magazine Sayyidat Al Sharq. More information...
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