Al-Seyassah was launched on 3 June 1965 as a weekly magazine by Ahmed Al-Jarallah and owned by
Abdulaziz F. Al-Masaeed. In 1977, Jarallah expanded
Al-Seyassah into a media group, which also publishes the English-language
Arab Times newspaper and the weekly magazine
Al-Hadaf () in partnership with Syrian businessman
Mazen Al-Tarazi. In 1977, the assets of
Al-Seyassah were estimated at more than five million
Kuwaiti dinars ($17.25m) in 1977 values, including a printing plant which was at the time the most modern in the region. In 2003, the newspaper held the 4th circulation ranking in Kuwait, with an adult readership of 302,700, a daily circulation of 75,679 copies, and a market share of 16.82%. ==See also==