The newspaper was launched by
Abdulaziz Al Massaeed on 16 April 1961 as a weekly with the name of
Al Rai Aam.{{cite book|author1=Haya Al Mughni|author2=Mary Ann Tétreault|editor=Naomi Sakr|title=Women and Media in the Middle East Power through Self-Expression|year=2004 ==See also==