Al Jarida was first published on 2 July 2007. The paper is owned by
Mohammed Al-Sager, the former
editor-in-chief of
Al-Qabas and the former Arab Parliament president. The editor-in-chief for
Al-Jarida is
Khalid Alhelal.
Bashar AlSayegh was appointed General Manager of Al Jarida Company in June 2021. The paper has a secular stance. On 9 May 2012 the editor-in-chief of the daily was fined 5,000
dinar ($17,550) by the Kuwaiti authorities due to the publication of an article giving the details of the meeting between the
Emir and former parliamentarians without taking written approval from the Emiri office in advance. ==References==