Media in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia refers to the means and institutions of media in the Kingdom, whether owned by the public or private sector. It began prior to the unification of the Kingdom and later developed in terms of financial and human resources, the establishment of regulatory and legislative foundations, and the building of media institutions. Ministry of Media in Saudi Arabia The beginnings of Saudi media date back to before the unification of the Kingdom, starting with the establ...

The first issue of al-Madina Newspaper was published on Thursday, April 8, 1937. It was established by Ali Hafez and his brother, Othman. It is issued by al-Madina Organization for Press, Printing, and Publishing. The newspaper was first issued in four pages in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah . It was published weekly. The number of its pages then increased and it was published bi-weekly. On June 25, 1963, it began its daily publishing, except for Fridays, after its headquarters relocated to Jeddah Go...