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Written press (daily newspapers)
Name: Al-Watan (The Nation)
Address: POB 463,
Tel.: +968-24-491919
Fax: +968-24-497501
Internet: www.alwatan.com
Email: watanedt@omantel.net.om/ alwatan@omantel.net.om
Language: Arabic
Type: morning daily
Publisher:
Circulation: 40,000
Founded: 1971
Editor: Muhammad bin Sulayman al-Taie
Name:
Address: POB 463,
Tel.: +968-24-491919
Fax: +968-24-498444
Internet: www.omantribune.com
Email: webmaster@omantribune.com
Language: English
Type: morning daily
Publisher:
Circulation: 25,000
Founded: 2004
Editor: Abdul Hamid bin Sulayman al-Taie
Notes: Linked to al-Watan
Name:
Address: POB 3303, Ruwi 112,
Tel.: +968-24-701555
Fax: +968-24-695323
Internet: www.omandaily
Email: editor@omandaily.com
Language: Arabic
Type: morning daily
Publisher:
Circulation: 15,000 - 40,000
Founded: 1972
Editor: Abdallah bin Nasir al-Rahbi
Name:
Address: POB 974,
Tel.: +968-24-699170/604477
Fax: +968-24-600362
Internet: www.omanobserver.com
Email: editor@omanobserver.com
Language: English
Type: morning daily
Publisher:
Circulation: 30,000
Founded: 1981
Editor: Ibrahim bin Saif al-Hamdani
Notes: Linked to
Name: Al-Shabiba
Address: POB 2998, Ruwi 112,
Tel.: +968-24-816886
Fax: +968-24-811722
Internet: www.shabiba.com
Email: shabiba1@omantel.net.om
Language: Arabic
Type: morning daily
Publisher:
Circulation: 45,000
Founded: 1990
Editor: Ahmad bin Essa al-Zedjali/ Essa bin Muhammad al-Zedjali
Name: Times of
Address: POB 770, Ruwi 112,
Tel.: +968-24-811953/814154
Fax: +968-24-813153
Internet: www.timesofoman.com
Email: online@timesofoman.com/ times@omantel.net.om
Language: English
Type: morning daily
Publisher:
Circulation: 30,000 – 34,000
Founded: 1975
Editor: Essa bin Muhammad al-Zedjali
Notes: Linked to al-Shabiba
Written Press (weeklies)
Name: The Week
Address: POB 2616, Ruwi 112,
Tel.: +968-24-799388
Fax: +968-24-793316
Internet: www.freetheweek.com
Email: theweek@apexstuff.com
Language: English
Type: free independent weekly (Wednesday)
Publisher: Apex Press and Publishing
Circulation: 51,000
Founded: 2003
Editor: Sameer al-Zakwani
Name: al-Isboua
Address: POB 2616, Ruwi 112,
Tel.: +968-24-799388
Fax: +968-24-793316
Internet: www.apexstuff.com
Email:
Language: Arabic
Type: free, independent weekly (Saterday)
Publisher: Apex Press and Publishing
Circulation: n/a
Founded: 2006
Editor: n/a
Name: al-Nahda
Address: POB 979,
Tel.: +968-24-563104
Fax: +968-24-563106
Internet: n/a
Email: admin@anpressoman.com
Language: Arabic
Type: weekly (Tuesday)
Publisher: Dar al-Nahda Press, Printing & Publishing
Circulation: 10,000 - 15,000
Founded: 1973
Editor: Taleb Said al-Meawaly
Name: al-‘Akidah
Address: POB 1001, Ruwi 112,
Tel.: +968-24-816081
Fax: +968-24-816037
Internet:
Email:
Language: Arabic
Type: weekly
Publisher: Al-Akidah Printing Press LLC
Circulation: 10,000
Founded:
Editor: Said al-Samhan al-Kathiri
Name: Nizwa Magazine
Address: POB 855, al-Wadi al-Kabir 117,
Tel.: +968-24-601608
Fax: +968-24-694254
Internet: n/a
Email: nizwa99@omantel.net.om , nizwa99@nizwa.com
Language: Arabic
Type: weekly
Publisher:
Circulation: n/a
Founded: 1994
Editor: Saif al-Rahbi
Audiovisual media (television and radio)
Name: Sultanate of
Address: POB 600,
Tel.: +968-24-603222
Fax: +968-24-605032
Internet: www.oman-tv.gov.om
Email: feedback_tv@oman-tv.gov.om
Language: Arabic
Type: terrestrial and satellite
Owner: Ministry of
Founded: 1974
Editor: n/a
Name: Sultanate of
Address: POB 600,
Tel.: +968-24-601772
Fax: +968-24-603812/602927
Internet: www.oman-tv.gov.om/rdeng
Email: feedback@oman-tv.gov.om
Language: Arabic
Owner: Ministry of
Founded: 1970
Channels: FM 98.8 and 100 and shortwave
Director: Nasser Sulayman al-Saibani
Name: Radio
Address: POB 600,
Tel.: +968-24-603222
Fax: +968-24-602927
Internet: www.oman-tv.gov.om/fmeng
Email: feedback_fm@oman-radio.gov.om
Language: English
Owner: Ministry of
Founded: 1975
Channels: FM 90.4 and 91.3
Director: n/a
Name: Al-Shabab Radio
Address: POB 600,
Tel.: +968-24-603888
Fax: +968-24-698226
Internet: www.oman-tv.gov.om
Email: shabab@oman-radio.gov.om
Language: Arabic
Owner: Ministry of
Founded: 2003
Channels: FM 94.5, 98.5, and 100 and satellite
Director: n/a
Name: Hala FM
Address: POB 889,
Tel.: +968-24-489789
Fax: +968-24-482395
Internet: www.ohigroup.com
Email: ohigroup@omantel.net.om
Language: Arabic
Type: privately owned
Owner:
Founded: 2007
Channels: 102.7 FM
Editor: n/a
Newsagencies
Name:
Address: POB 3659, 112 Ruwi,
Tel.: +968-24-698891
Fax: +968-24-699657
Internet: www.omannews.om
Email: newsfeed@omantel.net.om/ onaoman@omantel.net.om
Language: Arabic and English
Founded: 1986
Director: Muhammadbin Salim al-Marhoon
Notes: Department of Oman Establishment for Press, News, Printing and Advertising since 1997 Royal Decree.
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