Urdu News
Owner(s)Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG)
Founder(s)Hisham Hafiz
PublisherSaudi Research and Publishing Company
Editor-in-chiefRaja Zulfiqar Ali
Founded1 September 1994 (1994-09-01)
LanguageUrdu
HeadquartersJeddah
Sister newspapers
Websitewww.urdunews.com

Urdu News is a Saudi Arabian Urdu language-news website with the focus on Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and other parts of the globe. It was the first daily Urdu newspaper published in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and also in other Arab countries. It is owned by Saudi Research and Marketing Group that also operate Independent Urdu and Arab News, Pakistan edition, in Pakistan.[1]

History and ownership

Urdu News was launched by Hisham Hafiz in Jeddah in September 1994 as a weekly newspaper.[2][3] Later, it became a daily paper. The paper is owned by Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG).[4] SRMG owns many other newspapers such as Arab News, Al Eqtisadiah and Asharq al Awsat and magazines, including Sayidaty, Al Majalla, Al Jamila, Arrajol, Bassim and Hia.[5]

Raja Zulfiqar Ali is the editor-in-chief of the website. Tarek Mishkhes and Farouq Luqman were the former editors-in-chiefs of Urdu News. [6][7][8]

Content

The website generally covers news on political, social, sporting, economics and other developments, particularly focusing on central Asian countries.[3] It provides its readers with both news from their home countries, international news, and discussions on local issues.[9] In March 2010, Associated Press of Pakistan and the daily initiated a news exchange program[10] on latest affair or political news.[11]

Target audience

Since the website is being published in Urdu, its primary targets are Urdu speaking natives from Pakistan and expatriates, i.e. Indians and Pakistanis, living in Saudi Arabia.[3][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SRMG announces soft launch of IndependentUrdu.com". Arab News PK. 23 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Biography". Hisham Hafiz. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Urdu News". Publicitas. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Saudi Research and Marketing Group" (PDF). Money Expert Club. November 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Media personalıty of the year; AMF honours Saudı Prınce Faısal" (PDF). MEPA Monthly Bulletin. 31 (31). March 2009.
  6. ↑ "The biggest Urdu newspaper". Al Khaleejiah Advertasing and Public Relations Company. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Mishkhes new editor in chief of Urdu News". Arab News. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Who we are". SRMG. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Urdu Daily". Pakistan. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "APP, Saudi Urdu News Service agree on news exchange programme". Balochistan Times. Islamabad. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Politicals, Fashion, Sports And Many More". Urdu Daily. Lahore. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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