Al-Nida' | |
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Foundation: | August 1990 |
Language: | Arabic language |
Headquarters: | Kuwait City |
Al-Nida' ('The Call') was a newspaper published from Kuwait City during the Iraqi occupation 1990–1991.
In August 1990 the Iraqi authorities shut down the al-Qabas newspaper and founded al-Nida using the requisitioned facilities of al-Qabas.[1] [2] Al-Nida was the sole newspaper published in Kuwait during this period.[3] It was distributed for free in Kuwait. It was also sold in Jordan. The newspaper carried speeches by Saddam Hussein and information of laws and decrees issues by the Iraqi authorities.[4]
The newspaper was shut down on 1 January 1991, without any stated explanation.[2] [3] After the fall of Iraqi rule in Kuwait, 24 former employees of al-Nida were tried in Martial Law Court.[1] [5]