Al Sharq

Al Sharq
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Dar Al Sharq
Founded1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Political alignmentPro-government
LanguageArabic
HeadquartersDoha
CountryQatar
Sister newspapersThe Peninsula
WebsiteAl Sharq

Al Sharq (Arabic: الشرق, romanizedThe Orient) is an Arabic pro-government daily newspaper published in Doha, Qatar.[1] The paper is one of the three leading Arabic newspapers in the country in addition to Al Raya and Al Watan.[2]

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