[2] The paper was first published on 6 March 1972 as a weekly tabloid and became Qatar's first post-independence Arabic publication.
[7] The license of the paper was sold by Nemma's family to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani in the 1990s.
[8] Abdulaziz Al-Mahmoud who also contributed to the foundation of the daily was named as editor-in-chief and served in the post until November 2009.
[16] In August 2013, Faisal Al Marzoqi published an article in the daily, accusing the officials of the Qatar Museums Authority of power misuse.
[10] The daily was one of the media sponsors for the Schools Olympic Program (SOP) in March 2013.