MARCH 9, 1996 - 2021 Qatari media leaders laud The Peninsula’s achievements CELEBRATING H E Sheikh Hamad bin H E Sheikh Abdulrahman Thamir Al Thani bin Hamad Al Thani Chairman - Qatar Media Chief Executive Officer of Corporation Qatar Media Corporation 25 years of great A reliable source journalism for readers The content The YEARS The Peninsula has always Peninsula produced delivered its outstanding over a quarter of a news coverage to its century has always audience, drawing on the adhered to the An ideal platform for all free media environment standards of provided by the wise journalism of quality: he launch of The content, continuous leadership of the State of impartiality, accuracy, Peninsula newspaper improvement in Qatar. and balance. on the 9th of March, 25 production, and through its years ago, was an ability to respond to the he Peninsula is a renowned t gives me great pleasure to Timportant event and a correct needs of readers, their media platform that has extend to our colleagues in decision taken by the "Dar Al trends, tendencies and contributed to consolidating "The Peninsula" sincere Sharq Group" under the interests in various the nation’s progress. congratulations as you leadership of the group's political, economic, sports TWhile The Peninsula is marking its Icelebrate another milestone in your Chairman at the time, His and cultural fields. 25th anniversary of foundation, the history. Excellency Sheikh Thani bin The Peninsula was newspaper has always provided its Over the past 25 years, The Abdullah Al Thani, may Allah launched in 1996, with information services for its Peninsula offered great journalism protect him. slogan of ‘Local Focus, audience in English, thereby to its readers of the English speaking The Peninsula has proven, Global Vision’, an community in Qatar and outside. through its media role and ability Sheikh Dr. Khalid bin Thani approach that touches the cementing its position as a prominent Your newspaper depicted an to carry the media and national reality of the cultural diversity platform for communication with our enlightening image of Qatar and I message and take the position it bin Abdullah Al Thani of the Qatari society today, development partners from various am sure you will continue to do so in deserves as one of the leading Chairman of the Board of and the fact that the Anglophone communities in the State the future. Qatari newspapers, that the Directors of Dar Al Sharq Group demographic composition of of Qatar. The content The Peninsula decision of its establishment was Qatar, which today embodies The Peninsula has always produced over a quarter of a a correct decision based on an a miniature map of the global delivered its outstanding news century has always adhered to the insightful future vision and a demography, with all its coverage to its audience, drawing on standards of journalism of quality: sound reading of what the cultural, ethnic and linguistic the free media environment provided As Chairman of Dar impartiality, accuracy, and balance. country would witness in terms diversity and The Peninsula by the wise leadership of Qatar. Al-Sharq Group, I am I have no doubt that The of comprehensive developments remains the melting pot for all The newspaper has become a confident that the role Peninsula, whether in print or in fields of economy and urban this diversity, and a platform reliable source for its readers, as it played by The Peninsula online form, will exceed renaissance that is today have for all. has reported local and global news newspaper today, along expectations over the years to come. become living reality in our Since the ambition has no with a high level of professionalism, with its sister Wishing you all the best of country. limits to which it can stand, I and that its social media platforms newspapers - Al Sharq, success and prosperity! As Chairman of Dar look forward to seeing The have demonstrated its potential for Al Arab and Lusail - Al-Sharq Group, I am Peninsula newspaper achieve rapid news dissemination, which confident that the role played constitutes a very more progress and prosperity draw the admiration of its followers. by The Peninsula newspaper important media work. in the coming years, Allah The Peninsula offered The Peninsula will continue to today, along with its sister willing, and that its effort is not great journalism to its newspapers - Al Sharq, Al media vision it carries on limited to preserving its deliver the best information services readers of the English Arab and Lusail - constitutes a behalf of Qatar to the outside accomplishments and with the highest editorial standards to speaking community in very important media work, world. celebrate its silver jubilee, but its readers, and that it will keep up with Qatar and outside. Your and its role as an English The respect and rather to enhance its position the modern technological advances in newspaper depicted an langauge newspaper is appreciation that The and role in the Qatari, Gulf order to utilize them to enhance the enlightening image of inevitable; in particular if we Peninsula newspaper enjoys and international arena, quality of media production, ensuring Qatar and I am sure you look at its position and mission has only been achieved under a prosperous country prompt access to the information for its will continue to do so in within the renaissance the through concerted efforts, that enjoys security, peace and followers as well as meeting their the future. country is witnessing, and the innovation and creativity in stability. needs and aspirations. Striving tirelessly for excellence and setting new milestones will not hesitate to mention the Peninsula, and for the sake of truth in Qatar, a fact that made the communicate and provide ideas qualitative leaps achieved by (to tell the truth), I got unlimited newspaper the best choice for that help in developing work and The Peninsula Newspaper supports from the incumbents readers and advertisers. improving the quality of content to since start of its publication 25 (predecessors), and on top of them Today, The Peninsula achieve further progress. Iyears ago, specifically on March 9, Sheikh Dr. Khalid bin Thani bin newspaper is considered as an Our slogan is that ambition has 1996, in the field of journalism; its Abdullah Al Thani, Chairman of important source of reliable and no limits, so we will work towards balanced steps towards progress to Board of Directors, who deserves credible news, correct information achieving more progress and media reach the peak of excellence. credit for what the newspaper has and coverage of news related to excellence. Journalism generally is known accomplished, through his guidance entities and individuals, and this The Peninsula will remain as a tough profession, but at the and sharing ideas from time to time. has earned it immense respect of objective in its presentation without Dr. Khalid Al-Shafi same time it is profession of To be transparent, frank and readers. bias in its coverage, and this will persistence where people search without exaggeration, The All these were not possible remain its approach, and let this Editor-in-Chief for truth. It is loved by those Peninsula newspaper has now without hard work, efforts, determination be a shining torch in journalists who learned and become the number one among planning and perseverance over the sky of excellence, success and The Peninsula like any understood the profession, and English newspapers in terms of its the past years. The time has come distinction. other daily strives to place enjoy getting exclusives reports. local news coverage, exclusive to reap the fruits of those efforts, as On this occasion, I extend my itself at the forefront, The Peninsula like any other stories and scoops. Thanks to Allah, the newspaper is ranked as a top thanks, appreciation and great daily strives to place itself at the that the newspaper is competitor to publication among newspapers in gratitude to all those who have thanks to the efforts of its forefront, thanks to the efforts of its local Arab newspapers in covering the State of Qatar. made great efforts to bring this team and leadership for team and leadership for years. It local news and its We renew our emphasis to newspaper to this level of years. It has been has been positioned in the place it comprehensiveness. continue to excel, innovate and advancement, especially my positioned in the place it deserves, and has become a well This is in addition to the further develop its editorial and colleagues, former Editors in-Chief deserves, and has become respected publication among its newspaper’s website and its artistic aspects, hoping to be at the and former and current journalists. a well respected sister English newspapers. applications on social media, which expectations of our readers. We Our march towards further publication among its I have entered into my sixth occupies top slot among news invite readers and admirers of The progress and excellence in all forms year as Editor in-chief of The websites in both Arabic and English Peninsula to constantly will continue. sister English newspapers. 1996 2021 CELEBRATING Former editors-in-chief share experience We renew our determination on this occasion oday, we are Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al plague the print media celebrating the 25th Thani, realised. industry. anniversary of The Our decision was based on On this occasion, I can Peninsula newspaper, providing readers with the only renew my thanks and Twhich is published by Dar option of obtaining