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''Okaz'' ((アラビア語:عكاظ)) is an Arabic Saudi Arabian daily newspaper located in Jeddah. The paper was launched in 1960 and its sister publication is ''Saudi Gazette''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://wikileaks.org/cable/1991/04/91RIYADH3320.html# )〕 The paper is simultaneously printed in both Riyadh and Jeddah and has offices all over Saudi Arabia.〔 However, the daily mainly serves the provinces of the Hejaz and Asir.〔 〕 Abdullah Saleh Kamel is the chairman of the board of directors of the Okaz Organization for Press and Publication. Lawrence Wright of ''The New Yorker'' states that ''Okaz'' is Arabic version of the ''New York Post''. ==History== ''Okaz'' was established in Jeddah in 1960 by Ahmed Abdul Ghafoor Attar and is one of the oldest newspapers in Saudi Arabia.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/newspaysv2.php?id=129 )〕 John R. Bradley, in his book ''Saudi Arabia Exposed: Inside a Kingdom in Crisis'', described it as a "downmarket newspaper ... the closest Saudi Arabia has to a yellow press." Despite Bradley's description, ''Okaz'' was originally a cultural weekly based in the Hijaz.〔 In October 1964, it was relaunched as a daily paper.〔 Its name was used as ''Okadh'' in some scientific publications while referring to it. In fact, the paper is named after the popular Okaz market, which was one of the largest open markets during the pre-Islamic era in the Hijaz region.〔 The market inspired the founders of the paper was ''Suq al Ukaz'' where eminent poets of the period came together to congregate poems and hold recitation competitions in Taif. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Okaz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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