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'' newspaper and founded ''al-Nida'' using the requisitioned facilities of ''al-Qabas''. ''Al-Nida was the sole newspaper published in Kuwait during this period. It was distributed for free in Kuwait. It was also sold in

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. The newspaper carried speeches by

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and information of laws and decrees issues by the Iraqi authorities. The newspaper was shut down on 1 January 1991, without any stated explanation. After the fall of Iraqi rule in Kuwait, 24 former employees of ''al-Nida'' were tried in Martial Law Court.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nida Mass media in Kuwait City Arabic-language newspapers Newspapers established in 1990 Publications disestablished in 1991 Defunct newspapers published in Kuwait 1990 establishments in Kuwait 1991 disestablishments in Kuwait