''Rotana Magazine'' (in
Arabic
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مجلة روتانا pronounced Majallat Rotana) is a
pan-Arab
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arts and entertainment weekly magazine published in
Arabic
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by
Rotana Group
Rotana Media Group, commonly known as Rotana ( ar, روتانا, Rōtānā), is a Saudi Arabian entertainment company. It is primarily owned by Saudi prince Al Waleed bin Talal.
The media conglomerate includes a film production company (Rotana ...
owned by Prince
Al-Waleed bin Talal
Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud ( ar, الوليد بن طلال آل سعود; born 7 March 1955) is a Saudi Arabian billionaire businessman, investor, philanthropist and royal. He was listed on ''Time'' magazine's Time 100, an annual list of the hu ...
.
It is distributed across
the entire MENA region.
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History
The magazine was launched in 2005 as ''Rotana''.eMedia Research
/ref> The publisher is the Rotana Audio and Video company based in Riyadh
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.[ Hala Al Nasser was appointed editor-in-chief of the weekly in 2006, being the first woman to hold this post in the country.]
Contents
The magazine publishes articles by famous writers concerning beauty and fashion, celebrity news, society events, culture, health, interior design, comics, cinema, theatre, food, technology, astrology and more.[ Addressed mainly to Arab youth and Arab women in the Middle East, the Arab World and the Arab diaspora, the journal includes music and arts news and sections for beauty, fashion and family life. It also serves at the same time as the marketing wing for Rotana Records and dozens of its signed artists.
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See also
*List of magazines in Saudi Arabia
In the 1990s there were about twenty-five magazines and periodicals in Saudi Arabia. Editions of some international magazines, including ''Marie Claire'' and ''Madame Figaro'', are also published in the country. The Arabic edition of ''Madame Figa ...
References
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2005 establishments in Saudi Arabia
Magazines established in 2005
Weekly magazines
Rotana Group
Arab mass media
Arabic-language magazines
Magazines published in Saudi Arabia
Women's magazines
Mass media in Riyadh