''TheWeek'' is a free, 48-page, all-colour, independent weekly contact newspaper published from

Muscat Muscat ( ar, مَسْقَط, ) is the capital and most populated city in Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is s ...

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...

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The newspaper was launched in March 2003. ''Theweek'' is audited by

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, which has certified its circulation as being a weekly average of 50,300, the largest in the country. ''Theweek'' is the first and so far, only publication in Oman to be audited. The results of the 2007 audit were that ''TheWeek'' has an average readership of 178,000. The 2007 audit offers the last available circulation figures. Free copies of ''Theweek'', published every Wednesday, are available from outlets spread across the main urban areas in Oman, including Muscat,

Sohar Sohar ( ar, صُحَار, also Romanized as Suḥār) is the capital and largest city of the Al Batinah North Governorate in Oman. An ancient capital of the country that once served as an important Islamic port town, Suhar has also been credited ...

, Sur,

Nizwa Nizwa ( ar, نِزْوَى, Nizwā) is the largest city in Ad Dakhiliyah Region in Oman and was the capital of Oman proper. Nizwa is about (1.5 hours) from Muscat. The population is estimated at around 72,000 people, including the two areas o ...

and

Salalah Salalah ( ar, صَلَالَة, Ṣalālah) is the capital and largest city of the southern Omani governorate of Dhofar. Its population in 2009 was about 197,169. Salalah is the third-largest city in the Sultanate of Oman, and the largest city ...

. It covers mostly local Oman-based news.

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