Muscat Daily
The front page of Muscat Daily on February 28, 2011 announcing the riots in Sohar and the police action afterwards in which two people were killed and 35 injured | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Apex Media |
| Publisher | Saleh Zakwani |
| Staff writers | 87 |
| Founded | October 10, 2009 |
| Political alignment | Centrist |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | CBD, Ruwi, Muscat |
| Circulation | 33,500 daily (Sun-Thu) |
| Price | 100 baisas (30 cents) |
| ISSN | 2075-1575 |
| Website | www.muscatdaily.com |
Muscat Daily is an Omani newspaper founded in 2009 and based in Oman. Its print edition of is the largest-selling English daily in Oman, with nearly 33,500 copies sold each day from Sunday to Thursday, the working days of Oman. Apex Media provides its free weekly newspaper, TheWeek, to Muscat Daily subscribers each Thursday as their weekend edition. Muscat Daily is owned by Apex Media, an Omani publishing company with a history spanning nearly 40 years. Other publications by the Apex Media include the annual Business Directory and Tribute. Apex Media also undertakes occasional projects such as the Map of Oman, Apex Map of Muscat, and the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque coffee table book. Apex Media was founded in 1980 by its executive chairman, Omani businessman Saleh Zakwani.
The newspaper celebrated its first anniversary on October 13, 2010. The Muscat Daily is accessible online at muscatdaily.com.