Al Qabas newspaper launched a new service recently called Al Qabas Premium where they’ve digitized all their issues going back to 1972 and made them available online.
This is such a cool thing and I’m so surprised they did this. Previously the only way I could access their archive is by going to the National Library and having to flip through large and heavy books, so this is way more convenient.
Al Qabas Premium isn’t free, it costs $60 a year but you can sign up to a monthly package ($6) if you want as well. They do have some free content available and I just found the picture on top of Cinema Salmiya dating back to 1972 as part of their free content. But, $6 is pretty reasonable so I’ll be signing up to their monthly package.
Al Qabas Premium is in Arabic and if you want to check it out then click here.
Thanks Omar!
Update: Here is a video they just published about Al Qabas Premium
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So, is it $6 or $60?!
$60 per year or $6 a month. Just reworded it to make it clearer
Ah! Alqabas! Perfect example where our freedom of speech and expression went.
First they made it very difficult to comment on articles, then they made their website inaccessible with adblock, and now they are charging money to access news as old as few years ago.
Don’t forget, its owned and run by billionaires.