Muscat Media Group
Muscat Media Group (MMG) is a media company in Muscat, Oman, founded in 1975 by Essa bin Mohammed Al ZedjaliEssa Al ZedjaliEssa bin Mohammed Al Zedjali (died 2013) was an Omani newspaper founder who launched the English-language Times of Oman and its publisher, Muscat Media Group, in 1975.Open the full entry; it publishes the English-language Times of OmanTimes of OmanTimes of Oman is an English-language newspaper in Oman, founded on February 23, 1975, by Essa bin Mohammed Al Zedjali and published by Muscat Media Group; it is one of Oman’s longest-running English-language papers.Open the full entry and the Arabic Al Shabiba and runs radio stations and digital platforms.
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Key facts
1975Founded
The company was founded in 1975 by the Omani journalist Essa bin Mohammed Al Zedjali.[1]
1993Launches the Arabic Newspaper Al Shabiba
In 1993 the Arabic-language newspaper Al Shabiba was launched as a sister publication of Times of Oman; Haitham bin Tarik, later Sultan of Oman, was one of its founders.[2]
2001–2013Ahmed bin Essa Al Zadjali as Chief Executive
Ahmed bin Essa Al Zadjali, educated in business in the United States, became chief executive of the company, then called Muscat Press & Publishing House SAOC, in 2001. By 2013 its titles included Times of Oman, Al Shabiba, Thursday, Hi, Sabbat Ayam, Faces and Black and White.[3]
December 5, 2023Wins a WAN-IFRA Digital Media Award
On December 5, 2023, Muscat Media Group won the Best ePaper-Concept Award at WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Awards Middle East.[4]
November 1, 2025Appoints Arabian Media Company as Exclusive Media Representative
From November 1, 2025, Choueiri Group’s Arabian Media Company (AMC) became MMG’s exclusive media representative for its more than 32 Arabic and English platforms, including Times of Oman, Al Shabiba, Hounna, the radio stations TFM and Shabiba FM, and the electronic flyer platform Eshhar; MMG’s chairman was Mohamed Issa Al Zadjali and its CEO Ahmed Issa Al Zadjali.[1]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Times of Oman: Official website: https://timesofoman.com/ (opens in a new window)[5]
Al Shabiba: Official website: https://shabiba.com/ (opens in a new window)[6]
TFM: Official website: https://app.tfm.om/ (opens in a new window)[5]
Sources
- Muscat Media Group picks Arabian Media Company as exclusive media rep (opens in a new window)
- Celebrating 50 Golden Years of Times of Oman: A journey of dedication and founder’s vision (opens in a new window)
- Get with the Times (opens in a new window)
- Times 49th anniversary celebration: An exceptional, inspiring journey (opens in a new window)
- Times of Oman (opens in a new window)
- من نحن - الشبيبة | آخر أخبار سلطنة عمان المحلية وأخبار العالم (opens in a new window)