Although al-Yaum newspaper has enjoyed a monopoly in the Eastern Province (EP) for a very long time, it remains one of the weakest publications in the country. 
Ingawa gazeti la al – Yaum, kwa muda mrefu limefurahia nafasi kubwa katika Jimbo la Mashariki, (EP) linabaki kuwa kati ya machapicho duni zaidi nchini.