Al-Shabiba is the fastest growing Arab newspaper in the Sultanate of Oman, with a daily circulation of more than 38,164 copies. Al-Shabiba first appeared as a sports magazine in 1990, when it was well received in the Sultanate and the Gulf region. After its great success, Al-Shabiba started turning into a daily newspaper in 1993. Al-Shabiba, whose name refers to the youth, is the voice of the generation of tomorrow that meets the interests of more than 50% of the population of the Sultanate of Oman in the age group between 19 and 39 years of age. Only in the Sultanate but also in the Arab Gulf region. Al-Shabiba is now the second largest Arabic-language newspaper.