Abu Dhabi replaces editor

The National newspaper, which is owned by the Abu Dhabi government, on Monday appointed a new editor-in-chief, barely a year after its high-profile launch.

The newspaper said that Hassan Fattah is to replace Martin Newland, the former editor of The Daily Telegraph who was brought in to set up the English-language broadsheet. Mr Newland will be The National’s new editorial director responsible for expanding the paper’s brand across a “range of platforms and services,” according to the Abu Dhabi Media Company, the owner.

Mr Fattah, 39, who was involved in setting up a newspaper in Iraq after the US-led invasion of that country and previously worked for the New York Times, was Mr Newland’s deputy when The National launched.

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