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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Charles Ayoub |
| Publisher | Al-Nahdah Publishing House |
| Editor-in-chief | Charles Ayoub |
| Founded | 1941; 83 years ago (1941) |
| Political alignment | Pan-Syrian |
| Language | Arabic |
| Headquarters | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Website | Ad Diyar |
Ad-Diyar (Arabic: الديار, lit. 'The Home') is an Arabic-language daily newspaper published in Beirut, Lebanon, which has been in circulation since 1941.
History
Ad Diyar was first published in 1941 as an Arabic political daily that is published in broadsheet format.
The editor-in-chief and owner of the paper is Charles Ayoub, a Lebanese journalist known for his pro-Syrian stance. Leading Lebanese caricaturist Pierre Sadek worked for the daily. The daily gained significant popularity in 1987 when it publicly criticized the militia leaders. Ad Diyar was temporarily closed by Michel Aoun, then interim Lebanese prime minister and army commander, in January 1990 due to its clash with Aoun policies. The newspaper resumed publication much later.
The circulation of Ad Diyar was 20,000 copies in 2003, making it the third best selling newspaper in Lebanon.
Orientation
The paper is reported to be pro-Syrian. In addition, the daily has close ideological links to the Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon (SSNP-L).
References
- ^ "Ad Diyar". The Arab Press Network. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ "World Press Trends" (PDF). Paris: World Association of Newspapers. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ Nabil Dajani (Summer 2013). "The Myth of Media Freedom in Lebanon" (PDF). Arab Media and Society (18). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013.
- "Charles Ayoub". lebanon.mom-gmr.org. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- Elie Hajj (26 April 2013). "Pierre Sadek Defended the Right to Criticize Until His Dying Breath". Al Monitor. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- Yahya R. Kamalipour; Hamid Mowlana (1994). Mass Media in the Middle East: A Comprehensive Handbook. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0313285356.
- Ihsan A. Hijazi (19 January 1990). "A Second Newspaper Is Shut by Lebanese General". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- H. Avraham (3 November 2006). "Lebanon Faces Political Crisis in Aftermath of War: Tensions Escalate Between 'March 14 Forces' and Hizbullah, Pro-Syrian Camp" (Inquiry and Analysis Series Report No.299). MEMRI. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
External links
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