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United Group for Publishing Advertising and Marketing
Trade nameAWI Company
United Group (UG)
Native nameالمجموعة المتحدة للنشر والدعاية والتسويق
Company typePublic
ISINSY0031100058
IndustryMedia
Founded2000
HeadquartersDamascus, Syria
Key peopleHaidara Bahjat Suleiman (CEO)
Muhamad Saeed Koudmani (Chairman)
ProductsBaladna
OwnerMajid Bahjat Suleiman (66%)
Bachar Kiwan (19%)
Jad Kiwan (5%)
Zina Khair (5%)
Jawa Suleiman (5%)
Websitehttp://www.ug.com.sy/

United Group for Publishing Advertising and Marketing (UG) (Arabic: المجموعة المتحدة للنشر والدعاية والتسويق) also known as United Group (Syria) or United Group (UG), is the largest private sector media group in the Syria.

Overview

United Group (UG) publishes the government-aligned Baladna newspaper in Syria, and published the defunct Al-Balad newspaper in Lebanon, Kuwait, and the Comoros. Baladna is one of two private daily newspapers covering political topics that have succeeded in staying open after the Syrian civil war, due to close ties to the Syrian government.

Ownership

The company is publicly listed on the Damascus Securities Exchange and majority owned by Majid Bahjat Suleiman, Bachar Kiwan, and their relatives.

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