Addiyar
الديار
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Charles Ayoub
PublisherAl-Nahdah Publishing House
Editor-in-chiefCharles Ayoub
Founded1941; 83 years ago (1941)
Political alignmentPan-Syrian
LanguageArabic
HeadquartersBeirut, Lebanon
WebsiteAd 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[1] that is published in broadsheet format.[2]

The editor-in-chief and owner of the paper is Charles Ayoub,[3] a Lebanese journalist known for his pro-Syrian stance.[4] Leading Lebanese caricaturist Pierre Sadek worked for the daily.[5] The daily gained significant popularity in 1987 when it publicly criticized the militia leaders.[6] 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.[7] 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.[2]

Orientation

The paper is reported to be pro-Syrian.[3][8] In addition, the daily has close ideological links to the Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon (SSNP-L).[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ad Diyar". The Arab Press Network. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b "World Press Trends" (PDF). Paris: World Association of Newspapers. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ "Charles Ayoub". lebanon.mom-gmr.org. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. ^ Elie Hajj (26 April 2013). "Pierre Sadek Defended the Right to Criticize Until His Dying Breath". Al Monitor. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  6. ^ Yahya R. Kamalipour; Hamid Mowlana (1994). Mass Media in the Middle East: A Comprehensive Handbook. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0313285356.
  7. ^ Ihsan A. Hijazi (19 January 1990). "A Second Newspaper Is Shut by Lebanese General". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  8. ^ 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. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

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