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 Cover of Ararad daily (22 December 2017) | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Print, online |
| Editor-in-chief | Ani Yepremian |
| Founded | 12 November 1937 |
| Political alignment | Social democrat |
| Language | Western Armenian |
| Headquarters | Beirut |
| Website | araraddaily.com |
Ararad (Armenian: Արարատ) is a daily Lebanese Armenian newspaper and the official organ of the Armenian Social Democrat Hunchakian Party (Henchak) in Lebanon.[1] It is a four-page daily. Its executive director is Ani Yepremian since September 2012.[1]
Hunchakian activist Mihran Aghazarian planned to publish Ararad in 1933, but was killed 2 days before the start. Ararad was established in 1937[2][3] and the first issue appeared on 12 November 1937 in Beirut, Lebanon. First editor was Armenak Eloyan (1937-1939). Another former editor was Aharoun Shekerdemian.[3]
It used to be published daily until 2000, but from June 2001 to 2007, it was published weekly. Today it is published daily. From 1956 to 1965, a literary supplement of the newspaper called Ararad Kragan was also published. It was a literal monthly edited by Hakob Noruni.[4]
