Aliqtisadi is an

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business news portal that covers several countries including the

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, Palestine and

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. It is published by Haykal Media, based in twofour54, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Background

Aliqtisadi was founded by media and technology entrepreneur

Abdulsalam Haykal Abdulsalam Haykal ( ar, عبد السّلام هيكل) (born July 14, 1978, in Damascus) is a Syrian technology and media entrepreneur, who lives and works in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He is the co-founder of Haykal Media, one of the Midd ...

, as the cornerstone of the publishing company, Haykal Media. The first edition appeared on 6 December 2004. It started in 2004, originally as a Syrian

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published monthly in

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

. It was the first private business magazine to be licensed in Syria, since all private media was nationalized by

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in 1958, during the short-lived Syrian-Egyptian union. The magazine started in December 2004, and now goes by the motto ''The magazine of every Syrian''. Aliqtisadi was published as ''Aliqtisad wal Naql'' until December 2007. In January 2008, the frequency changed to bi-weekly, and the name was changed to ''Aliqtisadi''.

Editorial board and publisher

The magazine is edited by Syrian journalist Hamoud Almahmoud and is published by Haykal Media, which also produces Syria's only English-monthly

Forward Magazine ''Forward Magazine'' was a Syrian English-language newsmagazine published monthly in Damascus existed from January 2007 to November 2011. It was the first private English-language periodical to be licensed in Syria since all private media was ...

, and the lifestyle monthly ''Happynings''. The company is also involved in online media. The magazine officers as stated on their website are: *

, Group Publisher, CEO of Haykal Media * Hamoud Al Mahmoud, Executive editor-in-chief * Ammar Haykal, VP Operations, Haykal Media

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External links

Aliqtisadi UAE

Aliqtisadi KSA

Aliqtisadi Syria

Haykal Media Official Website
Publishing companies established in 2004 Companies based in Abu Dhabi