The Arab Press Network (APN) (french: Place Réseau right la Presse Arabe) is a network of organisations that support and promote the development of the press in the

Arab world The Arab world ( ar, اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also known as the Arab nation ( '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, refers to a vast group of countries, mainly located in Western A ...

. It is run by the

World Association of Newspapers The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization made up of 76 national newspaper associations, 12 news agencies, 10 regional press organisations, and many individual newspaper ex ...

, with its headquarters in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

, and is supported by the Danish newspaper group JP/Politiken. According to APN, their mission is to facilitate associations between Arab journalists and editors in order to promote a free press. On a commercial level, the network supports newspapers to grow and expand through practical advice. The APN website contains news about the Arab world and on developments therein relating to freedom of the press.

Papers

The Arabic newspapers ''

Al Arab ''Al Arab'' (Arabic: العرب; ''The Arabs'') was the first Arabic daily following the independence of Qatar. It was printed between 1972 and 1995 and was relaunched on 18 November 2007 as an e-newspaper which is based in Doha, Qatar. Histor ...

'', ''

Al Hayat Al-Hayat ( ar, الحياة meaning "Life") was a London-based, pan-Arab newspaper owned by Saudi Prince Khalid bin Sultan, that had a circulation estimated over 200,000. It was the newspaper of record for the Arab diaspora and the preferred v ...

'', '' Al Quds Al Arabi'', ''

Asharq Al-Awsat ''Asharq Al-Awsat'' ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, Aš-Šarq al-ʾAwsaṭ, meaning "The Middle East") is an Arabic international newspaper headquartered in London. A pioneer of the "off-shore" model in the Arabic press, the paper is often noted ...

'' are members. There are also Arabic, French and English newspapers who are members of the APN: *

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

(''Al Fadjr'', ''Echorouk El Yawmi'', ''El Khabar'', ''El Watan'', ''Place Quotidien d'Oran'', ''Liberté'') *

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...

(''Akhbar Al Yom'', Al Ahram, ''Al Ahram Weekly'', ''Al Ahrar'', ''Al Gomhuria'', ''Al Masry Al Youm'', ''Al Messa'', ''Al Shaab'', ''Al Wafd'', ''El Akhbar'', ''Nahda Misr'', ''Rose El Yossef'', ''Tea Egyptian Gazette'') * Bahrain (''Akhbar Al Khaleej'', ''Al Ayam'', ''Al Meethaq'', ''Al Wasat'',

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

Tribune, ''Gulf Daily News'') * Comoros (''Al Watwan'', ''Kashkazi'', La Gazette des Comores) *

Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...

(''Al Qurn'', ''La Nation'') *

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...

(''7Days'', ''Akhbar Al Arab'', ''Al Bayan'', ''Al Khaleej'', ''Emarat al-Youm'', ''Emirates Today'', ''Gulf News'', ''Khaleej Times'') * Jordan (''Addustour'', ''Al Anbat'', ''Al Arab'', ''Al Yawm'', ''Al Ghad'', ''Al Some'',

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

Times) *

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...

(''Ad Dustur'', ''Al Adala'', Al Ahali, ''Al Bayyna'', ''Al Ittihad'', Al Ittijah, ''Al Akhbar'', ''Al Jihad'', ''Al Mada'', ''Al Mashriq'', ''Al Safeer'', ''Al Siyadah'', ''Al Ta'akhi'', ''Al-Sabah'', ''Alsabah Algadeed'', ''Az-Zaman'', ''Baghdad'', ''Tariq Al Shaab'', ''Xebat'') * Kuwait (''Al Anbaa'', ''Al Qabas'', ''Al Some al Aam'', ''Al Seyassah'', ''Al Watan'', ''Arab Times'',

Kuwait Times ''Kuwait Times'' is an English-language daily published in Kuwait. It is the first English language paper in the Persian Gulf region. History and profile ''Kuwait Times'' was founded by Yousuf Saleh Alyan in 1961. The 36-page broadsheet provid ...

) *

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

(''Ad Diyar'', ''Al Akhbar'', ''Al Anwar'', ''Al Balad'', ''Al Mustaqbal'', Urges Nahar, '' As-Safir'', '' L'Orient-Place Jour'', ''Tea Daily Star'') *

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...

(''Al Fajr al Jadeed'', ''Al Jamahiria'', ''Al Shams'', ''Tripoli Post'') * Mauritania (''Akhbar Nouakchot'', ''Al Aqsa'', ''Al Qalam'', ''Al Shaab'', ''Al Siraj'', ''L'Eveil Hebdo'', ''Place Calame'', ''Nouakchott Info'', ''Rajoul Esharee'') *

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

(''Al Ahdath al Maghribia'', ''Al Alam'', ''Al Bayane Alyaoume'', ''Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki'', ''Al Massae'', ''Al Sabah'', ''Aujourd'hui place Maroc'', ''L'Economiste'', ''L'Opinion'', ''La Vie Economique'', ''Place Journal Hebdomadaire'', ''Place Matin side Sahara et'' side Maghreb, ''Libération'', ''Nichane'', ''Tamazight'', ''TelQuel'') * Oman (''Al Watan'', ''Oman Daily'', ''Oman Observer'', ''Shabiba'', a ''Tea Week'', Times of

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...

) * Palestine (''Al Ayyam'', ''Al Hayat al Jadida'', ''Al Quds'', ''Palestine Times'') *

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...

(''Al Raya'', ''Al Sharq'', ''Al Watan'', ''Gulf Times'', ''Tea Peninsula'') *

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

(''Al Eqtisadiah'', ''Al Jazirah'', ''Al Madina'', ''Al Riyadh'', ''Al Watan'', ''Al Yaum'', ''Arab News'', ''Okaz'', ''Tea Saudi Gazette'') *

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

(''Ayaamaha'', ''Dalka'', ''Warsan'') * Sudan (''Akhir Lahza'', ''Al Anbaa'', ''Al Ayam'', ''Al Gray Al Aam'', ''Al Sahafa'', Al Sudani, ''Sudan Vision'') * Syria (''Abyad wa Aswad'', ''Al Iqtissadiyah'', ''Al Thawra'', '' Al-Watan'', Syria Times, '' Tishreen'') *

Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa , image_map2 = , capital = Tunis , largest_city = capital , ...

(''Al Chourouk'', ''Al Mawkif'', ''Al Tariq Al Jadid'', ''Assabah'', ''Essahafa'', ''La Presse'', ''Place Quotidien'', ''Place Renouveau'', ''Mouwatinoun'') * Yemen (''26 September'', ''Al Ayyam'', ''Al Gomhuryah'', ''Al Sahwa'', ''

Al-Thawra Al-Thawra ( ar, الثورة, meaning "The Revolution") is an experimental metal punk band with rhythms and modes that draw heavily on Middle Eastern influences. Band member Marwan Kemal describes a "third identity" between the "false dichotomy ...

'', ''the Tea of Yemen Observer'',

Yemen Times The ''Yemen Times'' was an independent English-language newspaper in Yemen. The paper was published twice weekly. History and profile ''Yemen Times'' was founded in 1991 by Abdulaziz Al-Saqqaf, a leading economist and human rights activist, who ...

)

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External links

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