Hadiqat Al Akhbar
''Hadiqat Al Akhbar'' (Arabic: حديقة الاخبار; ''The News Garden'') was an Arabic newspaper which was published in Beirut in the period 1858–1911 with a two-year interruption. Its subtitle was ''Ṣaḥīfat Sūriyah wa-Lubnān'' (Ar ...
'' (''The News Garden'' in English) is the first daily
newspaper
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of
Lebanon
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which was launched in 1858. From 1858 to 1958 there were nearly 200 newspapers in the country. Prior to 1963 the number of newspapers was more than 400. However, the number reduced to 53 due to the 1963 press law.
Censorship
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of the press in the country occurred during the
Ottoman era
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. It was also frequent in 1976 following the intervention of Syrian military in the
Lebanese Civil War
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on behalf of
Maronite Christians
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. As of 2012, the newspapers were being published in three major languages of
Arabic
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,
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and French and there were 12 Arabic dailies.
The following is a list of well-known newspapers published in Lebanon.
Daily newspapers
All published in
Beirut
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In Arabic
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An-Nahar
''An-Nahar'' ( ar, النهار, lit=The Day or The Morning) is a leading Arabic-language daily newspaper published in Lebanon. In the 1980s, ''An-Nahar'' was described by the ''New York Times'' and ''Time Magazine'' as the newspaper of record ...
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Ad-Diyar
''Ad-Diyar'' ( ar, 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 that is pu ...
Al Liwaa
''Al Liwaa'' () is an Arabic daily newspaper published in Lebanon and headquartered in Beirut. It is one of the leading Arabic dailies in the country. In addition, it is one of the oldest publications in Lebanon.
History and profile
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Al Amal
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Al Anwar
''Al Anwar'' ( ar, الانوار, lit=The Lights) was an Arabic daily newspaper published in Beirut, Lebanon. It was founded in 1959 and was one of the leading dailies in Lebanon.
In October 2018, the publisher Dar Assayad announced ceasing of ...
'' (defunct)
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Al Arz
''Al Arz'' (Arabic: ''The Cedar'') was an Arabic language newspaper which was published in Jounieh, Ottoman Lebanon. It was in circulation between 1895 and 1916.
History and profile
''Al Arz'' was first published in October 1895. The paper was o ...
'' (defunct)
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Al Balad
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'' (defunct)
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Al Bayrak
''Al Bayrak'' (; ''The Flag'') was an Arabic language newspaper published in Beirut, Lebanon. It was one of the leading and oldest Arabic papers in the country. After being published for a century the paper closed in August 2011.
History
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Al Muharrir
''Al Muharrir'' (; ''the Liberator'' or ''the Editor'') was an Arabic-language daily newspaper published in Morocco. It was in circulation between December 1974 and June 1981.
History and profile
''Al Muharrir'' was first published in December 1 ...
Lebanon Daily Star
''The Daily Star'' was an English-language newspaper in Lebanon which was distributed across the Middle East. It was founded by Kamel Mrowa in 1952, ceased its print format in February 2020, and completely closed on 31 October 2021.
History
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Ike
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'' (defunct)
In French
*''Al Balad en français'' (defunct)
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L'Orient-Le Jour
''L'Orient-Le Jour'' () is a leading French-language daily newspaper in Lebanon.
History
''L'Orient-Le Jour'' was first published on 15 June 1971, following the merger of two French language Lebanese dailies, ''L'Orient'' (founded in Beirut in ...
Zahlé
Zahlé ( ar, زَحْلة) is the capital and the largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 150,000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city in Lebanon after Beirut and Tripoli and the fourth largest taking the whole urban area ...
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*''At-Tadamon'' (Tripoli)
*''Hamzat Wassel'' (
Beirut
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,
Tripoli
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Lisan al Hal
''Lisan al-Hal'' or ''Lissan ul-Hal'' ( ar, لسان الحال / ALA-LC: ''Lisān al-Ḥāl'') was a Lebanese Arabic language daily newspaper established by Khalil Sarkis in 1877Asharara''
*'' Ila-l-Amam'' (defunct)
Lebanese online news portals (Arabic, French and English )
*The961.com Daily beirut
*Alankabout
*Iloubnan.info
*Lebanon24
*Tayyar.org (Disclosure: Owned by the FPM political party)
*Lebanon Debate
*Lebanon Files
*LibanVision
* Lebanonwire
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Naharnet
Naharnet is one of the first Lebanese online media after ''An Nahar'' newspaper was online in September 1995. It was launched in September 2000. At its initial phase it was a portal and virtual community for Lebanese and Arabs everywhere.
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NOW Lebanon
''NOW News'' (sometimes abbreviated NOW, formerly ''NOW Lebanon'') is a Beirut-based Lebanese news website focused on the Middle East founded in late 2012 and published in both English and Arabic by M Publishing SAL.
The site offers reports, ne ...
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Ya Libnan
Ya Libnan ( ar, يا لبنان) ''Oh Lebanon'', is a Lebanese media outlet that delivers English-language news from Beirut to an international audience. ''Ya Libnan'' was founded by volunteers in Lebanon immediately after the assassination of ...
* Akhbar SMB موقع شباب الملعب البلدي الأخباري
*Ebaldati
*Almodon
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See also
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List of magazines in Lebanon
In Lebanon the first Arabic journal was an annual review, ''Majmu fawaid li nukhbat afadil'' which was first published in 1851. The first political, literary, and scientific magazine, the first children's magazine, and the women's magazine in the ...
References
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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 ...
Newspapers
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ...