''Elkhabar'' ( ar, الخبر, , The News) is a daily newspaper in
Algeria
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published seven days a week in the
tabloid
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format. It is one of the most widely read Algerian newspapers.
''El Khabar''′s web service publishes selected news in
Arabic
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and
French
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, with a minor section in
English
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, though often poorly translated.
History and profile
After the fall of Algeria's one-party system in 1988, which tightly controlled the press, a group of young journalist issued the first edition of ''El Khabar'' in
Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques d ...
on 1 November 1990. The daily which has an independent stance is published in the
tabloid format
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Etymology
The word ''tabloid'' comes from the name given by the London-based pharmaceutical company Burroughs We ...
.
In August 2003 ''El Khabar'' temporarily ceased publication due to its debt to state-run printing presses.
The paper's online version was the sixth most visited website for 2010 in the
MENA region
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.
Political views and controversies
The paper is independent and has no party affiliation.
[ The paper's critical reporting has resulted in numerous run-ins with the Algerian government, which on a couple of occasions has sent reporters and editors to jail.]
Notable journalists
* Mohamed Cherak
Mohamed Cherak ( ar, محمد شراق; 14 August 1977 – 17 November 2018) was an Algerian journalist and editor-in-chief.
Early life
Cherak was born in 1977 in the town of Hammadi, in the lower Kabylia region of Algeria, west of the Khachna ...
(1977-2018)
* Othmane Senadjki (1959-2010)
See also
* List of newspapers in Algeria
Below is a list of newspapers in Algeria.
Arabic language
*'' Ech-Chaab الشعب''
*'' Echorouk - الشروق''
*'' El Ayem El Djazairia - الأيام الجزائرية''
*'' El Hayat - الحياة''
*'' El Khabar - الخبر''
*'' El Massa ...
References
External links
The Arabic editionKhabars.netKhabars.in
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1990 establishments in Algeria
Newspapers published in Algeria
Arabic-language newspapers
Publications established in 1990
Mass media in Algiers