An-Nahar
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An-Nahar is the leading Arabic-language daily newspaper
in Lebanon
.
It was first published on August 4, 1933 as a four-page, hand-set paper. The paper provided a platform for various free thinkers to express their views during the years of the Syria occupation of Lebanon. The paper can be best expressed as centre left though it's writers' views range across the political spectrum. The paper later established various other supplements and its own publishing house.
The paper, whose staff numbered five, including its founder Gebran Tueni, was started with a capital of 50 gold pieces raised from friends, and a circulation of a mere 500 copies. Gebran's son, Ghassan Tueni
, and grandson, also named Gebran Tueni
, were subsequent editors and publishers.
Gebran, Ghassan's son, editor of An-Nahar, who was elected to parliament for a Beirut
constituency in the 2005 elections, was assassinated on the 12 December 2005 in Mkalles
near Beirut
in a car-bomb explosion. Gebran, a fiery critic of Syria and its hegemony in Lebanese affairs, had just returned from Paris
, where he had been living for fear of assassination.
Prominent writers for An-Nahar have included novelist and critic Elias Khoury
, who used to edit its weekly cultural supplement Al-Mulhaq (which appears on Sundays) and, until his assassination, historian, journalist and political activist Samir Qassir. Current editor-in-chief of Al-Mulhaq is poet and writer Akl Awit
.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
in Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
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It was first published on August 4, 1933 as a four-page, hand-set paper. The paper provided a platform for various free thinkers to express their views during the years of the Syria occupation of Lebanon. The paper can be best expressed as centre left though it's writers' views range across the political spectrum. The paper later established various other supplements and its own publishing house.
The paper, whose staff numbered five, including its founder Gebran Tueni, was started with a capital of 50 gold pieces raised from friends, and a circulation of a mere 500 copies. Gebran's son, Ghassan Tueni
Ghassan Tueni
Ghassan Tueni is a former Lebanese Ambassador to the United Nations and publisher of An-Nahar, the leading Lebanese newspaper.- Biography :...
, and grandson, also named Gebran Tueni
Gebran Tueni
Gebran Ghassan Tueni was a Lebanese politician and the former editor and publisher of the mass circulation An-Nahar daily newspaper in Beirut, Lebanon....
, were subsequent editors and publishers.
Gebran, Ghassan's son, editor of An-Nahar, who was elected to parliament for a Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
constituency in the 2005 elections, was assassinated on the 12 December 2005 in Mkalles
Mkalles
Mkalles is a town in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. Mkalles is administered by Mansourieh municipality....
near Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
in a car-bomb explosion. Gebran, a fiery critic of Syria and its hegemony in Lebanese affairs, had just returned from Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, where he had been living for fear of assassination.
Prominent writers for An-Nahar have included novelist and critic Elias Khoury
Elias Khoury (writer)
Elias Khoury is a Lebanese novelist, playwright, critic and a prominent public intellectual. He has published ten novels, which have been translated into several foreign languages, as well as several works of literary criticism. He has also written three plays...
, who used to edit its weekly cultural supplement Al-Mulhaq (which appears on Sundays) and, until his assassination, historian, journalist and political activist Samir Qassir. Current editor-in-chief of Al-Mulhaq is poet and writer Akl Awit
Akl Awit
Akl Awit is a Lebanese poet, critic, literary journalist and academic professor. He is the editing director of the MULHAK, the weekly cultural supplement of the daily Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar....
.