Ad-Diyar Explained

Addiyar
الديار
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Owners:Charles Ayoub
Chief Editor:Charles Ayoub
Publisher:Al-Nahdah Publishing House
Headquarters:Beirut, Lebanon
Language:Arabic
Political Position:Pan-Syrian
Website: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[1] that is published in broadsheet format.

The editor-in-chief and owner of the paper is Charles Ayoub, a Lebanese journalist known for his pro-Syrian stance.[2] Leading Lebanese caricaturist Pierre Sadek worked for the daily.[3] The daily gained significant popularity in 1987 when it publicly criticized the militia leaders.[4] Ad Diyar was temporarily closed by Michel Aoun, then interim Lebanese prime minister and army commander, in January 1990 due to its clash with Aoun policies.[5] The newspaper resumed publication much later.

The circulation of Ad Diyar was 20,000 copies in 2003, making it the third best selling newspaper in Lebanon.[6]

Orientation

The paper is reported to be pro-Syrian.[7] [8] In addition, the daily has close ideological links to the Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon (SSNP-L).[1] [7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ad Diyar . 15 March 2013. The Arab Press Network. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130310091331/http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/newspaysv2.php?id=108 . 10 March 2013.
  2. Web site: Charles Ayoub . 27 July 2022 . lebanon.mom-gmr.org . en . 27 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220727125945/http://lebanon.mom-gmr.org/en/owners/individual-owners/detail/owner/owner/show/charles-ayoub/ . live .
  3. News: Pierre Sadek Defended the Right to Criticize Until His Dying Breath. 22 September 2013. Al Monitor. 26 April 2013. Elie Hajj. 12 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190412143224/https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/04/lebanon-political-cartoonist-dies.html. live.
  4. Book: Mass Media in the Middle East: A Comprehensive Handbook. 1994. Greenwood Press. Westport, CT. Yahya R. Kamalipour. Hamid Mowlana. 978-0313285356.
  5. News: A Second Newspaper Is Shut by Lebanese General. 19 September 2013. The New York Times. 19 January 1990. Ihsan A. Hijazi. 9 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210109212156/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/19/world/a-second-newspaper-is-shut-by-lebanese-general.html. live.
  6. Web site: World Press Trends. World Association of Newspapers. 15 February 2015. Paris. 2004. 8 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150208082604/http://www.wan-press.org/ecrire/upload/wpt2004.pdf. dead.
  7. Nabil Dajani. The Myth of Media Freedom in Lebanon. Arab Media and Society. Summer 2013. 18. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927182912/http://www.arabmediasociety.com/articles/downloads/20130610081413_Dajani_Nabil.pdf. 27 September 2013. dead.
  8. Web site: H. Avraham. Lebanon Faces Political Crisis in Aftermath of War: Tensions Escalate Between 'March 14 Forces' and Hizbullah, Pro-Syrian Camp. MEMRI. 16 June 2012. Inquiry and Analysis Series Report No.299. 3 November 2006. 28 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130928111240/http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/1792.htm. live.

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