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|OwnWords=On August 14 2006, Beirut-based Al-Akhbar was launched as a “calculated adventure” by prominent Lebanese journalist Joseph Samaha and a team of like-minded colleagues. The late Samaha (1949-2007) envisioned a publication that would uphold the highest standards of journalistic integrity while remaining true to the principles of anti-imperialist struggle, progressive politics, and freedom of expression.
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Five years later, Al-Akhbar embarks on another calculated adventure amid a period of historic significance in the region - the year of the Arab uprisings. By providing much-needed in-depth reporting on the uprisings and other news in the region, Al-Akhbar English will reflect the diverse and dynamic realities that make up the communities undergoing these transformations. The English edition also aims to make debates and analyses circulating in the Arabic media sphere accessible to English speakers worldwide. Al-Akhbar depends on young and creative writers that challenge conventional forms of reporting and aspires to speak truth to power. Al-Akhbar English intends to preserve this tradition by translating selected articles from the Arabic edition for an international readership.
 
  
 
The site also features original content of opinion, analysis, and field stories as well as photo blogs chronicling the latest developments across the Middle East.
 
The site also features original content of opinion, analysis, and field stories as well as photo blogs chronicling the latest developments across the Middle East.
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'''''Al Akhbar''''' (Arabic for "''The News''") is a daily Arabic language newspaper published in a semi tabloid format in Beirut.<ref name=apnetwork>https://web.archive.org/web/20130310091331/http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/newspaysv2.php?id=108</ref> Until 2015, it also had an English version published on the Internet.
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==History and profile==
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The newspaper began to be published and distributed in 2006,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140908134743/http://ejc.net/media_landscapes/lebanon</ref> and is registered with the same license of the paper of the same name, established in 1953, owned by ''Akhbar Beirut'' S.A.L. (News of Beirut). It was established by the late [[Joseph Samaha]] (a leftist intellectual and former editor-in-chief of ''[[As-Safir]]'')<ref>https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/comment/2016/4/12/joseph-samahas-reflections-on-nationalism-the-left-and-islam </ref> and Ibrahim Al Amin (also a leftist journalist and political analyst). A 2009 survey by [[Ipsos|Ipsos Stat]] established that the daily is among the five most popular newspapers in Beirut.<ref name=open12>http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/sites/default/files/mapping-digital-media-lebanon-20120506.pdf</ref>
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In December 2010, ''Al Akhbar'' received and published an advance copy of the [[United States diplomatic cables leak|US State Department cables]] by [[WikiLeaks]], after which the newspaper's website was [[Hacker (computer security)|hacked]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iiApx0WCjhC3YgpoKwixdwla52CQ?docId=08be517e002a4a3ebb426c5bfa1b875e Lebanese paper's website attacked over WikiLeaks] [[Associated Press]], 9 December 2010</ref><ref name=tds10>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2010/Dec-10/60643-al-akhbar-newspaper-shuts-down-website-following-hack-attack.ashx#axzz392OCTufu</ref> Following this attack, the paper shut down its website for a while.<ref name=tds10/> It has since continued to partner with WikiLeaks, and translate Arabic cables.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20130411035710/http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/wikileaks-publishes-17-million-kissinger-cables</ref> The paper's online version was the 12th most visited website for 2010 in the [[MENA region]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160729212745/http://www.jadaoun.com/2803/forbes-releases-top-50-mena-online-newspapers-lebanon-fails-to-make-top-10/</ref>
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On 18 July 2011 the paper together with ''[[As-Safir|As Safir]]'', another daily published in Lebanon, was banned in [[Syria]].<ref>http://www.skeyesmedia.org/extensions/pdf/english_final.pdf</ref>
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''Al Akhbar''{{'}}s English-language website ended operations on 6 March 2015, and plans to shift to a print newspaper were cancelled, in part due to a lack of funds.<ref>http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Mar-06/289891-al-akhbar-pulls-plug-on-english-site.ashx</ref>
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Latest revision as of 06:00, 15 March 2023

A Lebanese-based daily newspaper

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"Your foreign correspondent in the Middle East"
Started: 14 August 2006

Owner: Ibrahim Al Amine  (Editor in Chief)
In its own words:
"On August 14 2006, Beirut-based Al-Akhbar was launched as a “calculated adventure” by prominent Lebanese journalist Joseph Samaha and a team of like-minded colleagues. The late Samaha (1949-2007) envisioned a publication that would uphold the highest standards of journalistic integrity while remaining true to the principles of anti-imperialist struggle, progressive politics, and freedom of expression.

The site also features original content of opinion, analysis, and field stories as well as photo blogs chronicling the latest developments across the Middle East."

Language: Arabic

Al Akhbar (Arabic for "The News") is a daily Arabic language newspaper published in a semi tabloid format in Beirut.[1] Until 2015, it also had an English version published on the Internet.

History and profile

The newspaper began to be published and distributed in 2006,[2] and is registered with the same license of the paper of the same name, established in 1953, owned by Akhbar Beirut S.A.L. (News of Beirut). It was established by the late Joseph Samaha (a leftist intellectual and former editor-in-chief of As-Safir)[3] and Ibrahim Al Amin (also a leftist journalist and political analyst). A 2009 survey by Ipsos Stat established that the daily is among the five most popular newspapers in Beirut.[4]

In December 2010, Al Akhbar received and published an advance copy of the US State Department cables by WikiLeaks, after which the newspaper's website was hacked.[5][6] Following this attack, the paper shut down its website for a while.[6] It has since continued to partner with WikiLeaks, and translate Arabic cables.[7] The paper's online version was the 12th most visited website for 2010 in the MENA region.[8]

On 18 July 2011 the paper together with As Safir, another daily published in Lebanon, was banned in Syria.[9]

Al Akhbar‍ '​s English-language website ended operations on 6 March 2015, and plans to shift to a print newspaper were cancelled, in part due to a lack of funds.[10]


 

Documents sourced from Al Akhbar English

TitleTypeSubject(s)Publication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:"Security Arc" forms amidst Mideast terrorarticle2011 Syrian Insurgency21 December 2013Sharmine NarwaniDeeply perceptive analysis of the developing situation in Syria and the wider Middle East from Sharmine Narwani
Document:Bandar ibn IsraelarticleFalse flag
2011 Syrian Insurgency
Bandar bin Sultan
Saudi Arabia		28 August 2013Sharmine NarwaniThe collusion of Saudi Arabia's Bandar bin Sultan with Israel in acts of terrorist violence in the Middle East through 2013.
Document:Deal or No Deal, Iran's Stock Keeps RisingarticleIran20 November 2013Sharmine Narwani
Document:Questions Plague UN Report on SyriareportSyrian Chemical Weapons Attack
2011 Syrian Insurgency		23 September 2013Sharmine Narwani
Radwan Mortada
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References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130310091331/http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/newspaysv2.php?id=108
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140908134743/http://ejc.net/media_landscapes/lebanon
  3. ↑ https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/comment/2016/4/12/joseph-samahas-reflections-on-nationalism-the-left-and-islam
  4. ↑ http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/sites/default/files/mapping-digital-media-lebanon-20120506.pdf
  5. ↑ Lebanese paper's website attacked over WikiLeaks Associated Press, 9 December 2010
  6. ↑ a b http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2010/Dec-10/60643-al-akhbar-newspaper-shuts-down-website-following-hack-attack.ashx#axzz392OCTufu
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130411035710/http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/wikileaks-publishes-17-million-kissinger-cables
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160729212745/http://www.jadaoun.com/2803/forbes-releases-top-50-mena-online-newspapers-lebanon-fails-to-make-top-10/
  9. ↑ http://www.skeyesmedia.org/extensions/pdf/english_final.pdf
  10. ↑ http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Mar-06/289891-al-akhbar-pulls-plug-on-english-site.ashx
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