al-Akhbar
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الأخبار al-Akhbar
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| description | Lebanese daily newspaper |
| publishing company | al-Akhbar, Concorde Bldg. 6th Floor, Verdun, Beirut, Lebanon |
| First edition | 2006 |
| Frequency of publication | Every day |
| Sold edition | 15,000 copies |
| Editor-in-chief | Ibrahim al-Amin |
| Web link | www.al-akhbar.com/ |
al-Akhbar ( Arabic الأخبار al-Achbar , DMG al-Aḫbār ) is a Lebanese daily newspaper. It has been published inArabicin Beirut since 2006, and there was an additional onlineeditionin English from 2011 to 2015. Its current editor-in-chief is Ibrahim al-Amin . The printed edition is 10,000–15,000 copies.
History and self-image
The newspaper was founded by the Lebanese journalist Joseph Samaha , the first printed edition appeared on August 14, 2006. Samaha's goal was a newspaper that adhered to the highest journalistic standards while being " true to the principles of anti-imperialist struggle , progressive politics and freedom of expression " . The owner and main financier is the London investment banker Hassan Khalil .
As a partner of WikiLeaks , the newspaper published documents several times that were leaked to this website, such as excerpts from cables from US embassies on the Lebanon war in 2006 , the UN tribunal for Lebanon , internal papers of the Syrian government and US cables from the time Henry Kissinger .
Al-Akhbar was the only Lebanese newspaper to refuse a request from US Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman to meet the editorial staff. He then accused the newspaper of being close to Hezbollah .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Rarity in Region, Lebanese Paper Dares to Provoke . English. Online at nytimes.com, December 28, 2010.
- ↑ a b Al Akhbar, About us (Engl.) ( Memento of 18 January 2013, Internet Archive )
- ^ WikiLeaks, Al-Akhbar collaborate on "embarrassing" Syria Files . English. Online at english.al-akhbar.com from July 5, 2012.
- ↑ WikiLeaks publishes 1.7 million "Kissinger Cables" . English. Online at english.al-akhbar.com from April 8, 2013.
- ↑ Heroic Journalism in Lebanon? Ex-Envoy Disagrees . English. Online at nytimes.com January 8, 2011 (letter to the editor).