Ad-Diyar
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Publisher | Al-Nahdah Publishing House |
| Editor-in-chief | Charles Ayoub |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Language | Arabic |
| Headquarters | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Website | Official Website |
Ad-Diyar (Arabic: الديار meaning The Home) is an Arabic-language daily newspaper published in Beirut, Lebanon.
History and orientation
Ad Diyar was first published in 1941 as an Arabic political daily[1][2] that is published in broadsheet format.[3]
The editor-in-chief of the paper is Charles Ayoub.[4] Leading Lebanese caricaturist Pierre Sadek worked for the daily.[5]
The paper is reported to be pro-Syrian.[4][6] In addition, the daily has close ideological links to the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.[1][4] The daily gained significant popularity in 1987 when it publicly criticized the militia leaders.[7]
The circulation of Ad Diyar was 20,000 copies in 2003, making it the third best selling newspaper in Lebanon.[3]
Bans
Ad Diyar was closed by Michel Aoun, then interim Lebanese prime minister and army commander, in January 1990 due to its clash with Aoun policies.[8] The daily was also banned in Syria on 22 April 2009 due to the criticisms of its editor-in-chief pro-Syrian politician Charles Ayoub against another pro-Syrian politician Michel Aoun.[9]
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