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| ''Al-Akhbar'' defines its political orientation as progressive, affiliated with the general popular political stream working for independence, freedom, ], anti-occupation and social justice in ] and around the world. |
''Al-Akhbar'' defines its political orientation as progressive, affiliated with the general popular political stream working for independence, freedom, ], anti-occupation and social justice in ] and around the world.<ref name=aboutus>{{cite news|title=About Us|url=http://english.al-akhbar.com/about|accessdate=27 January 2013|newspaper=Al Akbar}}</ref> The paper has published articles involving ] and ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/ziad-rahbani-al-akhbar-and-left|title=On Ziad Rahbani, Al-Akhbar, and the Left|newspaper=Al Akhbar English|date=1 January 2013|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref><ref> Al Akhbar, 8 March 2010</ref><ref> Al Akhbar, 20 June 2009</ref> | ||
| ], ] deputy, labelled ''al-Akhbar'' as a pro-Hezbollah newspaper.<ref name=lib22jan>{{cite news|title=Hamadeh denounces Al-Akhbar threats against his life|url=http://www.yalibnan.com/2013/01/22/hamadeh-denounces-al-akhbar-threats-against-his-life/|accessdate=15 March 2013|newspaper=Ya Libnan|date=22 January 2013}}</ref> '']'' and '']'' also described the paper as being pro-Hezbollah and "]".<ref name=Worth>{{cite news|last=Worth|first=Robert F.|title=A Rarity in Its Region, a Lebanese Paper Dares to Provoke|work=The New York Times|page=4|date=29 December 2010|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/world/middleeast/29beirut.html}}</ref><ref></ref> Ibrahim al Amine, editorial chairman of ''Al Akhbar'', says the paper is intended for “the U.S. ambassador to wake up in the morning, read it and get upset.”<ref> ], 28 December 2010</ref> The former U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, ], said that the paper did get his attention, but not in the way that al Amine had hoped. In a letter to the New York Times, Feltman said: "Mr. Amine did get my attention, but not in the way he intended. The hilariously erroneous accounts of my activities reported as fact in his newspaper provoked morning belly laughs."<ref>{{cite news|title=Heroic Journalism in Lebanon? Ex-Envoy Disagrees|newspaper=The New York Times|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/opinion/lweb09lebanon.html|date=9 January 2011|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref> ''The ]'' criticized it for 'too much reliance on single sources, and news pages that often show a loose mingling of fact, rumor and opinion."<ref name=Worth/> Journalist Mark Ashurst described it as a "newspaper with close links to the government of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria" .<ref>{{cite news|last=Ashurst|first=Mark M.|url=http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/11/syrian-version-of-annan-talks-not-hopeful/|title=Purported Minutes Show Assad Skeptical of Annan Peace Plan|location=Russia;Syria|newspaper=The New York Times|date=11 July 2012|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref> | ], ] deputy, labelled ''al-Akhbar'' as a pro-Hezbollah newspaper.<ref name=lib22jan>{{cite news|title=Hamadeh denounces Al-Akhbar threats against his life|url=http://www.yalibnan.com/2013/01/22/hamadeh-denounces-al-akhbar-threats-against-his-life/|accessdate=15 March 2013|newspaper=Ya Libnan|date=22 January 2013}}</ref> '']'' and '']'' also described the paper as being pro-Hezbollah and "]".<ref name=Worth>{{cite news|last=Worth|first=Robert F.|title=A Rarity in Its Region, a Lebanese Paper Dares to Provoke|work=The New York Times|page=4|date=29 December 2010|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/world/middleeast/29beirut.html}}</ref><ref></ref> Ibrahim al Amine, editorial chairman of ''Al Akhbar'', says the paper is intended for “the U.S. ambassador to wake up in the morning, read it and get upset.”<ref> ], 28 December 2010</ref> The former U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, ], said that the paper did get his attention, but not in the way that al Amine had hoped. In a letter to the New York Times, Feltman said: "Mr. Amine did get my attention, but not in the way he intended. The hilariously erroneous accounts of my activities reported as fact in his newspaper provoked morning belly laughs."<ref>{{cite news|title=Heroic Journalism in Lebanon? Ex-Envoy Disagrees|newspaper=The New York Times|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/opinion/lweb09lebanon.html|date=9 January 2011|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref> ''The ]'' criticized it for 'too much reliance on single sources, and news pages that often show a loose mingling of fact, rumor and opinion."<ref name=Worth/> Journalist Mark Ashurst described it as a "newspaper with close links to the government of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria" .<ref>{{cite news|last=Ashurst|first=Mark M.|url=http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/11/syrian-version-of-annan-talks-not-hopeful/|title=Purported Minutes Show Assad Skeptical of Annan Peace Plan|location=Russia;Syria|newspaper=The New York Times|date=11 July 2012|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref> | ||
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 The 25 June 2007 front page ofAl Akhbar | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Semi Tabloid |
| Publisher | Akhbar Beirut |
| Editor-in-chief | Ibrahim al Amine |
| Founded | 1938, new version 2006 |
| Headquarters | Rue Verdun Beirut  Lebanon |
| Website | Al Akhbar |
Al Akhbar (Template:Lang-ar, literally "The News") is a daily Arabic language newspaper published in a semi tabloid format in Beirut. It also started an English version published on the Internet. The paper defines itself as progressive, and is supportive of anti-Israeli activities by several organisations that proclaim themselves as a resistance movement. Some Lebanese, US and Saudi sources have labelled them as being pro-Hezbollah.
History
The newspaper started printing and distribution in July 2006. It was established by Joseph Samaha and Ibrahim El Ameen. 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.
Orientation
Al-Akhbar defines its political orientation as progressive, affiliated with the general popular political stream working for independence, freedom, anti-war, anti-occupation and social justice in Lebanon and around the world. The paper has published articles involving women's rights and gay rights.
Marwan Hamadeh, 14 March deputy, labelled al-Akhbar as a pro-Hezbollah newspaper. The New York Times and Wall Street Journal also described the paper as being pro-Hezbollah and "left-wing". Ibrahim al Amine, editorial chairman of Al Akhbar, says the paper is intended for “the U.S. ambassador to wake up in the morning, read it and get upset.” The former U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, Jeffrey Feltman, said that the paper did get his attention, but not in the way that al Amine had hoped. In a letter to the New York Times, Feltman said: "Mr. Amine did get my attention, but not in the way he intended. The hilariously erroneous accounts of my activities reported as fact in his newspaper provoked morning belly laughs." The New York Times criticized it for 'too much reliance on single sources, and news pages that often show a loose mingling of fact, rumor and opinion." Journalist Mark Ashurst described it as a "newspaper with close links to the government of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria" .
Writers
Most prominent contributors to the daily are Elias Khoury and Joseph Samaha, both leftist intellectuals.
References
- ^ About Al-Akhbar
- ^ "Al Akhbar". The Arab Press Network. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ "About Us". Al Akbar. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- Lebanese paper's website attacked over WikiLeaks The Associated Press, 9 December 2010
- "On Ziad Rahbani, Al-Akhbar, and the Left". Al Akhbar English. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- خاص بمناسبة مئويّة اليوم العالمي للمرأة: نصف العالم أنـصاف مواطنات Al Akhbar, 8 March 2010
- ماذا لو كان ابني مثلياً؟ Al Akhbar, 20 June 2009
- "Hamadeh denounces Al-Akhbar threats against his life". Ya Libnan. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ Worth, Robert F. (29 December 2010). "A Rarity in Its Region, a Lebanese Paper Dares to Provoke". The New York Times. p. 4.
- The Wall Street Journal, 2 December 2010
- Rarity in Region, Lebanese Paper Dares to Provoke New York Times, 28 December 2010
- "Heroic Journalism in Lebanon? Ex-Envoy Disagrees". The New York Times. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- Ashurst, Mark M. (11 July 2012). "Purported Minutes Show Assad Skeptical of Annan Peace Plan". The New York Times. Russia;Syria. Retrieved 15 March 2013.