''Al-Mustaqbal'' () is an
Arabic
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language
online newspaper
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Goin ...
in
Lebanon
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, headquartered in
Beirut
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and is an official publication of the
Future Movement
The Future Movement () is a Lebanese political party affiliated with the Sunni sect. The party was founded as a coalition in 1995 led by Rafic Hariri which was known as the Hariri Bloc but was officially founded in 2007. The party is led by Saad ...
. In 2019, it was announced that the newspaper would cease publication of its paper edition, but that it would continue online.
History and profile
''Al Mustaqbal'' was launched in 1999 by
Rafic Hariri
Rafic Bahaa El Deen al-Hariri (; 1 November 1944 – 14 February 2005) was a Lebanese businessman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Lebanon, prime minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 to 2004.
Hariri headed fi ...
, former Prime Minister and assassinated leader of the
Future Movement
The Future Movement () is a Lebanese political party affiliated with the Sunni sect. The party was founded as a coalition in 1995 led by Rafic Hariri which was known as the Hariri Bloc but was officially founded in 2007. The party is led by Saad ...
.
The daily is based in
Beirut
Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by populatio ...
. Arab United Press is the publisher. The key names at the newspaper are: Rafic Nakib (General Manager 1999-2015). Editor in chief: Hani Hammoud. Managing Editor: George Bkassini. Head of the International News department: Fouad Hoteit. Head of Economic dep: Hala Saghbini. Head of culture dep: Yakzan Takki. Head of Sports dep: Mohamed Fawaz. Head of Photos dep: Nabil Ismail. Head of IT dep: Shadi Jawhar. US & Europe Correspondent: Mourad Mourad. Top Opinion Columnists include: Paul Shaoul, Wissam Saade, Assaad Haidar, Soraya Shahin, Ali Noon, Khairallah Khairallah, Bchara Khairallah, Fares Khachan, Mouhammad Sammak, Salah Takieddine, Rouba Kabbara, Fatima Houhou and Nassif Hitti. Prominent Lebanese journalists like Nassir AlAsaad, Radwan Sayed, Michel Nawfal and Faisal Salman worked previously as senior journalists and managing editors of the daily.
The paper had a cultural supplement, ''Nawafiz'' which was managed for years by Youssef Bazzi. The publication of the supplement ended since October 2015 as the number of the pages of the daily was reduced from 24 to 20 pages. From 1999 the daily had a weekly page concerning the
environmental issues
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.
A 2009 survey by
Ipsos Stat established that ''Al Mustaqbal'' was among the five most popular newspapers in Beirut.
The paper ended publication in 2019.
Political stance
The newspaper expresses the views of the
Movement of the Future and supports the Lebanese
March 14 Alliance
The March 14 Alliance (), named after the date of the Cedar Revolution, was a coalition of political party, political parties and independents in Lebanon formed in 2005 that were united by their anti-Ba'athist Syria, Assad stance and by their opp ...
.
the Middle East
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The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...
.[
]
Bans
The daily had an online newspaper which was banned in Syria
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in July 2007.
See also
*List of newspapers in Lebanon
'' Hadiqat al-Akhbar'' (''The News Garden'' in English) is the first daily newspaper of Lebanon which was launched in 1858. From 1858 to 1958 there were nearly 200 newspapers in the country. Prior to 1963 the number of newspapers was more than 40 ...
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