''Ad-Diyar'' ( ar, الديار, lit=The Home) is an

Arabic-language Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

daily newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ...

published in

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

, which has been in circulation since 1941.

History

''Ad Diyar'' was first published in 1941 as an Arabic political daily that is published in broadsheet format. The

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

and owner of the paper is

Charles Ayoub Charles Ayoub () is a Lebanese journalist and businessman that is the editor in chief and owner of ''Ad-Diyar'', an Arabic-language daily newspaper published in Lebanon. known for his pro-Syrian stance. He was formerly a member of the Syrian Social ...

, a Lebanese journalist known for his pro-Syrian stance. Leading Lebanese caricaturist

Pierre Sadek Pierre Sadek (1938 – 24 April 2013) was a Lebanese caricaturist, considered a pioneer of political cartooning and a great defender of freedom of expression. Biography Born in Zahlé, he graduated from the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts and wor ...

worked for the daily. The daily gained significant popularity in 1987 when it publicly criticized the militia leaders. ''Ad Diyar'' was temporarily closed by Michel Aoun, then interim Lebanese prime minister and army commander, in January 1990 due to its clash with Aoun policies. The newspaper resumed publication much later. The circulation of ''Ad Diyar'' was 20,000 copies in 2003, making it the third best selling newspaper in Lebanon.

Orientation

The paper is reported to be pro-Syrian. In addition, the daily has close ideological links to the

Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon The Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon (SSNP-L) or is a Syrian nationalist party operating in Lebanon. The Lebanese section of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party advocates subsuming Lebanon into a Greater Syrian nation state spanning ...

(SSNP-L).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diyar 1941 establishments in Lebanon Arabic-language newspapers Newspapers published in Beirut Publications established in 1941 Syrian nationalism Daily newspapers published in Lebanon