''Al Liwaa'' () is an Arabic daily newspaper published in

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and headquartered in

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. It is one of the leading Arabic dailies in the country. In addition, it is one of the oldest publications in Lebanon.

History and profile

''Al Liwaa'' was founded in 1963. The publisher of the paper is Dar Al Liwaa for Press and Publishing which was founded by Abed Al Ghani Salem. As of 2013 Salah Salem was 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 editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

of the daily. The daily had a pro-

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 ...

stance. It is published in broadsheet format.

Distribution and circulation

''Al Liwaa'' is distributed across both Arab countries such as Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Syria, and in European countries, including France, Britain, Greece, Portugal, and Spain. The paper sold 26,000 copies in 2003.

Charges and attacks

In 1996, ''Al Liwaa'' was charged by the

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with defaming the

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and

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, and publishing materials deemed provocative to one

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. In July 2003, Amer Mashmoushi, a journalist for the daily, was charged with insulting the Lebanese President Emile Lahoud. In July 2010, Hossam Al Hassan, a journalist for ''Al Liwaa'', was attacked while reporting at the funeral of Sheikh Adel Abu Shanab Tinal at Tenal mosque in

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. Upon this event the paper accused

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leader

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for the incident in an editorial. In November 2017, the newspaper published an image of

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on its front page, claiming she was Collette Vianfi, supposedly an Israeli agent who was said to recruit and work with the Lebanese actor and playwright Ziad Itani. It was later stated that it had been the result of an internal error.Lebanese paper uses photo of Gal Gadot for tale of ‘Mossad agent,’ apologizes
''The Times of Israel''. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Liwaa 1963 establishments in Lebanon Arabic-language newspapers Daily newspapers published in Lebanon Newspapers established in 1963 Newspapers published in Beirut

History and profile

Distribution and circulation

Charges and attacks

See also

References

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