''Assayad'' (

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: ''Hunter'') was a weekly

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published in Lebanon between 1943 and 2018. It was the first pan-Arab magazine in the country. Its headquarters was in

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History and profile

''Assayad'' was launched by Dar Assayad publishing house led by Said Freiha on 22 November 1943. Freiha was an advocate of

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, Egyptian president. The publishing house also owned other publications including daily ''

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''. The magazine was based in Beirut and had offices in various cities including

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, Abu Dhabi,

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, Damascus, Amman,

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, and

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. In Fall 2018 the Dar Assayad publishing house ended its operations and closed the magazine together with other publications.

Contributors

Many prominent journalists worked for the magazine: Mustafa Ameen,

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, Selim El Laouzi,

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, Melhem Karam, Said Akl, Nabil Khoury, Hisham Abu Zahr, and Talal Salman. Lebanese caricaturist Pierre Sadek also work in the magazine. From 1967 to 1972, its

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was

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journalist and writer

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. As of 2012, the editorial team of the magazine included Raouf Chahour, Rafik Khoury, George Trad and Lima Nabil.

Content and circulation

''Assayad'' carried articles about politics, economy, social affairs in the Arab and international context. In addition, it covered arts, entertainment, and life style topics. The magazine also published interviews, one of which was with

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, former first lady of Tunisia. In 2009 ''Assayad'' sold 76,192 copies.

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History and profile

Contributors

Content and circulation

See also

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