''Aztag'' () is a daily newspaper and the official

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of the

Armenian Revolutionary Federation The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (, abbr. ARF (ՀՅԴ) or ARF-D), also known as Dashnaktsutyun (Armenians, Armenian: Դաշնակցություն, Literal translation, lit. "Federation"), is an Armenian nationalism, Armenian nationalist a ...

(Dashnaktsutiun) in

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. The

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is Shahan Kandaharian. ''Aztag'' was started in 1927 and the first issue appeared on 5 March 1927 in

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, Lebanon. Also the following supplements of ''Aztag'' are published: *"Bzdig-mzdig" (children supplement) *"Navasart" (sports) *"Anahid" *"Aztag Kragan - Aztag Arvesdi" (literary / cultural) The newspaper also runs an online service in

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and

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References

External links

Aztag Official websiteAztag Arabic language websiteAztag Kragan - literary supplement
(pdf of 2012, number 3 issue) *Kevork Yazdjian, Lebanese-Armenian press in 2002, Yerevan, 2004, 47 p. 1927 establishments in Mandatory Syria Armenian-language newspapers published in Lebanon Arabic-language newspapers Newspapers published in Beirut Newspapers established in 1927 Daily newspapers published in Lebanon {{Lebanon-media-stub