''Aztag'' ( hy, Ազդակ) is a daily newspaper and the official

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, sport ...

of the

Armenian Revolutionary Federation The Armenian Revolutionary Federation ( hy, Հայ Յեղափոխական Դաշնակցութիւն, ՀՅԴ ( classical spelling), abbr. ARF or ARF-D) also known as Dashnaktsutyun (collectively referred to as Dashnaks for short), is an Armenia ...

(Dashnaktsutiun) in

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 ...

. The

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

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

and

Arabic 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; Walte ...

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 Publications established in 1927 Daily newspapers published in Lebanon {{Lebanon-media-stub