Al Akhbar (الأخبار) is daily Arabic newspaper published in Beirut, and funded by a group of Lebanese nationals based in London, the United States and Lebanon. It is not affiliated with any political party. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Newspapers with the Berliner format. ... Rue Verdun is an upscale commercial and residential street in Beirut, Lebanon. ... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lebanon. ... “Arabic” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

It was launched by Ibrahim al Amine, along with late Joseph Samaha, both renowned and widely acclaimed journalists. Joseph died shortly after the launching of the paper, on February 25th 2007. The newspaper license was leased from the Lebanese Communist Party. The Lebanese Communist Party (LCP, Arabic, الـحـزب الشـيـوعـي اللبـنـانـي hizbu-sh-shuy‘uī-l-lubnānī) is a Marxist political party in Lebanon. ...

The newspaper started printing its "zero" issues under difficult circumstances during the Israeli war on Lebanon (July 12 - August 14), and printed its first issue the day the UN-brokered cease-fire went into effect. It has become in less than 10 months a reference in the Lebanese newspaper industry, ranking between the first three national titles. Combatants Hezbollah Lebanon Amal[2] LCP[3] PFLP-GC[4]  Israel Commanders Hassan Nasrallah Dan Halutz Moshe Kaplinsky[11] Udi Adam Strength 600-1,000 active fighters 3,000-10,000 reservists[5] Up to 10,000 ground troops. ...

The political orientation of Al-Akhbar is considered to be liberal, democratic, and opposing the American project in the Arab region. Another main aspect of the newspaper is its focus on the politicised and unprofessional UN investigation in the assassination of late Prime Minister Rafic Hariri. In October 2006, Ziad Rahbani, one of the most famous Arab musicians and theatre directors and son of legendary Fairuz, joined the newspaper in which he writes a column. Look up liberal on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Political progressivism, a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements Liberty, the condition of being free from control or restrictions Liberal Party, members of... Democracy is a form of government under which the power to alter the laws and structures of government lies, ultimately, with the citizenry. ... Rafiq Bahaa Edine Hariri (born November, 1944) is a Lebanese billionaire businessman, and was Prime Minister of Lebanon until his resignation on October 20, 2004. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Fairuz (Arabic: , also spelled Fairouz or Fayrouz) is a distinguished Lebanese singer and legend. ...

Al-Akhbar is considered as the leading leftist newspaper in Lebanon, as well as the main 'opposition' newspaper of the country. In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition...

Liberal in its content, it is progressive in its format and design; it has a large young audience spread all over the country. Look up liberal on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Political progressivism, a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements Liberty, the condition of being free from control or restrictions Liberal Party, members of...

Al-Akhbar has gathered a large number of opinion writers who have all worked in leading national and panarab newspapers before joining its team. Ibrahim al Amine, who previously worked for As-Safir, is the founder of the newspaper. Ounsi el Hajj, who was the former editor-in-chief of An-Nahar for over 22 years, acts as a consultant to the board of editors. Others include Nicolas Nassif, a former editor in An-Nahar, and Jean Aziz, formerly a lead editor in Al-Balad, who both write widely read columns. They were joined by Pierre Abi Saab, who heads the culture and people section after having done so in Al Hayat, and Omar Nashabe, head of the Justice and Crime section, with a PhD in criminology. As-Safir (Arabic: السفير) The Embassador, is a leading Arabic-language daily newspaper in Lebanon. ... Al-Balad (Arabic: البلد) The country, officially Sada Al-Balad (Arabic: صدى البلد) The echo of the country, is a new Arabic-language daily newspaper in Lebanon. ... Al-Hayat (Life) is one of the leading daily pan-Arab newspaper, with a circulation of 110 000. ... Criminology is the scientific study of crime as an individual and social phenomenon. ...

The newspaper's website is the only newspaper site in Lebanon, and perhaps the Arab region, that fully adopts open-source technologies and has succeeded in occuping the lead position amongst all Lebanese newspapers' websites as per Alexa.com services, superseding long established titles such as An-Nahar and As-Safir. For the Genus Alaexa, see Alexa (genus) Alexa Internet, located in Building 37 of the Presidio of San Francisco, is a California_based subsidiary of Amazon. ... An-Nahar logo. ... As-Safir (Arabic: السفير) The Embassador, is a leading Arabic-language daily newspaper in Lebanon. ...

External links

• Al-Akhbar on the Web