Al-Mustaqbal (newspaper)
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Rafik Hariri |
| Publisher | Arab United Press |
| Managing editors | Faisal Salman |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Political alignment | Centre-right |
| Language | Arabic |
| Headquarters | Beirut |
| Official website | Al Mustaqbal |
Al-Mustaqbal (المستقبل in Arabic) meaning The Future is an Arabic language daily newspaper in Lebanon and headquartered in Beirut.
Profile
The paper was launched in 1995 by Rafik Hariri, former Prime Minister and assassinated leader of the Movement of the Future.[1][2] The daily is based in Beirut.[3] Arab United Press is the publisher[4] and prominent Lebanese journalist Faisal Salman is managing editor of the daily.[5]
A 2009 survey by Ipsos Stat established that the daily is among the five most popular newspapers in Beirut.[6]
Political stance
The newspaper expresses the views of the Movement of the Future and supports the Lebanese March 14 Alliance.[6] In addition, the daily is one of the major anti-Syrian publications in the Middle East.[7]
Bans
The daily has an online newspaper which was banned in Syria in July 2007.[7]
References
- ↑ Rola el Husseini (15 October 2012). Pax Syriana: Elite Politics in Postwar Lebanon. Syracuse University Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-8156-3304-4. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ↑ "Arab Media Review (January-June 2012)". Anti-Defamation League. 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ "Arab United Press". Zawya. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ↑ "Media Landscape". Menassat. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ Dajani, Nabil (Summer 2013). "The Myth of Media Freedom in Lebanon". Arab Media and Society (18). Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Mapping Digital Media: Lebanon". Open Society Foundations. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Syria says no to ‘the Future’". Now Lebanon. 14 July 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2013.