Al-Iqtissadiya

Al Iqtissadiya
Type Weekly
Founded 1 June 2001
Political alignment Pro-government
Language Arabic
Headquarters Damascus
Sister newspapers Al Watan
Website Iqtissadiya

Al Iqtissadiya ("Economy" in Arabic) is a weekly Arabic newspaper published in Syria. The paper is one of the first privately owned publications in Syria.[1] Its sister paper is Al Watan, a daily in Syria.[2]

History and profile

Al Iqtissadiya was launched in June 2001.[3] The weekly, based in Damascus, is published on Sundays.[4] It focuses on financial and business news, including local news, international news, economical research and studies.[4][5] The paper both exhibits a critical attitude towards slow progress in the economic and social fields in the country and clearly supports the Assad regime's national and foreign policies.[2] In 2005, the editor-in-chief of the paper was Waddah Abed Rabbo.[6]

The weekly was the only Syrian publication that paid adequate tribute to Rafik Hariri, the assassinated prime minister of Lebanon in February 2005.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Syria: Editor comments on publication of first independent political magazine". BBC. 11 July 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Syria". Arab Press Network. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Alan George (6 September 2003). Syria: Neither Bread Nor Freedom. Zed Books. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-84277-213-3. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Media domain". MAG Advertising. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Al Iqtissadiya Newspaper". SyriaYP. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Hit List: Syria wants more Lebanese blood". Ya Libnan. 1 August 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  7. ↑ Sami Moubayed (24 February – 2 March 2005). "Trying times for Damascus". Al Ahram Weekly 731. Retrieved 12 June 2013.