Al Amal (Lebanon)

Al Amal (in Arabic العمل , literally The Work in English) is a long-running Arabic daily Lebanese newspaper affiliated to Phalangist Party.[1] Presently it is published in Arabic and in French on a weekly basis in Beirut, Lebanon.

This article is about the Lebanese newspaper. For the Tunisian newspaper with the same name, see Al Amal (Tunisia). For the Aden, Yemen newspaper, see Al-'Amal (Aden). For other uses, see Al Amal.

Al Amal
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founded1939 (1939)
LanguageArabic
French
HeadquartersBeirut

History and profile

Al Amal was founded in 1939.[2][3] The paper, headquartered in Beirut,[4] was published both in Arabic and French.[3][5] It is the official publication of Phalangist Party (in Arabic Kataeb) and had a right-wing approach.[6] Its major function was to convey the party's views and ideas.[2] Subscription to the newspaper became compulsory for all phalangist members in 1966.[2] Following the control of the party by the Lebanese Forces, namely Elie Hobeika and Samir Geagea, the paper was for a time temporarily controlled by the Lebanese Forces in 1986,[7] but now reflects solely the points of view of the Phalange.

The circulation of the paper was 35,000 copies in the beginning of the 2000s.[8] The long-running editors-in-chief of the paper were Elias Rababi[2] and Joseph Abu Khalil.[9] Lebanese prominent caricaturist Pierre Sadek contributed to the newspaper.[9]

References
  1. Muhammad I. Ayish (2008). The New Arab Public Sphere. Frank & Timme GmbH. p. 110. ISBN 978-3-86596-168-6.
  2. John Pierre Entelis (1974). Pluralism and Party Transformation in Lebanon: Al-Kataʼib, 1936-1970. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-03911-7.
  3. "Media Landscape". Menassat. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  4. The Middle East and North Africa 2003. Psychology Press. 2002. p. 737. ISBN 978-1-85743-132-2.
  5. "Phalange Party". Country Studies. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  6. Mahmoud M. Hammoud; Walid A. Afifi (1994). "Lebanon". In Yahya R. Kamalipour; Hamid Mowlana (eds.). Mass Media in the Middle East:A Comprehensive Handbook. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 163. Retrieved 27 September 2013.  – via Questia (subscription required)
  7. "Rift in Militia Perils Lebanon Accord". Chicago Tribune. Beirut. UPI. 5 January 1986. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  8. "Lebanon Press". Press Reference. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  9. Elie Hajj (26 April 2013). "Pierre Sadek Defended the Right to Criticize Until His Dying Breath". Al Monitor. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
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