Hadiqat al-Akhbar (The News Garden in English) is the first daily newspaper of Lebanon which was launched in 1858. From 1858 to 1958 there were nearly 200 newspapers in the country. Prior to 1963 the number of newspapers was more than 400. However, the number reduced to 53 due to the 1963 press law.
Censorship of the press in the country occurred during the Ottoman era. It was also frequent in 1976 following the intervention of Syrian military in the Lebanese Civil War on behalf of Maronite Christians. As of 2012, the newspapers were being published in three major languages of Arabic, English and French and there were 12 Arabic dailies.
The following is a list of well-known newspapers published in Lebanon.
Daily newspapers
All published in Beirut
In Arabic
An-Nahar
Ad-Diyar
Al Akhbar
Al Binaa
Al Joumhouria
Al Liwaa
Al Amal
Al Anbaa (defunct) Al Anwar (defunct) Al Arz (defunct) Al Balad (defunct) Al Bayrak (defunct) Al Ittihad (defunct) Al Muharrir (defunct) Al-Mustaqbal (defunct) Al Nida (defunct) As-Safa (defunct) As-Safir (defunct) El Shark Telegraph Beirut (defunct) Akhbar SMB
In Armenian
Ararad
Aztag
Zartonk
Ayk (defunct) Nida Al-Watan
In English
Al Akhbar (suspended) Lebanon Daily Star Ike (defunct)
In French
Al Balad en français (defunct) L'Orient-Le Jour Syrie (defunct) Le Soir (defunct) Le Reveil (defunct)
Lebanese non-daily newspapers
In Arabic
Al-Intiqad (Beirut) Al-Kalima (Zahlé) Al-Tamadon (Tripoli) Hamzat Wassel (Beirut, Tripoli) Lisan al Hal Asharara Ila-l-Amam (defunct)
In English
Monday Morning (defunct)
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