Assayad

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Assayad
Categories Newsweekly
FrequencyWeekly
Circulation 76,192 (2009)
PublisherDar Assayad
First issue22 November 1943
Final issue2018
CompanyDar Assayad
Country Lebanon
Based inBeirut
Language Arabic
Website Assayad
ISSN 0250-3549
OCLC 473862707

Assayad (Arabic: Hunter) was a weekly news magazine published in Lebanon between 1943 and 2018. It was the first pan-Arab magazine in the country. Its headquarters was in Beirut. [1]

Contents

History and profile

Assayad was launched by Dar Assayad publishing house led by Said Freiha on 22 November 1943. [2] [3] Freiha was an advocate of Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian president. [4] The publishing house also owned other publications including daily Al Anwar . [5] [6]

The magazine was based in Beirut [1] and had offices in various cities including Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Cairo, Damascus, Amman, London, and Paris. [7] In Fall 2018 the Dar Assayad publishing house ended its operations and closed the magazine together with other publications. [8]

Contributors

Many prominent journalists worked for the magazine: Mustafa Ameen, Nizar Kabbani, Selim El Laouzi, Amin Malouf, Melhem Karam, Said Akl, Nabil Khoury, Hisham Abu Zahr, and Talal Salman. [7] Palestinian journalist Bayan Nuwayhed was a regular contributor of Assayad from 1960 to 1966. [9] Lebanese caricaturist Pierre Sadek also work in the magazine. [10]

From 1967 to 1972, its editor-in-chief was Palestinian journalist and writer Ghassan Kanafani. [11] As of 2012, the editorial team of the magazine included Raouf Chahour, Rafik Khoury, George Trad and Lima Nabil. [7]

Content and circulation

Assayad carried articles about politics, economy, social affairs in the Arab and international context. [7] In addition, it covered arts, entertainment, and life style topics. [7] The magazine also published interviews, one of which was with Leila Ben Ali, former first lady of Tunisia. [12]

In 2009 Assayad sold 76,192 copies. [7]

See also

List of magazines in Lebanon

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