Al Akhbar

Al Akhbar is a daily Arabic language newspaper published in a semi tabloid format in Beirut. The newspaper's writers have included Ibrahim Al Amine, As'ad AbuKhalil, Amal Saad-Ghorayeb, Sinan Antoon, Hicham Safieddine, Pierre Abi Saab, Sharmine Narwani, and Amer Mohsen. It is generally considered to be supportive of Hezbollah and opposes the regional policies of Saudi Arabia, the United States, and the Lebanese March 14 Political Alliance. Journalist Robert Worth from the New York Times described it as “most dynamic and daring in Lebanon, and perhaps anywhere in the Arab world”—one that is independent, feminist, secular, and an advocate for LGBT rights, and generally pro-Hezbollah, though it also feels free to criticize the movement. Al Akhbar's English-language section was temporarily discontinued on 6 March 2015, in part due to a lack of funds. In May 2025, the newspaper made an announcement that it had relaunched its English section.