Ararad (Armenian: Արարատ) is a daily Lebanese Armenian newspaper and the official organ of the Armenian Social Democrat Hunchakian Party (Henchak) in Lebanon.[1] It is a four-page daily. Its executive director is Ani Yepremian since September 2012.[1]

Ararad
Արարատ
Cover of Ararad daily (22 December 2017)
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatPrint, online
Editor-in-chiefAni Yepremian
Founded12 November 1937; 86 years ago (1937-11-12)
Political alignmentSocial democrat
Language Western Armenian
HeadquartersBeirut
Websiteararaddaily.com

History

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Hunchakian activist Mihran Aghazarian planned to publish Ararad in 1933, but was killed 2 days before the start. Ararad was established in 1937[2][3] and the first issue appeared on 12 November 1937 in Beirut, Lebanon. First editor was Armenak Eloyan (1937-1939). Another former editor was Aharoun Shekerdemian.[3]

It used to be published daily until 2000, but from June 2001 to 2007, it was published weekly. Today it is published daily. From 1956 to 1965, a literary supplement of the newspaper called Ararad Kragan was also published. It was a literal monthly edited by Hakob Noruni.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Us". Ararad. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. ^ The Middle East and North Africa 2003. Psychology Press. 31 October 2002. p. 737. ISBN 978-1-85743-132-2.
  3. ^ a b Publitec Publications, ed. (2007). "The Press". Who's Who in Lebanon 2007-2008 (19th ed.). Beirut; Munich: De Gruyter Saur. p. 548. doi:10.1515/9783110945904. ISBN 978-3598077340.
  4. ^ (in Armenian) SDHP press (1887-1992), Beirut, by A. Der-Khachadourian, 1992 - pp. 18-20
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