Al Amal (Lebanon)


Al Amal is a long-running Arabic daily Lebanese newspaper affiliated to Phalangist Party. Presently it is published in Arabic and in French on a weekly basis in Beirut, Lebanon.

History and profile

Al Amal was founded in 1939. The paper, headquartered in Beirut, was published both in Arabic and French. It is the official publication of Phalangist Party and had a right-wing approach. Its major function was to convey the party's views and ideas. Subscription to the newspaper became compulsory for all phalangist members in 1966. 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, 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. The long-running editors-in-chief of the paper were Elias Rababi and Joseph Abu Khalil. Lebanese prominent caricaturist Pierre Sadek contributed to the newspaper.