 El Khabar logo. | |
| Type | Dailynewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | El Khabar |
| Editor | kamal Djouzi |
| Founded | 1990; 35 years ago (1990) |
| Political alignment | Centre-left |
| Language | Arabic, French |
| Headquarters | Algiers,Algeria |
| Circulation | 500,000(May 2006 - May 2007) |
| Website | www.elkhabar.com |
Elkhabar (Arabic:الخبر,lit. 'The News') is a daily newspaper inAlgeria published seven days a week in thetabloid format. It is one of the most widely read Algerian newspapers.
El Khabar′s web service[1] publishes selected news inArabic andFrench, with a minor section inEnglish, though often poorly translated.
After the fall of Algeria's one-party system in 1988, which tightly controlled the press, a group of young journalist issued the first edition ofEl Khabar inAlgiers on 1 November 1990.[2] The daily which has an independent stance is published in thetabloid format.[3]
In August 2003El Khabar temporarily ceased publication due to its debt to state-run printing presses.[4]
The paper's online version was the sixth most visited website for 2010 in theMENA region.[5]
The paper is independent and has no party affiliation.[3] The paper's critical reporting has resulted in numerous run-ins with the Algerian government, which on a couple of occasions has sent reporters and editors to jail.[6]El Khabar staff was also threatened and attacked byIslamist rebels during Algeria's civil war, which began in 1992 and ended in 2002.
