List of magazines in Lebanon explained

In Lebanon the first Arabic journal was an annual review, Majmu fawaid li nukhbat afadil which was first published in 1851.^[1] The first political, literary, and scientific magazine, the first children's magazine, and the women's magazine in the country were established in the period between 1870 and 1896.^[2] These were also the first specialized publications in the Arab world.^[2] In 1927 there were 121 magazines in Lebanon.^[3] The Lebanese magazines reinforced the improvement and modernization of Arabic literature and liberal thought in the first half of the 20th-century.

As of 2012, there were Arabic language, English language and French language magazines in the country.^[4] In 2015 there were 192 political magazines in Lebanon which were 16% of the magazines published the Middle East and North Africa.^[5] There are also editions of international magazines, including Marie Claire, in Lebanon.^[4]

The following is an incomplete list of current and defunct magazines published in Lebanon.

A

• Abaad^[6]
• Achabaka^[7]
• Al Adab
• Al Adib
• Al Arab
• Assayad
• At-Tabib

B

• Al Bashir
• Al Bayan
• Al Bia wal Tanmia^[8]

C

• Le Commerce du Levant

E

• Executive

F

• Falastin Al Thawra
• Falastinuna

H

• Al-Hadaf
• Al Hadatha
• Hask
• Al Hasnaa
• Al Hawadeth
• Al Hiwar

I

• Al Iktissad Wal Aamal^[9]
• Al-Irfan (magazine)

J

• Al Jaras
• Jasad
• Al Jinan

K

• Al Karmel

L

• Lebanon Opportunities^[10]
• Lotus

M

• Al-Machriq
• Magazine le mensuel
• Al Marad^[11]
• Massis
• Mawaqif
• Al Mawed^[12]
• Al Mughtareb
• Al Muqtataf

N

• Nadine
• Al Nahla
• Nayiri
• An-Nibras

P

• Pakin
• Prestige

R

• Real
• La Revue Phénicienne

S

• Sawt al-Mahrumin
• Shi'r
• Ash-Shiraa
• Shirak
• Shu'un Filastinyya
• Snob^[7]
• Sowar

T

• Al Tariq
• Today's Outlook

See also

• List of newspapers in Lebanon

Notes and References

1. Book: Julie Scott Meisami. Paul Starkey. Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature. 1998. Routledge. 978-0-415-18572-1. 612. 2. London; New York. Paul Starkey.
2. State Control of Television News in 1990s Lebanon. Annenberg School for Communication. 1999. 10.1177/107769909907600306. Marwan M. Kraidy. 76 . 3 . 485–498 . 144387260 . Marwan M. Kraidy.
3. Zeki Mohammed Al Jabir. The press and conflict in the Middle East: An examination of the relationship between the Arab-Israeli conflict and the attitude of Egyptian and Lebanese news magazines, 1966-1973. Indiana University. 27. PhD. 1977. . 979-8-204-73367-1.
4. Book: Paul Doyle. Lebanon. 2012. Bradt Travel Guides. 978-1-84162-370-2. 78. Guilford, CT.
5. Web site: Print Media in Lebanon. Reporters Without Borders. 13 June 2020.
6. Book: Andrew Hammond. Pop Culture Arab World!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle. 2005. ABC-CLIO. 978-1-85109-449-3. 105. Santa Barbara, CA; Denver, CO; Oxford.
7. Web site: Magazines. LebStyle. 13 October 2013.
8. Web site: Najib Saab. The Environment in Arab Media. Arab Forum for Environment and Development . 7 October 2014. Report. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141010170621/http://www.afedonline.org/afedreport/english/book14.pdf. 10 October 2014.
9. Web site: About Us. Al Iktissad Wal Aamal. 13 October 2013.
10. Web site: About Us. Lebanon Opportunities. 13 October 2013.
11. H. Abi-Fares. The Modern Arabic Book: Design as Agent of Cultural Progress . Leiden University. 117. PhD. 2017. 1887/45414.
12. Web site: About Us. Al Mawed. 24 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224913/http://www.almawed.com/taraf.asp. 2 December 2013. dead.