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Zartonk (daily)

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Type
  
Daily newspaper

Language
  
Armenian

Website
  
www.zartonkdaily.com

Political alignment
  
Liberal Democrat

Headquarters
  
Beirut

Founded
  
26 September 1937; 79 years ago (1937-09-26)

Zartonk (Armenian: Զարթօնք Օրաթերթ) is a daily newspaper and the official organ of the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party in Lebanon, (also known as Ramgavar Party).

Contents

The paper was founded by Mihran Damadian and Parounag Tovmassian in Beirut on 26 September 1937, and is based in the Tekeyan Centre in Jemayze (a residential area of Beirut).

Editors

  • 1937–1948: Vahan Tekeyan (Armenian poet)
  • 1948–1981: Kersam Aharonian
  • 1981–1990: Hagop Avedikian
  • 1990–present: Barouyr Aghbashian

    • Al-Yaqza

    In April 1957 an Arabic-language weekly supplement to Zartonk was launched, al-Yaqza.

    References

    Zartonk (daily) Wikipedia
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