Naharnet
Naharnet is a Lebanese English-language news website associated with the An-Nahar media group. It provides coverage of Lebanese politics, security, and regional Middle Eastern affairs for English-speaking audiences in Lebanon and abroad. The site is among the country's established online English-language news sources, offering frequent updates on national and regional developments.
Naharnet at a glance
- Country
- Lebanon
- Kind of outlet
- News portal
- Editorial leaning
- Centrist
- Website
- naharnet.com ↗
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How Crosswire groups Naharnet
Crosswire groups Naharnet as Centrist for comparisons within Lebanon's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.
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Where Naharnet sits in Lebanon's press
Naharnet is one of 6 outlets tracked in Lebanon and the only news portal tracked there. By outlets tracked, Lebanon ranks first of the 20 countries on Crosswire's Middle East and North Africa hub, which lists 99 outlets in all.
Across the Middle East and North Africa, Crosswire tracks 8 of the 80 news portals in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Naharnet outside Lebanon, starting with The Levant, are Tunisie Numerique (Tunisia), Alwasat (Libya), Youm7 (Egypt) and BasNews (Iraq). Opening one of them beside Naharnet is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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