El Moudjahid
Algiers, Alger, AlgeriaArabicFounded in 1956 during the Algerian War of Independence, El Moudjahid is Algeria's leading state-owned daily newspaper. Based in Algiers, it serves as an official mouthpiece for the government, providing comprehensive coverage of national politics, international relations, economy, and social issues in both French and Arabic editions.
MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN ALGIERS
The local publishing market is defined by a bilingual split, structuring the daily press around titles printed in both Arabic and French. Circulation leaders include El Khabar, a privately owned Arabic daily founded in 1990, operating alongside established French-language papers such as Le Soir d'Algerie. The state-owned El Moudjahid serves as a historical pillar of the national press sector, maintaining a publishing legacy directly tied to the mid-century independence movement. Paperboy lists 10 newspapers in Algiers.
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