rate of subscribers with 23.8% whereas An Nahar had only 2.6%. The paper was also found to have highest circulation in Lebanon in 2006. A 2009 survey by Ipsos Stat also established that the daily was among the five most popular newspapers in Beirut. The paper's online version was the 42nd most visited website for 2010 in the MENA region. See also List of newspapers in Lebanon References External links Al-Balad Official site 2003 establishments in Lebanon Arabic-language newspapers Newspapers published in Beirut Publications established in 2003 Daily newspapers published in Lebanon French-language newspapers published in Lebanon 2018 disestablishments in Lebanon Publications disestablished in 2018 Defunct newspapers published in Lebanon