Abrar
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Abrar Publications Group |
| Founded | 8 November 1988 |
| Political alignment | Conservative |
| Language | Persian |
| Headquarters | Tehran |
| Sister newspapers | Abrar-e Varzeshi Abrar-e Eghtesdai |
| Website | Abrar |
Abrar (Persian: ابرار, Samaritans in English) is a Persian-language daily newspaper published in Tehran, Iran.[1]
Abrar was first published on 8 November 1988.[2] The printing of the paper was done using the printing facility of a defunct leftist newspaper, Azadegan.[3] It is described by the US newspapers as hard-line[4] and traditional conservative publication.[5][6] Mohammad Safizadeh, former minister of interior, holds the licence of Abrar.[5] The paper is based in Tehran[7] and focuses on political, cultural, social and economic news.[8] It has two sister newspapers, Abrar-e Varzeshi (Sports Abrar) and Abrar-e Eghtesdai (Economic Abrar).[9]
During the presidency of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Abrar was one of his supporters.[3] In June 2013, the offices of the paper were raided and sealed and it was closed down.[10]