Al-Masdar News (sometimes abbreviated AMN) (Arabic: المصدر نيوز) was an online newspaper founded by Leith Abou Fadel. Al-Masdar is Arabic for "the source". Al-Masdar's coverage focuses largely on conflict zones in the Middle East: Syria, Yemen, and Iraq. Al-Masdar has been described as being favorable to President Bashar al-Assad during its coverage of the Syrian civil war. As of 2023, it appears to be inactive. The website was described by the BBC and Newsweek as having a pro-Syrian government viewpoint, while The Independent describes it as "sympathetic to the Syrian regime". The New York Times has described it as a "pro-government website". Leonid Bertshidsky writing in Bloomberg News, also calls Al-Masdar "somewhat pro-Assad." The National Interest describes it as "pro-Assad". The Jerusalem Post describes it as "generally supportive of the Syrian regime". The New Statesman calls it a "regime-supporting outlet". More information...
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