United Group for Publishing Advertising and Marketing
United Group for Publishing Advertising and Marketing (UG) (Arabic: المجموعة المتحدة للنشر والدعاية والتسويق) also known as United Group (Syria) or United Group (UG), is the largest private sector media group in the Syria.[5][3][6]
AWI Company[1] United Group (UG) | |
Native name | المجموعة المتحدة للنشر والدعاية والتسويق |
Company type | Public |
ISIN | SY0031100058 |
Industry | Media |
Founded | 2000 |
Headquarters | Damascus, Syria |
Key people | Haidara Bahjat Suleiman (CEO)[2] Muhamad Saeed Koudmani (Chairman)[3] |
Products | Baladna |
Owner | Majid Bahjat Suleiman (66%)[4] Bachar Kiwan (19%)[4] Jad Kiwan (5%)[4] Zina Khair (5%)[4] Jawa Suleiman (5%)[4] |
Website | http://www.ug.com.sy/ |
Overview
editUnited Group (UG) publishes the government-aligned Baladna newspaper in Syria, and published the defunct Al-Balad newspaper in Lebanon, Kuwait, and the Comoros.[7][8][9] Baladna is one of two private daily newspapers covering political topics that have succeeded in staying open after the Syrian civil war, due to close ties to the Syrian government.[10][11][12]
Ownership
editThe company is publicly listed on the Damascus Securities Exchange and majority owned by Majid Bahjat Suleiman, Bachar Kiwan, and their relatives.[6][13][4]
References
edit- ^ "AWI Company Careers & Jobs | GulfTalent". www.gulftalent.com. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ "من نحن". بلدنا نيوز - موقع الكتروني من المجموعة المتحدة UG (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ a b "UNITED GROUP FOR PUBLISHING ADVERTISING AND MARKETING". D&B Business Directory.
- ^ a b c d e f "DSE | الشركات المدرجة". www.dse.sy. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ "United Group". Syria Report. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ a b Daher, Joseph (2020). Syria After the Uprisings The Political Economy of State Resilience. La Vergne: Haymarket Books. ISBN 978-1-64259-416-4. OCLC 1265465288.
- ^ Lazkani, Alimar (2018-11-23). "Local Actors in the Syrian Coastal Area: Characteristics and Prospects". Arab Reform Initiative.
- ^ Daher, Joseph (2020). Syria After the Uprisings The Political Economy of State Resilience. La Vergne: Haymarket Books. ISBN 978-1-64259-416-4. OCLC 1265465288.
- ^ "Syria's businessmen invest in post-war reconstruction | Younes Ahmed". AW. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ "A Wasted Decade: Human Rights in Syria during Bashar al-Asad's First Ten Years in Power". Human Rights Watch. 2010-07-16.
- ^ Badran, Yazan (3 March 2021). Arab Media Systems. Open Book Publishers. doi:10.11647/obp.0238.02. ISBN 978-1-80064-059-7. S2CID 242906131.
- ^ "Not even loyalist journalists safe in Assad's Syria". Arab News. 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ Sharp, Jeremy M.; Blanchard, Christopher M. (22 September 2011). "Unrest in Syria and U.S. Sanctions Against the Asad Regime" (PDF). Congressional Research Service.