El Djoumhouria
Appearance
Type | Daily |
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Format | Tabloid |
Publisher | الشركة الاقتصادية العمومية |
Founded | 1844 as L'Écho d'Oran 1963, renamed La République 1975 renamed El Djoumhouria |
Headquarters | 6 rue Ben Senoussi Ahmida, Oran, Algeria |
Website | http://www.eldjoumhouria.dz |
El Djoumhouria (Arabic: الجمهورية meaning 'The Republic') is a daily newspaper published six times a weeks (from Saturday to Thursday) in Oran, Algeria.
It was established by Pierre Lafont as a French language newspaper on 12 October 1844 as L'Écho d'Oran. In 1963, it was renamed La République and published for one year as a French daily newspaper, with the front page only in Arabic. In 1976, it became an all-Arabic daily.