Sep 28, 2018

Lebanon newspaper Al-Anwar on Friday said its publisher was suspending its print version, as it became the latest victim of the country's media crisis.

"Dar al-Sayyad has decided to stop publishing Al-Anwar from next Monday," the political daily said on its front page.

The newspaper, which was first issued in 1959, said the demise of its print version was due to "financial losses".

The publisher's eight other publications -- including popular cultural weekly Al-Shabaka -- would also cease to be printed, it said.

It was not immediately clear if there were any plans for the publications to continue to have a presenc