In Lebanon the first Arabic journal was an annual review, Majmu fawaid li nukhbat afadil which was first published in 1851. [1] The first political, literary, and scientific magazine, the first children's magazine, and the women's magazine in the country were established in the period between 1870 and 1896. [2] These were also the first specialized publications in the Arab world. [2] In 1927 there were 121 magazines in Lebanon. [3] The Lebanese magazines reinforced the improvement and modernization of Arabic literature and liberal thought in the first half of the 20th-century. [4]
As of 2012, there were Arabic language, English language and French language magazines in the country. [5] In 2015 there were 192 political magazines in Lebanon which were 16% of the magazines published the Middle East and North Africa. [6] There are also editions of international magazines, including Marie Claire, in Lebanon. [5]
The following is an incomplete list of current and defunct magazines published in Lebanon.