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'''''Ettela'at''''' () is a Persian-language daily newspaper of record published in Tehran, Iran. It is among the oldest publications in the country, and the oldest running Persian daily newspaper in the world. The paper has a conservative stance, and focuses on political, cultural, social, and economic news. Until the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the newspaper was associated with its chief founder Abbas Massoudi (1895–1974).

Key facts

Newspaper.name
Ettela'at Newspaper
Newspaper.image
Ettelaat.svg
Newspaper.type
Daily newspaper
Newspaper.owners
Iran Chap Organisation
Newspaper.political_position
Conservatism (Iranian)
Newspaper.publisher
Iran Chap Organisation
Newspaper.editor
Abdolreza Izadpanah
Newspaper.founder
Abbas Massoudi
Newspaper.headquarters
Tehran, Iran

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
daily newspaper
Country
Iran
Chairperson
Abbas Salehi
Country of origin
Iran
Official website
www.ettelaat.com
Political ideology
conservatism
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title
اطلاعات
language of work or name
Persian
inception
1926-01-01
Commons category
Ettela'at
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'''''Ettela'at''' () is a Persian-language daily newspaper of record published in Tehran, Iran. It is among the oldest publications in the country, and the oldest running Persian daily newspaper in the world. The paper has a conservative stance, and focuses on political, cultural, social, and economic news. Until the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the newspaper was associated with its chief founder Abbas Massoudi (1895–1974).

==History and profile == Ettala'at was started by Abbas Massoudi in 1926 as a four-page paper and sold nearly 2,000 copies per week. The circulation of the paper was 15,000 copies during the reign of Reza Shah. At the beginning of World War II. the paper was expanded and had eight pages.

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