United Group for Publishing Advertising and Marketing

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United Group for Publishing Advertising and Marketing
AWI Company[1]
United Group (UG)
Native name
المجموعة المتحدة للنشر والدعاية والتسويق
Company typePublic
ISINSY0031100058
IndustryMedia
Founded2000
HeadquartersDamascus, Syria
Key people
Haidara Bahjat Suleiman (CEO)[2]
Muhamad Saeed Koudmani (Chairman)[3]
ProductsBaladna
OwnerMajid Bahjat Suleiman (66%)[4]
Bachar Kiwan (19%)[4]
Jad Kiwan (5%)[4]
Zina Khair (5%)[4]
Jawa Suleiman (5%)[4]
Websitehttp://www.ug.com.sy/

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]

Overview

United 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

The 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

  1. ^ "AWI Company Careers & Jobs | GulfTalent". www.gulftalent.com. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  2. ^ "من نحن". بلدنا نيوز - موقع الكتروني من المجموعة المتحدة UG (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  3. ^ a b "UNITED GROUP FOR PUBLISHING ADVERTISING AND MARKETING". D&B Business Directory.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "DSE | الشركات المدرجة". www.dse.sy. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  5. ^ "United Group". Syria Report. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Lazkani, Alimar (2018-11-23). "Local Actors in the Syrian Coastal Area: Characteristics and Prospects". Arab Reform Initiative.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Syria's businessmen invest in post-war reconstruction | Younes Ahmed". AW. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  10. ^ "A Wasted Decade: Human Rights in Syria during Bashar al-Asad's First Ten Years in Power". Human Rights Watch. 2010-07-16.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Not even loyalist journalists safe in Assad's Syria". Arab News. 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  13. ^ Sharp, Jeremy M.; Blanchard, Christopher M. (22 September 2011). "Unrest in Syria and U.S. Sanctions Against the Asad Regime" (PDF). Congressional Research Service.


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