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Entity Type: Domestic Non-Chinese Language Media

Il Sole 24 Ore

Il Sole 24 Ore is Italy’s leading financial newspaper, created on November 9, 1965, through the merger of Il Sole, founded in 1865, and 24 Ore, launched in 1946. The newspaper is owned by Confindustria, Italy’s employers’ federation, and is headquartered in Milan. Il Sole 24 Ore covers business, politics, commercial law, and financial markets, and operates as part of the broader 24 ORE Group. In 2019, Italy’s securities regulator Consob fined the newspaper’s management 1.05 million euros for inflating digital circulation figures.

Metro

Metro is a British freesheet tabloid newspaper distributed weekday mornings across England, Wales, and Scotland. A sister publication to the conservative Daily Mail, Metro was launched in 1999 initially as a London-only newspaper with 85,000 copies distributed via dedicated bins in London Underground stations. The publication expanded nationally and in February 2018 climbed ahead of The Sun in total print circulation to become the UK’s most circulated newspaper. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Metro suffered financial losses from reduced advertising during travel disruptions and cost increases. Following a 2023 restructuring that combined its print and online operations, the publication became profitable in both print and online formats in 2024.

Box Brazil

Box Brazil Media Group is Brazil’s largest independent pay-TV programmer, operating in entertainment and technology with offices in Porto Alegre, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro. The group comprises Box Brazil Channels, which operates seven pay-TV channels and ten streaming channels reaching 42 million people daily, along with subsidiaries Container Media, Media Mundus, and the Box Brazil Play streaming platform. Since 2021, the company has maintained a content-sharing partnership with China Media Group, broadcasting Chinese dramas, documentaries, and films to Brazilian audiences while distributing Brazilian content in China. Head of the company Claudia Dreyer participated in China Media Group’s December 2025 Silk Road Television Community Summit in Yangjiang, where she discussed the partnership’s expansion. The relationship exemplifies how Chinese state media entities establish content distribution agreements with commercial broadcasters in emerging markets, positioning Chinese programming within mainstream Latin American media ecosystems.

Cyprus Mail

The Cyprus Mail, founded in 1945, is a daily English-language newspaper covering Cypriot politics, business and economics, and local news from its headquarters in Nicosia. The publication has a particular focus on the island’s division between Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities since 1974 and ongoing reunification efforts. The newspaper describes itself as independent and unaffiliated with political parties; however, it has taken editorial positions on the Cyprus dispute that some have regarded as controversial, notably supporting the 2004 Annan Plan for reunification, a United Nations proposal that was overwhelmingly rejected by Greek Cypriots in a referendum. In 2019, the newspaper was acquired by Andreas Neocleous, a lawyer and public figure who was previously convicted of bribing a deputy attorney general.

El Moudjahid

El Moudjahid, established during the 1954-1962 Algerian War as an FLN resistance information bulletin, is a French-language daily newspaper in Algeria. The paper, whose name translates to “The Martyr,” featured contributions from writer and psychiatrist Frantz Fanon and activist Eveline Safir Lavalette during the independence struggle. After Algeria gained independence in 1962, it became the country’s primary newspaper and served as the FLN (National Liberation Front) army’s propaganda outlet during the single-party period. The paper, headquartered on the Algiers seafront near the Parliament and Central Bank, publishes daily except Fridays.

The National

Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Port Moresby, The National claims to be Papua New Guinea’s top-selling weekday English language newspaper. Owned by Malaysian multinational Rimbunan Hijau, a major logging corporation controlled by businessman Tiong Hiew King, the publication operates five offices in the cities of Lae, Mount Hagen, Kokopo, Madang, and Goroka. As one of Papua New Guinea’s two major daily newspapers, alongside the Post-Courier, The National operates with both print and online editions.

Bonnier News

Bonnier News, established in 2016, is a major Swedish news media company and a subsidiary of the Bonnier Group, a conglomerate spanning media, real estate and investment services that has been wholly owned by the Bonnier family since its founding in 1804 in Copenhagen. Headquartered in Stockholm, the company publishes flagship Swedish dailies Dagens Nyheter, Expressen, and Dagens industri, alongside over 200 other brands spanning local newspapers, magazines, and digital services across northern countries, including Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. In spring 2022, Bonnier News was merged into Bonnier Publications.

Darya News

Darya News (دریا نیوز) is an Iranian online news outlet founded in 2006 and based in Hormozgan Province in southern Iran. The outlet covers political, cultural, sports, and social news with a focus on Iran’s southern provinces. Alongside its website, Darya News maintains a social media presence on Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube, and Telegram. As of March 2026, the outlet was led by owner and editor-in-chief Yaqoub Dabiri Nejad. 

Sobh-e Sahel

Sobh-e Sahel (صبح ساحل) is an Iranian regional newspaper based in Hormozgan Province, in the southern part of the country. Founded in 1985, it began publishing as a weekly after receiving a licence from Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. The paper focuses on local news across Iran’s southern coastal region. Its coverage spans economics, protests, and public safety.