Adib Shishakli
"Al-Alam" newspaper was founded by the Syrian writer and journalist, Izzat Husrieh who was the editor-in-chief of "Al Istiklal Al Arabi" newspaper ("Arab Independence" in English) previously. Later on, the newspaper was edited by Fouad El-Shaeib accompanied by Adnan Molouhi as its editor's secretary. "Al-Alam" was one of the newspapers which did not stop upon the coupe of president Husni Al-Zaim in 1949, and continued until 1953 when it was merged with "Al Qabas" (The Firebrand) as "Al-Zaman" (The Time) when president Adib Shishakli ordered every two newspapers to merge. After that, it was separated again when the legislations changed. Later on, the newspaper was voluntarily merged again with "Al Qabas", but was soon separated again. "Al-Alam" also continued to be published during the years of the United Arab Republic (UAR).