Ara (ˈaɾə, meaning "now") is a Catalan daily newspaper that began publication on November 28, 2010, coinciding with the Catalan parliamentary elections. Between 40,000 and 60,000 copies are printed each day.

The publisher is Carles Capdevila, the president is Oriol Soler, and the general director is Joan Alegre. The newspaper's advisory council includes journalists Antoni Bassas, Albert Om and Toni Soler, all known for their work with the Catalan public television channel, TV3

TV3 (Catalonia)

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. Aras content includes Catalan translations of reports and articles from the International Herald Tribune

International Herald Tribune

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Aras shareholders are the group Cultura 03, which also publishes the magazines Sàpiens, TimeOut Barcelona, Descobrir, and Cuina; Ferran Rodés, representing Havas

Havas

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; and Artur Carulla, president of the Agrolimen holding company. In September 2010, Antoni Bassas announced that he would participate as a shareholder.

First edition

The first edition of Ara was published on November 28, 2010, selling out the 120,000 copies printed.