Maariv (newspaper)  Maariv () is a national Hebrew-language daily newspaper published in Israel. It is second in sales after "Yedioth Ahronoth" and third in readership after "Israel HaYom" and "Yedioth Ahronoth". From Sunday to Thursday the newspaper is printed under the "Ma'ariv Hashavu'a" () brand, while the weekend edition that is out on Friday is printed under the "Ma'ariv SofHashavu'a" () brand. Since May 2014, "Maariv"s co-editors in chief are Doron Cohen and Golan Bar-Yosef. Apart from the daily newspaper and its supplements, "Maariv" has a chain of local newspapers with a national scale distribution and magazines division. "Maariv" was founded in 1948 by former "Yediot Aharonot" journalists led by Dr. Ezriel Carlebach, who became Maariv's first editor-in-chief. It was the most widely read newspaper in Israel in its first twenty years. For many years, the Nimrodi family held a controlling stake in "Maariv", and Yaakov Nimrodi served as its chairman. In March 2010, Zaki Rakib bought a 50% share from Israel Land Development Company and Ofer Nimrodi, bringing new energy and a much needed cash infusion to the newspaper, which had been losing millions of NIS a year since 2004. Rakib became the new chairman. However, it was announced in March 2011 that Nochi Dankner was to take control of "Maariv" through his Discount Investment. On 25 March, Discount transferred 20 million NIS to the struggling firm. On 11 September, "Maariv"s chairman Dani Yakobi issued a statement saying that he would sell the newspaper's printing equipment to be able to pay September salaries. On 7 September, Globes announced that Dankner had reached an agreement with Shlomo Ben-Zvi, publisher of "Makor Rishon", to buy out the newspaper. However, the deal faltered, and Dankner turned to the court on 23 September for a stay of proceedings' process. The court appointed a trustee, Shlomo Nass, who ran the newspaper and searched for a buyer. During the following weeks the workers waged a campaign against IDB and Dankner, demanding he honor his obligations to them and pay their salaries, pensions and severance packages in full.