Future News was a 24-hour news channel in
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
, covering local and international news. It was a sister channel of
Future Television
Future Television ( ar, تلفزيون المستقبل, ''Televiziyon al-Mustaqbal'') was a Lebanese free-to-air television station founded in 1993 by the Future Movement leader Rafik Hariri, a former Prime Minister of Lebanon. Future TV was als ...
. Its motto was "Right to know".
Future News broadcast from Hamra,
Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
with its studios located on Kantari street.
History
Future News was launched on December 9, 2007 under the previous leadership of CEO Dr. Nadim Munla, then by Tarek Ayntrazi. Nadim Munla led Saad Hariri's team of economic advisors, in the 1990s with the late Prime Minister
Rafic Hariri
Rafic Bahaa El Deen Al Hariri ( ar, رفيق بهاء الدين الحريري; 1 November 1944 – 14 February 2005) was a Lebanese business tycoon and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from ...
. It provided news to expatriate Lebanese.
The channel shut down on 20 August 2012.
External links
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Future Television Official Site
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2007 establishments in Lebanon
Defunct television channels
Television channels and stations established in 2007
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2012
Mass media in Beirut
24-hour television news channels
Television stations in Lebanon
Arab mass media
Arabic-language television stations