''Le Reveil'' was a
French language
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daily newspaper which was headquartered in
Beirut, Lebanon.
The paper was launched by
Amine Gemayel in 1977
and published the French translations of the news covered in ''
Al Amal
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'', an official organ of the
Kataeb Party.
[ Amine Gemayel employed ''Le Reveil'' to support his political views.][ Antoine Basbous was one of the reporters of the paper in Paris.
In October 1985 it was closed down by Elie Hobeika, a commander of ]Lebanese Forces
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during the civil war and the presidency of Amine Gemayel.[ Hobeika had attempted to shut down ''Al Amal'', but he did not manage to stop its publication.][ Although ''Le Reveil'' has not been published since then, the license of the paper still belongs to the Kataeb Party.]
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French-language newspapers published in Lebanon
Newspapers established in 1977
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