Ya Libnan ( ar, يا لبنان) ''Oh Lebanon'', is a Lebanese media outlet that delivers English-language news from Beirut to an international audience. ''Ya Libnan'' was founded by volunteers 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 ...

immediately after the

assassination of Rafik Hariri On 14 February 2005, former Prime Minister of Lebanon Rafic Hariri was killed along with 21 others in an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. Explosives equivalent to around 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of TNT were detonated as his motorcade drov ...

on 14 February 2005. Since its inception, ''Ya Libnan'' has transformed from a

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-style format maintained by three volunteers to an official news site that is supported by over 100 multi-national volunteers.

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In 2005 ''

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''s Jefferson Morley called ''Ya Libnan'' "The New Media kid on the block". The site started as a web presence for the massive street demonstrations that took place after Hariri's assassination and evolved into a daily news site with cosmopolitan, liberal politics."Country Profile: Lebanon"
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