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L'Orient–Le Jour
''L'Orient–Le Jour'' () is a French-language daily newspaper in Lebanon. Its English-language edition is ''L'Orient Today''. History ''L'Orient–Le Jour'' was first published on 15 June 1971, following the merger of two French-language Lebanese dailies, ''L'Orient'' (founded in Beirut in 1924 by Gabriel Khabbaz and Georges Naccache) and ''Le Jour'' (founded in 1934 by Michel Chiha). Between 1970 and 1975, one of the contributors was Samir Frangieh. During the Lebanese Civil War, the paper was closed down by the occupying Syrian Army for a brief period in 1976, before publication was resumed. The editor-in-chief of ''L'Orient–Le Jour'', Eduard Saab, was murdered on 16 May 1976. The paper won the Grand Prix de la Francophonie from the Académie Française in 2021. ''L'Orient–Le Jour'' journalist Caroline Hayek was awarded the Albert Londres Prize for her coverage of the 2020 explosion at the Port of Beirut . The paper covers politics, local and international news, fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Newspaper
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports, art, and science. They often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, Obituary, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of Subscription business model, subscription revenue, Newsagent's shop, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often Metonymy, metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published Printing, in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also Electronic publishing, published on webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of Beirut
The Port of Beirut () is the main port in Lebanon on the eastern part of the Saint George Bay on Beirut's northern Mediterranean coast, west of the Beirut River. It is one of the largest and busiest ports on the Eastern Mediterranean. On 4 August 2020, a large explosion, caused by improperly stored ammonium nitrate, occurred at the port, killing at least 218 people, injuring more than 7,000 and rendering 300,000 others homeless.Cabinet declares state of emergency, port officials placed under house arrest ''Daily Star'' (5 August 2020). Large sections of the port and its infrastructure were destroyed, including most of Beirut's grain reserves, and billions of dollars in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Pharaon
Michel Pharaon () is a Lebanese politician, and was Minister of Tourism in Lebanon. He was the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the Fouad Siniora government. In the general election held in 2000, he won a seat from Beirut's first district. He ran on the list of late Rafik Hariri. Biography Born in Beirut on 24 June 1959, Michel Pharaon received a degree in economics and business administration from St. Joseph University in 1980 before earning an MBA from the University of Paris in 1981. He heads several boards of directors including the Mednet insurance company and the Commerce du Levant magazine. He is the deputy president of the Ruphayil Pharaon and Sons company and of Pharaon Holdin He is a scion of the wealthy and influential Melkite Greek Catholic Pharaon Family, grandnephew of Henri Philippe Pharaoun. Family origins From an eminent Levantine family that originated in the Hauran region of Syria, Michel Pharaon is the son of Pierre (1925-1999), a busines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Choueiri
Antoine Choueiri (Arabic: أنطوان الشويري)(August 3, 1939 – March 9, 2010) was a billionaire Lebanese media executive. He was the founder of Choueiri Group, the Middle East's largest media broker. Life Choueiri was born in Beirut in 1939 to a Maronite Christian family from Bsharri. He married Rose Salameh in 1961, who gave birth to two children, Pierre and Lena. Choueiri died on March 9, 2010, of health complications. He is buried in his ancestral home of Bsharri. In his honor one of Bsharri's main streets will be named "Antoine Choueiri" in homage to him and his achievements. Choueiri was one of the leading lebanese businessmen with Choueiri Group, a leading MEA media broker, he is also regarded as the "Founding father" and "Godfather" of Lebanese basketball, due to his huge contributions to the sport as a whole, and to Sagesse BC in particular. Choueiri Group At the height of its powers, the company that he founded, the Choueiri Group, controlled (through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Eddé
Michel Eddé (16 February 1928 - 3 November 2019) was a Lebanese Maronite Christians, Lebanese Maronite lawyer, philanthropist, and politician. Throughout his life, Eddé was a defender of the confessional plurality of Lebanon and of the political and cultural coexistence of different communities. Upon his death, the French Embassy in Lebanon decreed that Eddé was a "man of dialogue and harmony between communities and faiths". References 1928 births 2019 deaths 20th-century Lebanese politicians 20th-century Lebanese lawyers Lebanese Maronites {{Lebanon-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
