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''L'Orient–Le Jour'' () is a
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daily
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in
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. Its
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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 Samir Frangieh (4 December 1945 – 11 April 2017) was a Lebanese politician, member of the Lebanese Parliament and a leftist intellectual. He was from the Frangieh family, one of the well-known political families of Lebanon. Early life Frangieh ...
. During the
Lebanese Civil War The Lebanese Civil War ( ) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 150,000 fatalities and led to the exodus of almost one million people from Lebanon. The religious diversity of the ...
, 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 The Grand Prix de la francophonie is presented annually by the Académie française at the initiative of the Canadian Government to a personality who contributes to the development of the French language throughout the world. Laureates * 1986: ...
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 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 Augu ...
. The paper covers politics, local and international news, finance and economics, culture, entertainment as well as sports. According to the Arab Press Network, an offshoot of
WAN-IFRA The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization made up of 76 national newspaper associations, 12 news agencies, 10 regional press organisations, and many individual newspaper ex ...
, it is the most widely read Francophone daily newspaper in Lebanon and is "partisan to a liberal, Christian leaning line.""L'Orient le Jour"
, Arab Press Network. Retrieved 20 November 2013.


Editorial stance

''L'Orient–Le Jour'' takes a fierce line against
Hezbollah Hezbollah ( ; , , ) is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary group. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, and its political wing is the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc party in the Lebanese Parliament. I ...
, and also against elite
corruption Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense that is undertaken by a person or an organization that is entrusted in a position of authority to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's gain. Corruption may involve activities ...
in Lebanon. It was one of the few Arab news outlets to say that the
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was an unjustifiable massacre. Topics that are still taboo in Lebanon, such as
homosexuality Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or Human sexual activity, sexual behavior between people of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexu ...
, domestic violence,
suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Risk factors for suicide include mental disorders, physical disorders, and substance abuse. Some suicides are impulsive acts driven by stress (such as from financial or ac ...
and
abortion Abortion is the early termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. Abortions that occur without intervention are known as miscarriages or "spontaneous abortions", and occur in roughly 30–40% of all pregnan ...
, regularly appear in its columns.


Ownership

The main shareholders of ''L'Orient–Le Jour'' are former minister Michel Eddé and his grandchildren (38%), the Choueiri group (22.7%) and the family of the former minister
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 fir ...
(15.5%). The latter's shares are distributed as follows: Pharaon directly holds 2.6% of the shares, his sister, Nayla De Freige, holds 1.7%, the Pharaon Holding SAL has 11% and Libano-Suisse Insurance Consulting has 0.2%. Not all shareholders have been made public, which represent 23.8% of the ownership.


See also

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French language in Lebanon French is a common language in Lebanon, with about 40% of the population being Francophone. A law determines the cases in which the French language is to be used within government, and is often used as a prestige language for business, diploma ...


References


External links

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