L'Orient-Le Jour

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L'Orient Le Jour

L'Orient Le Jour, Beirut, 2010
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) SAL
Founded 1 September 1970 (1970-09-01)
Language French
Headquarters Beirut, Lebanon
Official website L'Orient Le Jour

L'Orient-Le Jour meaning The Orient-The Day is a leading French language daily newspaper in Lebanon.

History

L'Orient-Le Jour was first published on 1 September 1970,[1] 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).[2] During the Lebanese Civil War the paper was closed down by the occupying Syrian Army in 1976.[3]

The paper covers politics, local and international news, finance and economics, culture, entertainment as well as sports.[1] According to the Arab Press Network, an off-shoot of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), it is the only extant Francophone newspaper in Lebanon and is "partisan to a liberal, Christian leaning line."[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Clients". KnowledgeView. Retrieved 12 October 2013. 
  2. ↑ (French) L'Orient-Le Jour About Us, Lorient Le Jour
  3. ↑ "Syria/Lebanon: Summary", Human Rights Watch
  4. ↑ "L'Orient le Jour", Arab Press Network. Accessed 20 November 2013.

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