L'Orient-Le Jour
 L'Orient Le Jour, Beirut, 2010 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | SAL |
| Founded | 1 September 1970 |
| Language | French |
| Headquarters | Beirut |
| 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][2] 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).[3] During the Lebanese Civil War the paper was closed down by the occupying Syrian Army in 1976.[4]
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."[5] It is further claimed by the journalism network of the European Union that the paper is the most liberal daily published in the Arab world.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Clients". KnowledgeView. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Country Profiles - Lebanon". Journalism Network. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ (French) L'Orient-Le Jour About Us, Lorient Le Jour
- ↑ "Syria/Lebanon: Summary", Human Rights Watch
- ↑ "L'Orient le Jour", Arab Press Network. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
