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Hadiqat al-Akhbar (The News Garden in English) is the first daily newspaper of Lebanon which was launched in 1858. [1] From 1858 to 1958 there were nearly 200 newspapers in the country. [2] Prior to 1963 the number of newspapers was more than 400. [3] However, the number reduced to 53 due to the 1963 press law. [3] [4]
The Marada Movement (Arabic: تيار المردة, romanized: Tayyār Al-Marada) is a Lebanese political party and a former militia active during the Lebanese Civil War named after the legendary Marada (also called Mardaites) warriors of the early Middle Ages that fought on the external edge of the Byzantine Empire.
Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal has a stake in the paper. [8] The 2009 Ipsos Stat survey revealed that the paper is the most popular newspaper in Lebanon and one of the five most popular in the Middle East. [9] An-Nahar is the first Arab paper which regularly covers news on environmental issues. [10]
Talib Suhayl al-Tamimi, leading member of the Council for a Free Iraq. Beirut Shooting Iraqi intelligence Four diplomats from the Iraqi embassy detained. One died in prison, the other three sent back to Iraq in 1996 [29] August 31, 1995 Nizar al-Halabi, leader of the Al-Ahbash Sufi movement [30] Beirut Shooting members of Osbat al-Ansar
Rony Seikaly – former professional basketball player in the NBA and for both the U.S. and Lebanon's national basketball team; Ryan Kalil – professional football player; Sabu – professional wrestler, real name Terry Brunk; Sage Karam – professional car racer; Samir Bannout – former professional bodybuilder and winner of Mr. Olympia ...
Joseph Khalil Aoun (/ aʊ n /; Arabic: جوزاف خليل عون; [a] born 10 January 1964) is a Lebanese politician and army general who has served as the 14th president of Lebanon since 9 January 2025.
May Murr, sometimes written as Mayy Murr (Arabic: مي المر; 1929 – 29 March 2008) was a Lebanese professor, historian, writer, poet, and political activist. [1] Murr's poetry was influenced by her academic interests in geography and history, blending her literary and scholarly pursuits.
In Lebanon the first Arabic journal was an annual review, Majmu fawaid li nukhbat afadil which was first published in 1851. [1] The first political, literary, and scientific magazine, the first children's magazine, and the women's magazine in the country were established in the period between 1870 and 1896. [2]