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An-Nahar provided a platform for various freethinkers to express their views during the years of the Syrian occupation of Lebanon. The paper can be best expressed as centre-left, though its writers' views range across the political spectrum. [11] Journalist Charles Glass argues that An-Nahar is Lebanon's equivalent of The New York Times. [12]
As-Safir had the second highest circulation in Lebanon in the 1990s after An-Nahar. [18] Its circulation was 45,000 copies in 2003, making it the second best selling paper in Lebanon. [10] The paper sold more than 50,000 copies in 2010. [21] In 2012, the Lebanese Ministry of Information reported that the daily had a circulation of 50,000 copies.
Eight layers showed occupation from the Hellenistic period onwards and the remains of five, possibly six, successive churches. Another site investigated was BEY 215, the An-Nahar building, revealing six levels of occupation dating from the Persian to Byzantine eras, showing continuous inhabitation since the 4th century BC.
Samir Kassir (Arabic: سمير قصير, 5 May 1960 – 2 June 2005) was a Lebanese-Palestinian journalist of An-Nahar [1] and professor of history at Saint-Joseph University, [2] who was an advocate of democracy and prominent opponent of the Syrian occupation of Lebanon. [1]
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]
For more information about the Women in History exhibit, residents can contact the Lebanon County Historical Society directly at 717-272-1473 or office@lchsociety.org. Matthew Toth is a reporter ...
After the sudden death of his father Gebran Tueni, Ghassan, just 22 at the time, returned to Lebanon to continue publishing An Nahar. He became editor-in-chief and publisher of the paper from 1947 to 1999, and from 2003 until his death. [1] [4] He was imprisoned in the 1940s for his objections to censorship. [8]
She was a member of the Lebanese Parliament for almost ten years (2009–2018), representing the district of Achrafieh. Tueni is the CEO of one of Lebanon's most famous newspapers, An-Nahar. [1] Tueni is a fourth generation journalist. An Nahar was established by her great-grandfather, Gebran Tueni, in 1933.