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An-Nahar (Arabic: النهار, lit. 'The Day or The Morning') is a leading Arabic-language daily newspaper published in Lebanon. In the 1980s, An-Nahar was described by The New York Times and Time Magazine as the newspaper of record for the entire Arab world. [1] [2]
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]
Because of his political views, Tueni lived in exile for a while in Paris. Returning to Beirut, he founded the Lebanese newspaper Al Ahrar and in 1933, An Nahar daily newspaper that became the largest circulation daily in Lebanon. [2] He was also among the contributors of the literary magazine Al Adib which was established in 1942. [3]
Gebran Ghassan Tueni (Arabic: جبران تويني ; 15 September 1957 – 12 December 2005) was a Lebanese politician and the former editor and publisher of daily paper An Nahar, established by his grandfather, also named Gebran Tueni, in 1933. He was assassinated in 2005 [1] as part of a series of assassinations of Syria's critics in ...
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.
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]
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]
Sahar Baassiri, also spelled Baasiri (Arabic: سحر بعاصيري; born 1960s) is a Lebanese diplomat and journalist currently serving as Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Lebanon to UNESCO in Paris. [1] [2] Ms. Baassiri worked for the leading Lebanese daily An-Nahar newspaper between 1981 and 2009. In 1993, she became the first female ...