Former minister Michel Eddé and his grandchildren (38%), the Choueiri group (22.7%) and the family of the former minister Michel Pharaon (15.49%). Libano-Suisse Insurance Consulting has 0.2 percent. (and others)
L'Orient-Le Jour was first published on 15 June 1971, 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]
Between 1970 and 1975 one of the contributors was Samir Frangieh.[3] During the Lebanese Civil War the paper was closed down by the occupying Syrian Army for a brief period in 1976[4] but the paper resumed publication after. The editor-in-chief of L'Orient-Le Jour, Eduard Saab, was murdered on 16 May 1976.[5]
The paper covers politics, local and international news, finance and economics, culture, entertainment as well as sports.[6] According to the Arab Press Network, an offshoot 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."[7]
The paper is published by Société de presse et d'éditions SAL, that also published the business magazine Le Commerce du Levant.
Ownershipedit
The main shareholders of L'Orient-Le Jour are former minister Michel Eddé and his grandchildren (38 percent), the Choueiri group (22.7 percent) and the family of the former minister Michel Pharaon (15.49 percent). The latter's shares are distributed as follows: Pharaon directly holds 2.6 percent of the shares, his sister, Nayla De Freige, holds 1.7 percent, the Pharaon Holding SAL has 11 percent and Libano-Suisse Insurance Consulting has 0.2 percent.[8] Not all shareholders have been made publicly available, which represent 23.8% of the ownership.[8]
Media related to L'Orient-Le Jour at Wikimedia Commons
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January 01, 1970
orient, jour, english, orient, french, language, daily, newspaper, lebanon, english, language, edition, orient, today, orient, jour, january, 2017, typedaily, newspaperformatbroadsheetowner, former, minister, michel, eddé, grandchildren, choueiri, group, famil. L Orient Le Jour English The Orient The Day is a French language daily newspaper in Lebanon Its English language edition is L Orient Today 1 L Orient Le JourL Orient Le Jour January 30 2017 TypeDaily newspaperFormatBroadsheetOwner s Former minister Michel Edde and his grandchildren 38 the Choueiri group 22 7 and the family of the former minister Michel Pharaon 15 49 Libano Suisse Insurance Consulting has 0 2 percent and others Founded15 June 1971 52 years ago 1971 06 15 Political alignmentLiberalismLanguageFrenchHeadquartersBeirutWebsitewww wbr lorientlejour wbr com wbr index wbr php Contents 1 History 2 Ownership 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editL Orient Le Jour was first published on 15 June 1971 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 Between 1970 and 1975 one of the contributors was Samir Frangieh 3 During the Lebanese Civil War the paper was closed down by the occupying Syrian Army for a brief period in 1976 4 but the paper resumed publication after The editor in chief of L Orient Le Jour Eduard Saab was murdered on 16 May 1976 5 The paper covers politics local and international news finance and economics culture entertainment as well as sports 6 According to the Arab Press Network an offshoot 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 7 The paper is published by Societe de presse et d editions SAL that also published the business magazine Le Commerce du Levant Ownership editThe main shareholders of L Orient Le Jour are former minister Michel Edde and his grandchildren 38 percent the Choueiri group 22 7 percent and the family of the former minister Michel Pharaon 15 49 percent The latter s shares are distributed as follows Pharaon directly holds 2 6 percent of the shares his sister Nayla De Freige holds 1 7 percent the Pharaon Holding SAL has 11 percent and Libano Suisse Insurance Consulting has 0 2 percent 8 Not all shareholders have been made publicly available which represent 23 8 of the ownership 8 See also editFrench language in LebanonReferences edit L Orient Today Contact Information Journalists and Overview Muck Rack Retrieved 2 November 2023 in French L Orient Le Jour About Us Lorient Le Jour Who s Who in Lebanon 19th ed Beirut Publitec Publications 2007 p 132 doi 10 1515 9783110945904 476 ISBN 978 3 598 07734 0 Syria Lebanon Summary Human Rights Watch Chronology April 16 1976 August 15 1976 The Middle East Journal 30 4 529 Autumn 1976 JSTOR 4325541 Clients KnowledgeView Archived from the original on 14 October 2013 Retrieved 12 October 2013 L Orient le Jour Archived 10 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine Arab Press Network Retrieved 20 November 2013 a b L Orient Le Jour lebanon mom rsf org Retrieved 22 April 2021 External links editPortals nbsp News nbsp Lebanon nbsp Media related to L Orient Le Jour at Wikimedia Commons Official website in French Official website in English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title L 27Orient Le Jour amp oldid 1194650403, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
