L'Orient Le Jour
Encyclopedia
L'Orient-Le Jour meaning The Orient-The Day is the leading French language
daily newspaper
s in Lebanon
.
It was first published on September 1, 1970 following the merger of two French-Language Lebanese dailies, L'Orient (founded in Beirut in 1923 by Gabriel Khabbaz et Georges Naccache) and Le Jour (founded in 1935 by Michel Chiha).
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
daily newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
s in Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
.
It was first published on September 1, 1970 following the merger of two French-Language Lebanese dailies, L'Orient (founded in Beirut in 1923 by Gabriel Khabbaz et Georges Naccache) and Le Jour (founded in 1935 by Michel Chiha).
External links
Official site- http://www.google.com/custom?q=L%27Orient+Le+Jour&cof=GALT%3A0000CC%3BS%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2FWORLDMEETS.US%3BGL%3A0%3BVLC%3A0000FF%3BAH%3Aleft%3BBGC%3AE9f9E9%3BLH%3A90%3BLC%3A0000CC%3BL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2FWORLDMEETS.US%2Fimagesui%2Fwalogo_siteid.gif%3BALC%3A0000CC%3BBIMG%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2FWORLDMEETS.US%2Fimages%2FUSAbkgd.jpg%3BLW%3A213%3BT%3A00354F%3BAWFID%3A834a24b6e0f3e242%3B&domains=WORLDMEETS.US&sitesearch=WORLDMEETS.USEnglish language translations of L'Orient Le Jour available at nonprofit WorldMeets.US]
