Le Reveil was a French language daily newspaper which was headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon.[1] The paper was launched by Amine Gemayel in 1977[2][3] and published the French translations of the news covered in Al Amal, an official organ of the Kataeb Party.[1] Amine Gemayel employed Le Reveil to support his political views.[4]

Le Reveil
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Kataeb Party
Founder(s)Amine Gemayel
Founded1977
Political alignmentRight-wing political stance
LanguageFrench
Ceased publication2000s
HeadquartersBeirut
CountryLebanon
Sister newspapersAl Amal

One of the editors-in-chief was Jean Shami.[3] Antoine Basbous was one of the reporters of the paper in Paris.[5]

In October 1985 it was closed down by Elie Hobeika, a commander of Lebanese Forces during the civil war and the presidency of Amine Gemayel.[1][6] Hobeika had attempted to shut down Al Amal, but he did not manage to stop its publication.[1] Although Le Reveil has not been published since then, the license of the paper still belongs to the Kataeb Party.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ed Blanche (30 October 1985). "Christian militia leader closes president's newspaper". Associated Press. Beirut. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ Pierre Maroun (February–March 2003). "Dossier: Amine Gemayel Former President of Lebanon". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 5 (2).
  3. ^ a b The Middle East and North Africa (49th ed.). London; New York: Europa Publications. 2003. p. 738. ISBN 978-1-85743-132-2.
  4. ^ Makram Rabah (2020). Conflict on Mount Lebanon: The Druze, the Maronites and Collective Memory. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-4744-7419-1.
  5. ^ Erlend Lunde Colleuille (Spring 2021). An Impossible Balancing Act. France and the Lebanese Civil War, 1975-1982 (MA thesis). University of Oslo. p. 66. hdl:10852/87584.
  6. ^ Samia Nakhoul (29 October 1985). "Pro-Syrian militiamen withdrew from their positions along Beirut's Green Line". United Press International. Beirut. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Law and Practice". Reporters without Borders. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.