L'Orient Le Jour
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L'Orient-Le Jour meaning The Orient-The Day is the leading French language
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
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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...

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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).

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