La Revue du Liban

La Revue du Liban, whose full title was La Revue du Liban et de l'Orient Arabe, was a French-language weekly news magazine based in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 1928, it became a long-running periodical serving readers interested in Lebanese affairs, regional developments, and broader political and social news in the French language. Its longevity placed it within Lebanon's historically important multilingual press sector, where French-language publications operated alongside Arabic- and English-language newspapers and magazines. The magazine was acquired by Dar Alf Leila Wa Leila, a Lebanese publishing house associated with several other media properties. The same company published the Arabic-language daily Al Bayrak and the periodical Al Hawadeth. Under the ownership of the publishing house, La Revue du Liban remained part of a broader media portfolio rather than operating as an isolated publication. Melhem Karam, the owner of the publishing company, also served as the magazine's editor-in-chief, linking its editorial management directly to the leadership of its parent media business. La Revue du Liban's principal product was its weekly print edition. Its French-language identity and Beirut base gave it a distinctive position within Lebanon's press landscape, while its title indicated an editorial orientation extending beyond domestic affairs to the wider Arab East. Available reference material does not establish a separate consumer-product portfolio, significant international corporate structure, or public-market listing; the brand is best understood as a publication title rather than as a diversified media corporation. The magazine's print run lasted for more than eight decades, from 1928 through 2011. In 2011, Dar Alf Leila Wa Leila folded, and the print edition of La Revue du Liban ceased as part of that collapse. The title continued online for a period after the end of print publishing, but the digital publication ultimately folded as well. The brand is therefore considered defunct. Its historical importance derives primarily from its exceptionally long publishing life, its role in French-language Lebanese journalism, and its association with a wider Beirut-based publishing enterprise.

La Revue du Liban was established in Beirut in 1928 as a French-language weekly magazine. Its full title, La Revue du Liban et de l'Orient Arabe, reflected both its Lebanese base and its connection to a wider Arab regional context. The publication emerged during a period when Lebanon's press included significant French-language activity, and it developed as a news periodical rather than as a general consumer or entertainment brand. Over the decades, the magazine became one of the durable titles in Lebanon's French-language press. Its core format was a weekly print edition, and its editorial identity was tied to news and public affairs. The available historical record does not provide a complete list of editors, circulation figures, major cover stories, or detailed changes in editorial policy. It does, however, identify the magazine as a long-running Beirut publication that survived across substantial changes in Lebanon's political, economic, and media environments. La Revue du Liban was later purchased by Dar Alf Leila Wa Leila, a publishing house that also owned or published other Lebanese media titles, including the Arabic-language daily Al Bayrak and Al Hawadeth. This acquisition placed the magazine within a multi-title media operation. Melhem Karam owned the publishing company and served as editor-in-chief of La Revue du Liban, combining ownership and editorial leadership in the publication's management structure. The magazine continued in print until 2011. That year, the publishing company folded, causing the printed edition of La Revue du Liban to cease. The title was not immediately abandoned: it continued as an online publication after the print shutdown. The digital version ultimately folded as well, bringing the publication's run to an end. No successor company, continuing website, or later relaunch is identified in the available reference material. La Revue du Liban is consequently a defunct magazine brand whose documented life spans 1928 to 2011 in print, followed by a shorter and unspecified online continuation.

1. 2011Print publication ends

   The print edition ended when Dar Alf Leila Wa Leila folded.

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2. 1928Magazine founded

   La Revue du Liban was established in Beirut as a French-language weekly news magazine.

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3. Acquired by Dar Alf Leila Wa Leila

   The magazine became part of Dar Alf Leila Wa Leila, a publishing house associated with Al Bayrak and Al Hawadeth.

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4. Online publication later folds

   Following the end of the print edition, the title continued online temporarily before ceasing publication altogether.

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A Beirut-based French-language weekly news magazine covering Lebanese and wider Arab-world affairs for readers of the francophone press.

• La Revue du Liban et de l'Orient ArabeFrench-language weekly news magazine1928

  The principal offering was a French-language weekly magazine published from Beirut. Its title associated Lebanese coverage with the wider Arab East, and the publication occupied a place in Lebanon's multilingual news press. The documented print run extended from its founding in 1928 until 2011, when the publisher folded. The title later had an online continuation before eventually shutting down.

• 2011Transition from print to online publicationStrategy

  The print edition ended after Dar Alf Leila Wa Leila, the magazine's publishing company, folded.

  What changed. The title continued as an online publication after print ceased.

  Aftermath. The online publication ultimately folded, and the brand ceased publication altogether.

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• 2011Print edition of La Revue du Liban ends after publisher folds

  The magazine's print edition ceased when Dar Alf Leila Wa Leila, its publishing company, folded. The title subsequently continued online for a time before ultimately shutting down.

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