Al Joumhouria

Al Joumhouria was founded in 1924 by journalist Saji’ Asmar and witnessed many years of interruption. It was first shut down in 1975 at the beginning of the civil war, and though it tried to resume publishing in 1985, the war ultimately prevented that. There was a second attempt to get it running in 2005 with then-Defense Minister Elias Murr but it was suspended after the assassination attempt on Murr, who eventually launched it in 2011. The newspaper is located in the same building as the headquarters of Elias Murr’s father, the late Deputy Prime Minister Michel Murr Sr., who is the grandfather of former MP Nayla Tuéni, the CEO of Annahar newspaper. Al-Joumhouria includes the following sections: local and international news, business, arts, science, health, fashion, culture, sports, and technology. Elias Murr’s son, MP Michel Elias Murr is the Chairman of the Board and Georges Soulage is the Editor-in-Chief. In the 2022 parliamentary election, Michel Elias Murr won the Orthodox parliamentary seat in Northern Metn district, which was held by his grandfather and namesake, the late Michel Murr Sr. for decades up until his death.

On July 12, 2021, the newspaper announced its expansion into the world of new media by launching the “Al Joumhuriya TV”, which specializes in Lebanese internal affairs.