Mehedi Hassan

The Daily Star

Founded in June 1952, to serve the growing number of expatriates lured by the oil industry, The Daily Star initially circulated in Lebanon but rapidly spread its wings to cover most of the Arab world. Its publisher, Kamel Mrowa, already owner and editor-in-chief of the successful Arabic daily Al-Hayat, not only wanted to relay news of their own countries to expatriates but also to introduce the region to non-Arabic readers. His vision made The Daily Star the leading English language newspaper in the Middle East throughout the 60s. After the onset of peace in 1991 and establishment of a master plan to rebuild the country three years later, Jamil Mroue was determined to start again. In 1996,as the paper recommenced publishing. The end of 2010 saw The Daily Star acquired by new investors determined to raise the bar in order for the paper to continue its evolution and development in harmony with global media trends and advanced technology. The Daily Star, in this regard, sped up its reconstruction program to enhance the newsroom and spread the source of coverage regionally and internationally. The Daily Star on-line edition is the Web's leading source of Lebanese and regional news. redesigned to offer breaking news and on-the-spot follow-up. The site brings together an unmatched combination of high-quality content and powerful interactive capabilities. The site allows you to access continuous regional and Lebanese news coverage on politics, business, religion and much more.