Lebanon news, front pages compared
Crosswire tracks 6 major Lebanon news outlets. Preview their homepages side by side below — switch between two, three and four columns, go compact, or translate every page into your language.
The Lebanon media landscape on Crosswire
Crosswire lays Lebanon's front pages next to one another so you can see which stories lead where, how headlines are framed, and what one outlet foregrounds that another leaves out. All 6 titles tracked in Lebanon sit near the editorial centre in our classification, which is common where the press is dominated by public broadcasters and agencies, or where no confident left/right rating was available. Comparison here is less about political line than about which stories each newsroom judges worth the top of the page.
By kind of outlet, the 6 titles break down as 2 daily newspapers (The Daily Star Lebanon and L'Orient-Le Jour), 2 television news channels (LBCI and MTV Lebanon), 1 digital-native outlet (The961) and 1 news portal (Naharnet). Crosswire lists no public-service broadcaster for Lebanon, so the fixed point in a comparison has to be a wire service or the most widely read daily instead.
Lebanon sits in The Levant, on Crosswire's Middle East and North Africa hub. By outlets tracked it is 1st of the 5 countries in The Levant and 3rd of the 20 across the Middle East and North Africa, where the average is 5 outlets per country. Its neighbours in The Levant with hubs of their own are Israel (6), Jordan (5), Syria (3) and Palestine (3).
Leaning groupings are approximate guides drawn from widely cited media-bias assessments — see the methodology and what the labels can and can't tell you. Counts are taken from the directory as of .
Which are Lebanon's main news outlets?
Across Lebanon's editorial spectrum, Crosswire currently lists near the center, The Daily Star Lebanon, L'Orient-Le Jour, Naharnet, The961, LBCI and MTV Lebanon. Each outlet below links to a full profile — its facts, editorial leaning and a live front-page preview — and the comparison view above shows any of them side by side.
The Daily Star was a long-running Lebanese English-language newspaper based in Beirut, with a regional focus on Middle Eastern affairs. It covered politics, business, and society across Lebanon and the wider region for English-speaking readers; the publication ceased regular operations in the early 2020s.
L'Orient-Le Jour is Lebanon's main French-language daily newspaper, based in Beirut. It provides coverage of Lebanese and regional politics, the economy, and culture, and is regarded as one of the country's leading newspapers for Francophone readers. It serves Lebanon's French-speaking community as well as Francophone audiences abroad interested in the region.
Naharnet is a Lebanese English-language news website associated with the An-Nahar media group. It provides coverage of Lebanese politics, security, and regional Middle Eastern affairs for English-speaking audiences in Lebanon and abroad. The site is among the country's established online English-language news sources, offering frequent updates on national and regional developments.
The961 is an English-language Lebanese digital outlet aimed at Lebanon and its global diaspora. It covers national news, politics, lifestyle, food, travel and diaspora affairs for an international audience.
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) is a major private Lebanese television network founded in 1985. Its news site publishes breaking news, politics, economy and live broadcasts in Arabic with an English edition.
MTV Lebanon (Murr Television) is a private Lebanese television channel whose news website covers Lebanese politics, economy, society, entertainment and sport. It offers live streaming of its channels alongside written reporting.
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