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Riad Taha is a Lebanese journalist and author who was born in 1927 in Hermel, Greater Lebanon. He is best known for his work as a journalist and editor for the Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar. He has also written several books on the history of Lebanon and the Middle East. Taha began his career as a journalist in the 1950s, working for the newspaper An-Nahar. He was appointed editor-in-chief of the newspaper in 1965 and held the position until his retirement in 1992. During his tenure, he wrote extensively on the history of Lebanon and the Middle East. Taha has written several books, including The History of Lebanon (1962), The History of the Middle East (1966), and The History of the Arab World (1970). He has also written several books on the history of the Lebanese Civil War, including The Lebanese Civil War (1975) and The Lebanese Civil War: A History (1982). Taha is currently retired and lives in Beirut, Lebanon. He is 93 years old.

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Occupation Journalist and editor
Age 53 years old
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Born 1927
Birthday 1927
Birthplace Hermel, Greater Lebanon
Date of death 23 July 1980 (aged 52–53) - Beirut, Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon
Died Place Beirut, Lebanon
Nationality Lebanon

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1980

Riad Taha, (Arabic: رياض طه) (1927 – 23 July 1980), was a Shia Lebanese journalist and president of the Lebanese Publishers Association (Arabic: نقابة الصحافة اللبنانية). He was assassinated when gunmen opened fire on his car. Perpetrators were never caught, but it was widely suspected that the assassination was ordered by the Syrian Intelligence. He was the head of the Lebanese Publishers Association from 1967 until his murder.

He was elected head of the Lebanese Publishers Association, a post he would hold continuously until his assassination in 1980.

Taha was killed in Beirut in July 1980. Although there have been rumors that Syrian intelligence killed him, there is also another report, stating that Taha was killed due to the feud between his family and another Shiite family.

1955

In 1955, he founded the newspaper Al Kifah (Arabic: الكفاح) (literally The Struggle) and his own publishing house called Dar al Kifah (Arabic: دار الكفاح) that consolidated all his publishing activities. His also authored many books including:

1950

In 1950, he started the publication Al Ahad magazine (Arabic: الأحد) (literally The Sunday) which was unique with pioneering effort in its content and its supplements. He was also editor of the magazine which opposed the Baghdad Pact. Taha became an advocate of the Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser during this period. In 1953, he launched the newspaper Al Bilad (Arabic: البلاد) (meaning The Country).

1947

In 1947, aged 20, he established the weekly Akhbar al 'Aalam (Arabic: أخبار العالم) (meaning the News of the World) and was in Palestine in 1948 to cover the war there. In 1949, he established in Lebanon the Orient News Agency (Arabic: وكالة أنباء الشرق), one of the first ever privately owned Arab news agencies.

1945

Taha started very young as a journalist in the magazine At Talaeh (Arabic: الطلائع) in 1945 when he was just 18. He also worked in the newspaper An Nidal wad Dunia (Arabic: النضال والدنيا).

1927

Taha was born into a Shiite family in Hermel, Lebanon, in 1927.

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