{"id":4965,"date":"2023-09-02T07:09:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T07:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/?p=4965"},"modified":"2023-09-02T07:09:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T07:09:58","slug":"prominent-lebanese-journalist-talal-salman-dies-at-age-85-after-long-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/02\/prominent-lebanese-journalist-talal-salman-dies-at-age-85-after-long-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"Prominent Lebanese journalist Talal Salman dies at age 85 after long illness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<div class=\"control\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"top\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><\/a> <a href=\"#\" class=\"close\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">close<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-container\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<div data-video-id=\"6329031667112\" data-video-domain=\"foxnews\" data-widget-type=\"embed\" class=\"m video-player\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/6329031667112\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><picture data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/009ae4db-aca8-4802-9bb9-140ae7bbfea3\/5c8d7e51-2bfe-4f3b-99ce-cd0bb5e3e0b3\/1280x720\/match\/288\/162\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/009ae4db-aca8-4802-9bb9-140ae7bbfea3\/5c8d7e51-2bfe-4f3b-99ce-cd0bb5e3e0b3\/1280x720\/match\/576\/324\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/009ae4db-aca8-4802-9bb9-140ae7bbfea3\/5c8d7e51-2bfe-4f3b-99ce-cd0bb5e3e0b3\/1280x720\/match\/672\/378\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/009ae4db-aca8-4802-9bb9-140ae7bbfea3\/5c8d7e51-2bfe-4f3b-99ce-cd0bb5e3e0b3\/1280x720\/match\/1344\/756\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/009ae4db-aca8-4802-9bb9-140ae7bbfea3\/5c8d7e51-2bfe-4f3b-99ce-cd0bb5e3e0b3\/1280x720\/match\/676\/380\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/009ae4db-aca8-4802-9bb9-140ae7bbfea3\/5c8d7e51-2bfe-4f3b-99ce-cd0bb5e3e0b3\/1280x720\/match\/1352\/760\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/009ae4db-aca8-4802-9bb9-140ae7bbfea3\/5c8d7e51-2bfe-4f3b-99ce-cd0bb5e3e0b3\/1280x720\/match\/896\/500\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/009ae4db-aca8-4802-9bb9-140ae7bbfea3\/5c8d7e51-2bfe-4f3b-99ce-cd0bb5e3e0b3\/1280x720\/match\/1792\/1000\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/009ae4db-aca8-4802-9bb9-140ae7bbfea3\/5c8d7e51-2bfe-4f3b-99ce-cd0bb5e3e0b3\/1280x720\/match\/896\/500\/image.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Fox News Flash top headlines for August 25\" width=\"896\" height=\"500\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture> <span class=\"overlay\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">Video<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6329031667112\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">Fox News Flash top headlines for August 25<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-b8a95802=\"\">Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what&#8217;s clicking on Foxnews.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Renowned journalist Talal Salman, the visionary behind one of Lebanon&#8217;s most prominent Arabic-language independent newspapers, has passed away on Friday after battling an extended illness.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Salman, an ardent Arab nationalist, drew inspiration from the late Egyptian President Gamal Abdul-Nasser and dedicated much of his journalistic pursuits to advocating for the Palestinian cause and unity within the Arab world.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>In 1984, during Lebanon&#8217;s tumultuous 15-year civil war, Salman survived an assassination attempt near his Beirut residence.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Journalist Talal Salman, who founded one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/middle-east\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lebanon&#8217;s largest Arabic-language<\/a> independent newspapers, died Friday after a long illness, the state-run National News Agency said. He was 85.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban1\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban1\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">An Arab nationalist whose role model was late Egyptian President Gamal Abdul-Nasser, Salman devoted much of his writing to the Palestinian cause and calls for Arab unity.<\/p>\n<p>Salman worked for several publications before founding the daily As-Safir in March 1974. The newspaper, which quickly became one of the country&#8217;s largest, identified itself as &#8220;Lebanon\u2019s newspaper in the Arab World and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/saudi-arabia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arab World\u2019s newspaper<\/a> in Lebanon&#8221; and published under the slogan &#8220;Voice of the Voiceless.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Prominent journalists and writers from Lebanon and the region wrote for As-Safir and Salman was editor-in-chief until the paper closed down on Dec. 31, 2016, because of financial difficulties. After the newspaper ceased publication, Salman continued to write on a website that carried his name.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban2\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban2\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/strike-planned-air-traffic-controllers-lebanons-only-civilian-airport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>STRIKE PLANNED FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AT LEBANON&#8217;S ONLY CIVILIAN AIRPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div baseimage=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DOTCOM_STATE_COUNTRY_NEWS_MIDDLE_EAST.png\" source=\"Fox News\" class=\"image-ct inline\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">\n<div class=\"m\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\"><picture data-v-1fd77e21=\"\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/640\/320\/DOTCOM_STATE_COUNTRY_NEWS_MIDDLE_EAST.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Middle East graphic\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">\n<p data-v-1fd77e21=\"\"><span data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">A prominent Lebanese journalist Talal Salman has died at the age of 85 after a long illness.\u00a0<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An early contributor to As-Safir was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/gaza-residents-speak-hamas-brutality-amid-desires-for-peace-region\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">late Palestinian cartoonist<\/a> Naji al-Ali, who created a character known as Handala that became a symbol of Palestinian identity. Readers also anticipated the editorials in which Salman analyzed the latest developments in Lebanon, the Middle East and the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban3\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban3\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In 1984, at the height of Lebanon\u2019s 15-year civil war, Salman survived an assassination attempt in front of his Beirut apartment. There were earlier attempts to blow up his house and As-Safir\u2019s printing offices.<\/p>\n<p>Born in 1938 in the northeastern town of Shmustar in Lebanon\u2019s fertile Bekaa Valley, Salman later moved to Beirut and lived there much of his life.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb4\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He is survived by his wife, Afaf al-Asaad, daughters Hanadi and Rabia, and sons Ahmad and Ali. 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