Tributes pour in for Giselle Khoury, Lebanon’s maverick journalist, after battle with cancer
Khoury, 62, was one of the Arab world’s most prominent TV anchors, with a career that started in 1986 at the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation.
Lebanon’s renowned author and journalist Giselle Khoury died on Sunday at her home in Beirut following a two-year battle with cancer.
Khoury, 62, was one of the Arab world’s most prominent TV anchors, with a career that started in 1986 at the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation. Her independence, calm demeanor in interviews and mix of cultural and political reporting propelled her to MBC TV, Al-Arabiya channel and then to Sky News Arabia.
Her love and devotion for the city stood out in her last recent interview with journalist Riccardo Karam, where she tears up speaking about Beirut and its people. “Beirut is different from the whole region. … Beirut was made by so many, and not just the Lebanese,” she says.
Departures never give us advice; they arrive unexpectedly. Giselle's deep bond with Beirut was an enduring love story.
— Ricardo Karam ريكاردو كرم (@RicardoRKaram) October 15, 2023
*This was her last interview.
It will be aired tonight on @LBCILebanon after the news. You can also watch this podcast on my YouTube channel and listen to it… pic.twitter.com/fSkzbdnenL
Following the assassination of her spouse, fierce columnist Samir Kassir, in 2005, Khoury founded the Samir Kassir Foundation, dedicated to freedom of the press in the Arab world.
