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Carlos Eddé
Carlos Eddé (; born in 1956) is a Lebanese politician. He was the honorary president of Lebanese National Bloc. In 2000, he succeeded his uncle Raymond Eddé as leader of the Lebanese National Bloc party ("Al-Amid" meaning 'The Dean' in Arabic). He received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Getulio Vargas, São Paulo, in 1981, his master's degree in Political Science from Georgetown University in 1983, and his master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Getulio Vargas in 1987. He is fluent in Portuguese, French, and English, in addition to his knowledge of Arabic. He served as a foreign delegate to the Lebanese newspaper L'Orient-Le Jour between 1983 and 1984. Between 1985 and 1992, he was responsible for financial planning at one of the largest paper mills in Brazil. Subsequently, he served as a private financial advisor between 1992 and 1995 and later worked at Merrill Lynch between 1995 and 2000. Carlos has been ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese National Bloc
The National Bloc is a secular political party in Lebanon that was founded in 1943 as a parliamentary bloc for the 1943 Lebanese elections by Émile Eddé but was later formed as a political party in 1946. History The Lebanese National Bloc party is a social liberal, democratic and secular party based on the principles of the Human Rights Charter. The party endeavors to strengthen Lebanon's entity, preserve its sovereignty and independence along with its distinctive role in the neighboring countries and the whole world. It also seeks to lay the foundations and promote the rule of law, social justice, public and private freedoms, and the well-being of the country's citizens. The party was founded by Émile Eddé in 1946. Following his death, his son, Raymond Eddé, was elected as his successor in 1949. The party represented the main political force in Lebanon in the 1940s and 1950s along with the "Constitutional Bloc" led by President Bechara El Khoury. The bloc had great a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
الشرق الاوسط
''Asharq Al-Awsat'' (, meaning "The Middle East") is an Arabic international newspaper headquartered in London. A pioneer of the "off-shore" model in the Arabic press, the paper is often noted for its distinctive green-tinted pages. Although published under the name of a private company, Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG), the paper was founded with the approval of the Saudi royal family and government ministers, and is noted for its support of the Saudi government. The newspaper is owned by Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, a member of the Saudi royal family. ''Asharq Al-Awsat'' covers events through a network of bureaus and correspondents throughout the Arab world, Europe, the United States, and Asia. The paper also has copyright Print syndication, syndications with ''The Washington Post'', ''Los Angeles Times'', ''The New York Times'', and Global Viewpoint, permitting it to publish Arabic translations of columnists like Thomas Friedman and David Ignatius. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |