New ORF Middle East Office in Beirut Is Headed by Paul Huemer

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Closeness to Syria and relatively great press freedom as a reason. Cairo abandoned - Karim El-Gawhary delivers on a case-by-case basis.

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Following Cairo, Beirut is next: The Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) will open a new Middle East bureau in the Lebanese capital in mid-September. ORF foreign correspondent Paul Huemer will be responsible for setting up and managing the bureau. The location was chosen because Lebanon is a focal point for key conflicts in the region, offers a relatively high degree of press freedom, and is close to Syria and other relevant border areas, th…

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The ORF closed its office in Cairo in the summer and, after 22 years of collaboration with its Middle East correspondent Karim El-Gawhary, announced that it would open a new Middle East office in Beirut. Now it is clear who will manage it.