I was honestly surprised to hear his death, i didnt like the guy’s political views neither his newspaper Al-Akhbar, but i enjoyed reading his articles.

Here is a small brief on his life.

From Naharnet:
The syndicate of Lebanese journalists announced the death of al-Akhbar daily chief editor Joseph Samaha in a heart attack Sunday.
Samaha, according to the statement, passed away in London earlier in the day.

Samaha had co-founded the daily as-Safir in the early 1970s as well as the pan-Arab daily al-Hayat later.

He was appointed editor in chief of the newly published al-Akhbar newspaper last year.

Samaha was a famous columnist, reputed for his leftist-secular views.

His body will be flown to Lebanon for Burial. No date was set for the funeral.

Samaha, under the headline “Tuning of moves and slogans” criticized Saturday both factions of the Lebanese crisis, urging them to review their action plans.