Edgar Aho

Edgar Aho (1963-2003), studied interior architecture and then turned to illustration, comics and jazz music. He exhibited his work several times at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in France (1987, 1990 and 1991); in Bologna, Italy (1990) and in Egypt. Aho frequently collaborated with the daily newspapers "Al Safir" and "Al Nahar" before joining "Chech Bech" - the first Lebanese comic magazine in arabic - and the animation department of the Future Television. Edgar Aho was also one of the comic authors that participated in the "zerooo" Lebanese comic magazine.

Mahmoud Kahil

Mahmoud Kahil was a Lebanese political cartoonist. Born in Tripoli, the early 1970's saw Mahmoud Kahil dedicate all his time to drawing editorial cartoons. He collaborated to many magazines and newspapers such as Monday Morning, The Daily Star, Asharq Al-Awsat, Arab News, Al-Majalla and Middle East International. Kahil sadly passed away on the 11th of February 2003.

Elie Klimos

Lebanese illustrator Élie Klimos started creating comic books in 1974 and also worked as a children's book illustrator. He moved to Quebec due to the civil war in Lebanon and In 1992 he took over the artwork of the series "Timon des Blés" at Glénat publishers. He also created "Le Parfum des Cèdres" with scriptwriter Daniel Bardet for the same publishing house.

The city of Sidon

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Sidon, Lebanon: Late 19th century Illustration of Sidon, Lebanon,
showing the ancient fortifications.
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Sidon at night

1911 Illustration of Sidon (Lebanon), at night.
Sidon was once one of the most important Phoenician trading cities.