Writer and novelist Elias Khoury.
Lebanese novelist and intellectual Elias Khoury died on Sunday at the age of 76, sources confirmed to L'Orient-Le Jour.
Born in Achrafieh (Beirut) to a middle-class Greek Orthodox Christian family, Khoury became involved with Fateh, the armed wing of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), and participated in the Lebanese Civil War as part of the National Movement, a left-wing, pro-Palestinian alliance. He was seriously wounded during the conflict, temporarily losing his sight.
Khoury maintained a lifelong commitment to the Palestinian cause and close ties with prominent figures like Mahmoud Darwish and Edward Said. He worked at several Palestinian institutions, including the Institute for Palestine Studies, and served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Palestine Studies.