Benjamin Barthe

Benjamin Barthe (born 1972) is a French journalist.
Biography.
Benjamin was born in Senlis. After studying history, Barthe joined the Centre de formation des journalistes in Paris and graduated in 1996.
He began his career as a collaborator of the Egyptian magazine "Al-Ahram" as part of his national cooperation service, before joining the regional daily "La Provence" in 1998, then the communist daily "L'Humanité" (1999–2001), and eventually "Le Nouvel Observateur (2001–2002).
A correspondent in Ramallah, the administrative capital of the Palestinian Authority, of the weekly "L'Express" and the daily "Le Monde", he also collaborates with televisions and radios: RFI, RSR, RTBF, France Culture, TV5Monde and ITV.
After having two kids in 2009 and 2011, respectively Sari and Maya, he came back to France, and then got to Lebanon in 2014, as a correspondent for Le Monde in the Middle East. He wrote mostly about Syria from 2014 to 2019, then, with the Lebanese revolution, started writing articles about Lebanon, and its economical crisis.
Prizes.
In May 2008, Benjamin Barthe was awarded the Prix Albert-Londres for his articles on the Gaza strip published in "Le Monde" and "L'Express" between April 2007 and January 2008.