George Eid () () (born June 25, 1985) is a multilingual Lebanese senior journalist, anchor, war correspondent, documentary producer and university lecturer, columnist known for his liberal reports and articles. He is among the young journalists who appeared in Lebanon after 2007. At a young age he made his debut on radio and television, and in e-media and written media in a period of seven years. He was a founding member of Murr Television, Lebanon and Sky News Arabia. He was one of the first international correspondents to enter Aleppo to cover the Syrian conflict in 2012. He is also the producer of the first documentary about the Greeks of Lebanon Kalimera Men Beirut, which was first shown in March 2017. Early life and education Eid was born in Beirut, Lebanon, the son of Elias Eid and Caroline Mazidji. During his early childhood he was raised by his maternal grandparents both refugees from Asia Minor. He spent most of his childhood with them in the Gemmayzeh and Mar Mikhaël neighbourhoods during a time when Lebanon was divided by civil war. They had a great influence on him and both were later featured in a documentary he made about the Greeks of Lebanon. Eid developed a great passion for languages at an early age. He was educated at the German school of Jounieh and learned to speak five languages: Arabic, German, French, English and Greek. After graduating he attended the Lebanese American University in 2004 and enrolled for a bachelor's degree in journalism. He later transferred to Notre Dame University in 2005 where he completed a BA in journalism and public relations. In 2012 he was accepted into the master's program at Sorbonne IV - CELSA Paris, graduating two years later with a master's degree in marketing, management, communication and media. From an early age he had a passion for news and wanted to work in the media industry. Career Eid received the Said Akl Award in 2007 for best poetic performance. He was also awarded the first prize from an international library of poets for his poem "Life". His reports and columns appeared in many Lebanese newspapers, particularly in An-Nahar and Al Aamal between 2007–2009. In 2007 after the July war, Eid participated in the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) conference in Malta and helped to issue the overall report on oil spill pollution in Lebanon affecting the shoreline from