Talal Kharis is a Lebanese journalist and war correspondent who has played a key role as a media bridge between Italy and the Middle East. Kharis has been working in Rome for over three years as a correspondent for the leading Lebanese daily “As-Safir”, focusing his work on documenting the conflicts in the Levant and their ongoing consequences, as well as regional instability and resistance.
He was born in Beirut in 1952 and arrived in Italy in 1979 to study political science, subsequently beginning his career in journalism as a correspondent based in Italy. He is the founder of the Assadakah International Association for Italian-Arab Friendship, which is dedicated to promoting dialogue and cooperation between Italy and the Arab world. Throughout his career, he has received several journalism awards, including the Orvieto Prize in 2007 and the Marzani Prize in 2018.
