Born February 18, 1947 in Beirut, his success and fame were gained through his political caricatures that were published in most Lebanese newspapers. Starting 1967, his caricatures appeared in the following:

 Local publications: As-Sayad, L'Orient-le Jour, Az-Zamane, Samar, As-Safa, Al-Mouharer, Al-Anwar, Al-Ahrar, Sada-Lubnan, Horoscope, Flash, Chabaka. Al- Jeich, Ad-Dastour, Al-Jarida, Sketch, Al-Hasna, Le Beyroutin, Sawt wa Soura, Magazine, Al-Ousbouh al-Arabi, Al-Kifah al-Arabi, Al-Amal, Le Réveil, Ad-Dawliya, Majalati, Mondanité, Estejwab, Chronique, Nida al-Watan, The Daily Star.

 International publications: Der Spiegel, Jeune Afrique, Punch, Atlas World Press, l'Express, Economia, Le Monde, Il Giornale, J'Informe, Le Courrier International, Die Weltwoche, the Washington Times…

 CVN Television station for the daily evening news for the period of two years.

 News Agencies: Associated Press (AP), Agence France Press (AFP) has published by telephotography his caricature all around the world.

 Stavro is the author of fifteen caricature and four photo collections.

 His caricature collections are exposed in Montréal at the "Bibliothèque de l'Humour" library. He has participated in countless international caricature exhibitions in Montréal, Berlin, Ancona, Athens, Gabrovo, Turkey, Malta, Yugoslavia and France.

 He was the guest of honor at the Caricature Festival in Epinal "France", in 1989, and at seven local exhibitions in Beirut in the years 1969, 1973, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1996 and 1997.

  His work was also exposed at the Year of the child exhibition in January 1980 at "Mairie de Paris".

 Stavro is also renown for his photographs and was honored as One of the best Contemporary Photographers of the Lebanese War by the French magazine "Photo".

 His photographs appeared in the following:

 Local magazines and Paris Match, Photo, Photo deutsche ausgabe, Photo Reporter.

 Stavro also founded in September 1983 his own monthly magazine "SCOOP" in which he had the opportunity to publish his non-political photographs. He tried to capture the beauty in this world, the charm of human beings, giving them each the Real Human dimension. A regular at most international movie festivals, especially the Cannes Festival, he has photographed the world's most famous movie stars.

 As a major Lebanese social figure, he has been a jury member of the Lebanese Talent Program "Studio el Fan" on the national television station "LBC" during the years 1988 and 1992.

 He founded the "Lebanese Press Photographers Syndicate" and performed as president emeritus of that syndicate in the year 1992.

 Jury member of Beirut Film Festival in October 1997.

 He contributed to the “Masterclass for Editorial Cartoonists” in Malta-1998.
 He contributed to the meeting of the Middle East working group in Istanbul-2000.

 Winner of the Golden Web Award 2001-2002 by I.A.W.M.D. (International Association of Web Masters and Designers).

 In the framework of the festival "Presse and Caricature", Stavro was honoured by Al Rowad el-Arab for the year 2002 in Cairo.

 Member of "Cartoonists and Writers Syndicate" (U.S.).
 Membre des dessinateurs francophones (France).
 Member of Cartoonists Fano Funny (Italy).
 Member of Daryl Cagle's professional cartoonists.