“Anxious in Beirut” Wins Best Documentary Film Award at Shanghai International Film Festival

"Anxious in Beirut", a documentary directed by Zakaria Jaber and produced by Jumana Saadeh, has won the award for Best Documentary Film at the Shanghai International Film Festival. The documentary covers the three years of successive crises in Lebanon from 2019 till 2021 from the oppressed protests, the port explosion and the economic crisis repercussion. "Anxious in Beirut" is a joint effort between Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar, and Spain and was highly praised for its outstanding…

Wael Arakji Featured in Dubai Basketball Court Artwork

Lebanese Basketball star Wael Arakji was painted on one of Dubai's basketball courts, as part of a Red Bull project to turn the court into an art piece ahead of the UAE National final of Red Bull Half Court 3X3 Basketball Championship. Arakji was featured alongside Egyptian star Ehab Amine on the court located at Safwa Park Court. An exhibition game featuring the two stars took place as well. The original Wael Arakji picture was…
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Gibran Khalil Gibran Monument To Be Inaugurated in New York City

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Earlier in April this year, the United Nations HQ in New York City honored Lebanese US writer Gibran Khalil Gibran with a three-day exhibition entitled “Khalil Gibran returns to New York after 100 years.” The ...
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Lebanon’s Little Petra: The Haidara Monument – Qabb Elias

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The first time I heard about a deer reserve in Lebanon was through Plus961 and today I learned about Haidara, also known as Lebanon’s Little Petra. The Haidara monument is located in the village of ...
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Lebanon’s Extra-Virgin Olive Oil “Bustan El Zeitoun” Earns Three International Awards in 2023

4 months ago
Being from the South, I would always brag to my friends that we produce the best olive oil up there, and now I have proof to back my claims 😀! Bustan El Zeitoun, an olive ...
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Sursock Museum To Reopen on Friday 26 May!

4 months ago
The Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock Museum was one of many cultural & historic sites significantly damaged by the August 4 explosion. In fact, over 600 building having heritage status, concentrated in the historic districts of Gemmayzeh ...
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Puppets of Tyre: A Children’s Book Of Old Tyre Myths

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A new children’s book entitled “Puppets of Tyre” by Max Dedik has come out and is now available at Antoine, Virgin Megastores and on isle29.com. This book tries to recreate the ancient Tyre myths and ...
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Lila Stories: Your Favorite Childhood Stories Animated & in Arabic

4 months ago
Lila TV is the first ever Lebanese YouTube channel of its kind, founded in 2017 and creating beautifully animated videos of our favorite childhood songs, such as “Tiri Tiri ya 3asfoura”, “3andi Bissi esma Sissi”, ...
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Jorj Abou Mhaya Wins 8th Mahmoud Kahil Award For Graphic Novel

4 months ago
Lebanese artist Jorj Abou Mhaya has won the 8th Mahmoud Kahil Award under the Graphic Novel Category. The award was created in 2014 and is aimed at promoting comics, editorial cartoons and illustration in the ...
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17-Year Old Victor Guillermin Climbs Lebanon’s Baatara Gorge

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Victor Guillermin, at only 17 years of age, has become the second climber only to ascend Lebanon’s most challenging rock climb: Baatara Gorge, also known as Avaatara. David Lama is the only other climber to ...
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