Mar Charbel Mosaic To Be Displayed in St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican

A mosaic representing Saint Charbel will be put on display in St Peter's Basilica today at 7pm. Saint Charbel is a Lebanese Maronite monk and priest who was beatified in 1965 and venerated as a saint in 1977 Pope Paul VI. His tomb at Saint Maron's Monastery in Annaya is among the most visited religious sites in Lebanon and he has long been known as the "Miracle Monk of Lebanon". Back in 2017, a shrine…

Zaatar W Zeit Opens a Second Branch in Vancouver, Canada

Zaatar W Zeit appears to be doing quite well in Canada as they just opened their second branch in Vancouver on Park Royal, with the first open back in 2019 in Downtown Vancouver. I was looking at their menu in Canada and most, if not all, the items from the Lebanese menu are there. Being myself abroad, it looks like I've been missing out on a lot of new additions, like the Crispy hotdog, Egg…
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Canada Prime Minister Announces First Ever Lebanese Heritage Month

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Justin Trudeau, Canada’s Prime Minister, issued a statement yesterday announcing the beginning of the very first Lebanese Heritage Month, “a time to recognize and honour the contributions of Lebanese Canadians to the country we proudly ...
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Check Out Alfie App: Teach Your Kids Arabic The Fun Way!

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Teaching kids the Arabic Language can be quite challenging nowadays, especially when everything around us is in English or French. This is true for locals and even more for expats whose children don’t even get ...
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Ottawa Saint Charbel Parish Makes Longest Markouk Sandwich

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This week marks the feast of the assumption of Mary, a feast celebrated mainly by Catholic Churches around the world. The assumption of Mary or (عيد السيده) is a very special in Lebanese villages mainly ...
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Arz Zahreddine Wins Gold at 2023 Kinshasa Francophonie Games

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Lebanese Paralympian Arz Zahreddine scored an incredible result by clinching the Gold Medal for the 200m at the 2023 Kinshasa “Jeux de la Francophonie”. Lebanon is taking part in the 2023 Francophonie Games with over ...
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The “Beirut Dreams In Color” Movie Was Officially Nominated for An Emmy

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“Beirut Dreams in Color” is a short movie directed by Michael Collins about the Mashrou’ Leila Lebanese rock band and feminist activist Sarah Hegazi. Mashrou’ Leila was one of the most popular alternative rock group ...
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Civil Defense Volunteer Wants To Break The Longest Scuba Dive World Record

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Mohammad Zein is a diving instructor and a civil defense volunteer who wants to break the longest scuba dive world record. The Lebanese record was 12 hours but Zein managed to break it last month ...
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Mayyas Has Released Its First Official Music Video “HORRA”

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The Mayyas has officially released its first video music entitled “Horra” and it is absolutely stunning visually and artistically. The 5-minute long video showcases Mayyas’ incredible choreography in different settings, one of them being the ...
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Roger Feghali Breaks Al-Hussein Rumman Hill Record

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Lebanese Rally Champion Roger Feghali has retained the fastest record for Al Hussein Rumman Hill Climb after winning the 2023 edition and breaking Jordan’s Khatshik Shadian 2019 record. Feghali had held the record for 12 ...
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