Award-Winning Lebanese Film “Peek-A-Boom” Premiering on YouTube on July 25

Update: You can watch it . Our talented friends at wezank produced a short animated movie back in 2020 entitled "Peek-A-Boom" that has won them several awards including Best Animation at Harlem International Film Festival 2022 & North Hollywood CineFest 2021, Jury Award at SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2021 & many others. The short animated movie that is meant as self-therapy was also selected for over 30 global film festivals, and will be premiering in…

Aziza Sbaity Wins Lebanon’s Only Gold Medal at 2023 Arab Championships

Lebanese sprinter Aziza Sbaity is the 200m Arab Champion 2023 after defeating Kuwaiti Mudahawi Al-Shammari and Moroccan Sara El Hachimi at the 2023 Arab Championships currently being held in Marakech, Morocco. Aziza was Lebanon's only gold medalist at the games and has also won silver at the 100m race. Team Lebanon won a total of 5 medals, all by its women athletes, including two medals for Aziza Sbeity, one bronze medal for Joan Makary at…
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Lebanon Deaf Basketball Team Inspiring Start at 2023 World Championship

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The Lebanese Deaf Basketball Team was only formed six years ago by a group of determined and passionate basketball players despite little to no support from the local authorities. Through training and commitment, they were ...
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“Anxious in Beirut” Wins Best Documentary Film Award at Shanghai International Film Festival

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“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 ...
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Wael Arakji Featured in Dubai Basketball Court Artwork

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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 ...
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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

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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!

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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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