UNESCO Places 34 Lebanon Cultural Sites Under Enhanced Protection

UNESCO held an extraordinary session on October 30 where they decided to included 34 Lebanese cultural properties on the International List of Cultural Property under Enhanced Protection, including the World Heritage sites of Baalbek and Tyre, near to which strikes have recently been recorded. The session was held at the request of the Lebanese authorities and the 34 sites will now "receive technical and financial assistance from UNESCO to reinforce their legal protections, improve risk…

LRC Secretary General Georges Kettaneh Elected To Red Cross RCRC Standing Commission

Georges Kettaneh, who has served as Secretary General for the Lebanese Red Cross for over 10 years, has been elected to The Standing Commission of the Red Cross Red Crescent during the 34th International Conference of the RCRC held in Geneva on the 30th of October 2024. A well deserved win for a man who has dedicated all his life to the Lebanese Red Cross, by becoming a volunteer in 1980, then working as an…
News

Nightclubs are Reopening This Weekend in Lebanon

1 month ago
WenSehranTonight, an instagram page that promotes nightlife in Lebanon posted today the list of nightclubs and venues that will be reopening this weekend. The events won’t be promoted on social media according to that same ...
Lebanon

Israeli Strikes Wound 2 UNIFIL Troops, Kills 2 Lebanese Soldiers

1 month ago
Two Lebanese soldiers today were killed and three others injured in an Israeli strike next to an army checkpoint in South Lebanon. This is the first time that Israel fires at the Lebanese Army ever ...
Movies & Television

MTV & LBCI are NOT Banned on Social Media in Canada

2 months ago
There’s a story circulating on Instagram since this morning that MTV & LBC are shadow banned in Canada as people are unable to access the accounts. This has nothing to do with the Gaza or ...
Food

Famous Lebanese-Australian Chef Greg Maalouf Dies at 64

2 months ago
This is sad day for Lebanese cuisine as one of its most awarded chefs and authors has passed away. Lebanese-Australian chef Greg Maalouf, long considered as the “godfather of Lebanese cuisine”, has died at the ...
Lebanon

Death Toll From Dahieh Airstrike Rises to 31, Including 3 Children and 7 Women

2 months ago
The Lebanese Health Minister announced that the death toll from Israel’s latest airstrike has risen to 31 kills including 3 children aged 4,6 and 10 respectively. There are 68 injured including two in a critical ...
Lebanon

Riad Salameh Arrested Over Money Laundering & Embezzlement Charges

3 months ago
Just when we thought Salameh was untouchable, Judge Jamal al-Hajjar decided to arrest him after a hearing at the country’s judicial palace. Salameh is the subject of multiple investigations into alleged financial misconducts but the ...
Lebanon

Donner Sang Compter is Sadly Shutting Down After 14 Years

6 months ago
After 14 years, 1,312 blood drives and over 104,679 blood units donated, Donner Sang Compter has decided to close down due to a lack of funds primarily but more importantly due to a lack of ...
Lebanon

Dr. Food Charged With “Manufacturing, Trafficking and Drug smuggling”

6 months ago
Mount Lebanon investigating judge Ziad Dagheedi had issued an arrest warrant in absentia against George Deeb, also known as Dr. Food, for the crimes of “drug manufacturing, trafficking, and smuggling abroad”. The memo will be ...
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