Souraya Zakharia: Lebanon’s Most Famous Doll Maker

Souraya Zakharia, a famous Lebanese doll maker from the 60s was featured in MEA's Cedar Wings Magazine February 1994. Zakharia was a UN arts and crafts consultant and "had collaborated with several countries on traditional folklore preservation as well as working closely with President Camille Chamoun's wife, Sitt Zalfa". The story was brought up by the Lebanese Fashion History page, and Souraya's daughter even shared a letter from Jacquelyn Kennedy, the First Lady of the…

Portable Saj: is it Worth it?

Who doesn't love Saj Manakish or simply Saj Bread? Unfortunately they're best enjoyed when right out of the Saj and it's hard to find that that often, especially when you're abroad. Buying the big old fashioned Saj is too cumbersome and unnecessary for household use, but I've seen many portable Sajs that can be used on any oven or even outdoors on picnics or BBQs. The ones I've found online so far are Saj Voyage,…
Art

Nayla de Freige Awarded Prestigious 2023 “Grand Prix Du Rayonnement Français”

1 year ago
L’Orient-Le Jour CEO and Baalbeck Festival President Nayla de Freige was awarded yesterday during a ceremony in Paris the “Grand Prix Du Rayonnement Français – Prix du rayonnement francophone” in the presence of France’s First ...
Critiques

George Khabbaz Powerful Scene in Ramadan Show Getting Mixed Reactions

1 year ago
Lebanese renowned actor and director George Khabbaz is starring in a Ramadan show on Shahid called “Al Narr bil Narr” (Fire with Fire). The series deals with the daily social conflict between the Lebanese and ...
Lebanon

Baalbeck School Principal Offering Bribes to Cover Up Sexual Assault Charges

1 year ago
A six year old girl was sexually assaulted at a Baalbeck school by a classmate, however when the mom reported the incident to the high school principal, he tried to shut her down by offering ...
Business

Lebanon has The World’s Highest Nominal Inflation Rate at 139%

1 year ago
According to World Bank’s latest Food Security Update report, Lebanon has the highest nominal inflation rate in the world at 139% followed closely by Zimbabwe at 138% and Argentina at 108%. The food inflation rate ...
History

Antonov Airplane Crash in 1977 Over Aramoun Lebanon

1 year ago
I came across this story from 1977 on LebanonArchives’ timeline and it was the first time I hear about it. An Antonov airplane departed from Varna carrying a crew of nine and tons of frozen ...
Lebanon

U.S. Sanctions Notorious Lebanese Drug Dealers Noah Zaaiter and Hassan Daqqou

1 year ago
The United States Department of the Treasury imposed new sanctions today against six people, four Syrians and two Lebanese, for their role in the production or export of captagon, a dangerous amphetamine. The four Syrians ...
Art

Tintin au Liban (Full Issue)

1 year ago
A while back, I stumbled upon a short video depicting a Tintin au Liban parody edition. The video showed an English edition which seemingly was issued by the National Lampoon magazine, an American humor magazine ...
Art

AI Generated Portraits for Lebanese Cities

1 year ago
Lebanese Photographer Fredy Chemaly shared AI generated portraits for Lebanese cities and the results are amazing and some quite accurate. The pictures shared below are respectively for Zahle, Tripoli, Chouf, Broumanna and Batroun. You can ...
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