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Najib
Mar 05, 2019 02:51
Hollywood stars Ben Stiller and Susan Sarandon were in Beirut yesterday for the screening of Soufra at Beirut Digital District with Al Fanar. The story behind this documentary film is quite an inspiring one. Here's a short brief, you can read more . “Al Fanar: The Arab world's first venture philanthropy organisation -- has backed the intrepid social entrepreneur Mariam Al Shaar and the ladies of the Women's Programs Association in Lebanon's Burj el Barajneh…
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Najib
Mar 05, 2019 03:35
This year marks the third edition of “La Plume de Pierre”, a ceremony organized by the “Pierre Sadek Foundation”, a foundation aimed at safeguarding the work of Pierre Sadek by gathering and organizing his vast output within a public archive, promoting his work through exhibitions and initiating educational programs in collaboration with public institutions and civil society organizations for the promotion of the art of caricatures. Over 217 students submitting 350 caricatures from 20 different…
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Najib
Mar 05, 2019 01:57
The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies released its Feb 2019 report and revealed some interesting finds after conducting a survey back in October 2018 with 1,200 respondents. According to the repot, The survey was distributed equally between genders, and is representative of the confessional and regional distribution of Lebanese citizens. Here are some of the findings: - 98% of Lebanese think that there is corruption in the country. - 95% of respondents believe the country…
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Najib
Mar 05, 2019 01:48
According to statistics released by the ISF, the average number of suicide cases throughout the past ten years in Lebanon is 119, with the highest recorded number being 143 in 2017. This means that 1 person is dying from suicide every 2.5 days in the country yet awareness on mental healthy is still limited while suicide and emotional distress rates are on the rise. There are several NGOs working tirelessly to make a difference, one…
Lebanon
6 years ago
Here are some cool shot taken by Rami Rizk of the Qaraoun Lake at its full capacity today. The excess water is expected to flow towards the Litani River. Sadly enough, and even though the ...
Baladi
6 years ago
Back in January, I was invited to attend a special event at the Center for Lebanese Heritage (CLH) at LAU where a translation of the very first book to be printed about Beirut was launched. ...
Lebanon
6 years ago
I stumbled upon an a Facebook post on Hasroun Church’s page about a Lebanese biathlete competing in Italy as a member of the Lebanese Army. He’s called Yorgo Hakim and accordingly to the post, he ...
Critiques
6 years ago
Almost 5 years after the blocks were put for security reasons on June 21, 2014, and a couple of weeks after the newly-appointed Minister of Interior And Municipalities Raya El Hassan ordered the removal of ...
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