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Bonnie Tyler, a Welsh singer who became one of the most recognizable voices of British pop rock, died at 75 in Portugal. His death placed in the foreground "Total Eclipse of the Heart", a monumental ballad written by Jim Steinman and now a world classic of the 1980s. Beyond this tube, the artist leaves a long career, marked by a unique rauque voice, regular tours and lasting fidelity of the European public.

Bonnie Tyler, a Welsh singer who became one of the most recognizable voices of British pop rock, died at 75 in Portugal. His death placed in the foreground "Total Eclipse of the Heart", a monumental ballad written by Jim Steinman and now a world classic of the 1980s. Beyond this tube, the artist leaves a long career, marked by a unique rauque voice, regular tours and lasting fidelity of the European public.

Discovered in Saïda in 1855, the sarcophagus of the Phoenician king Eshmunazor II is now preserved at the Louvre. Its inscription tells of a dynasty, temples, a Sidonian power under Persian rule, but also a curse against those who would disturb his rest. There are objects that go through centuries like works of art. And [...]

Discovered in Saïda in 1855, the sarcophagus of the Phoenician king Eshmunazor II is now preserved at the Louvre. Its inscription tells of a dynasty, temples, a Sidonian power under Persian rule, but also a curse against those who would disturb his rest. There are objects that go through centuries like works of art. And [...]

From the source of Afqa to the coast of Byblos, Nahr Ibrahim bears one of the great ancient legends of Lebanon: that of Adonis, a young god wounded by a boar, whose blood would have tinted the river in red. Behind the myth there is a landscape, ancient rites, celebrations of mourning and rebirth, [...]

Every birth is the result of a long gestation paved with fortuitous encounters, amusing coincidences and constant work, often sown with obstacles. Just like the child who is born through the encounter of two beings, the musical work is born from the intersection of the path of his creator with those of an unknown number of beings or with unforeseen events whose narrative will subsequently feed a thousand crisp anecdotes. What seems fortuitous suddenly has a clean meaning. Creation is born of desire and a dream that suddenly takes shape and acquires its deep personality.

Sarcophagi of Sidon, treasures of Byblos, fragments of Tyre and Baalbeck: a major part of Lebanon's history is today read in foreign museums.

Majdal Zoun, in southern Lebanon, is no longer just a name added to the long list of locations affected by the war. After the explosions caused by the Israeli army in this area of the Tyre Caza, the village appears literally ventilated. Israel claims to have targeted and destroyed an underground infrastructure attributed to Hezbollah. But beyond the story [...]

In Nahr al-Kalb, the empires engraved their passage in the rock. The dog left a question open. A statue whose tradition has been talking about for centuries, which witnesses say they have seen in the sea, and of which no one seems to be able to say with certainty where it is today. This is perhaps, in the end, the real mystery of the site: not only would a dog have barked to warn the inhabitants of the arrival of the invaders, but its statue itself seems to have disappeared in the fog of Lebanese heritage, disappeared because it is too noisy today for our politicians to face the powers that are ingesting in our daily lives.

From Fairuz to Mika, the icons of Lebanese music carried the sounds of the Levant on the scenes of the world. Between folklore, pop and alternative rock, these artists combine Eastern traditions and contemporary influences, conveying messages of love, identity and resistance. A panorama of the pioneers and the new generation.

The appeal of 18 June was probably not heard directly in Lebanon, then under French mandate and under the control of the Levant authorities. However, French people from Lebanon and Lebanese have joined free France. The movement was limited in 1940, then more visible after the campaign of Syria and Lebanon in 1941. It combines military dissent, intellectual commitment, fidelity to a certain idea of France and hope for Lebanese independence.

Baklava with nuts and pistachios, made of layers of buttered phyllo paste and dried fruits, coated with perfumed syrup, imposes on the Levant as soon as the Ottoman expansion. Popular in imperial cuisines, it becomes a festive and sharing dessert, declined from Beirut to Damascus.

In this new essay published by Fayard in the Free Thought Collection led by Sonia Mabrouk, Michel Fayad gives a striking and courageous diagnosis of the strategic changes in the Middle East and their direct implications for France. Born in Lebanon, an experienced Arab-Muslim analyst, the author here signs his most ambitious work [...]

The Lebanese Ministry of Culture, by the Directorate General of Antiquities, calls for immediate intervention by the international community to protect the Beaufort Castle, or Qalaat al-Shaqif. The call responds to videos and maps broadcast by Israeli media, claiming that the site or its environment would house military infrastructure. Beirut rejects these accusations and insists on the heritage status of the monument, its public management since 2000 and its enhanced protection.