Tag: Lebanon
Lebanon / Heritage: The statue in Beirut Martyrs Square
Mythical place in Beirut, the Place des Martyrs or Place des Canons has a group of statues that have become a Symbol of the...
PepsiCo launches Greenhouse Accelerator in MENA to advance sustainability and innovation through startup collaboration
Circular Economy Startups or Entrepreneurs with breakthrough packaging technology can now apply online for a spot on the PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator: MENA Sustainability Edition
Beirut,...
Banque BEMO offers cedar trees to Lebanese abroad
"Back to our Cedar Roots” Initiative
Beirut, November 22, 2021: Lebanon is facing the most difficult challenge in its modern history with a collapse of trust...
Roundtable discussion on the role of military and security institutions in ensuring respect for...
Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) and the National Human Security Forum (NHSF), organized, in collaboration with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) - Directorate of International...
Lebanon/Heritage: Martyrs Square in Beirut, capital of Lebanon (Video)
Martyrs' Square for some, Place des Canons for others, Beirut's main square. It now bears this name in memory of the Lebanese nationalists hanged...
Lebanon / History: The National Pact
In 1943, what will be called the National Pact will be concluded between Béchara el Khoury and Riad el Solh.
It is above all...
Lebanon / History: November 22, 1920 in Beirut
Return to the archives of Albert Kahn with the reception on November 22, 1920 at the Palais des Pins of Lebanese delegations by General...
Lebanon / History: The Great Famine of Mount Lebanon during WW1
This famine will cause between 100,000 and 300,000 deaths in Mount Lebanon, or between a third to half of the population, then estimated at...
Lebanon / Cuisine: Shawarma, a typical Lebanese dish
Chicken, lamb or beef sandwich, served in a pita bread, shawarma is a Lebanese dish of Turkish origin.
The name Shawarma comes from the...
Lebanon / Heritage: the Holy Valley of Qadisha
The holy valley of Kadisha - also called the Qannoubine valley - in Lebanon has been classified on the UNESCO World Heritage list since...
Unveiling of « ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TIME » by Nayla Romanos Iliya
On the occasion of the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri,in the presence of the Ambassador of Italy to LebanonH.E. Nicoletta Bombardiere, in...
Roundtable Discussion on International Organization’s Emergency Response to Lebanon’s Human Security Crisis and Ways...
Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) and the National Human Security Forum (NHSF) organized a hybrid roundtable discussion, held both in-person and via Zoom, addressing “international...
DANTE 700 at the Beirut Art Film Festival
The Beirut Art Film Festival (BAFF) was launched on September 14 and will continue until September 26, in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute in...
Lebanon / Heritage: the stelae of Nahr el Kalb
Not very far from us, we tend to forget, the famous historic valley of Nahr el Kalb, site now classified by Unesco as "Memory...
