All types of national celebrations on the occasion of Lebanon’s 77th Independence Day will be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the president’s media office said Wednesday. Independence Day is celebrated on Nov. 22, and this year will be marked by placing wreaths “in the name of the Lebanese Republic” under statues of the men […] Read more
The latest exhibition at Beit Beirut, “Beyrouth | Beirut,” takes a close look at the city’s hidden beauty, through the lens of Lebanese photographer Fadia Ahmad. Curated by Pascale Le Thorel, the exhibition, which opened last month during the Beirut Art Fair, shows just under 100 snaps, selected from seven years of documentation. Split into […] Read more
For the next few months, Spanish master Pablo Picasso’s work will be on show for the first time ever in Lebanon. Gracing the halls of Sursock Museum, “Picasso et la Famille” gathers 20 of his works spanning 77 years, from 1895 to 1972, marking notable moments in his tumultuous and emotional family life. Organized with […] Read more
BEITEDDINE, Lebanon: The Chouf palace went back in time Wednesday night for the national premiere of “Broken Wings,” a musical adaption of Gibran Khalil Gibran’s poetic novel. Directed by Bronagh Lagan, the show was created by Lebanese stage artist Nadim Naaman and Qatari musician Dana al-Fardan. “We wanted to write a musical for the Middle […] Read more
BEIRUT/BAALBECK: Social media users flocked to Facebook and Twitter over the weekend to voice their anger and admiration after Lebanese musician Marcel Khalife refused to play the national anthem while opening the Baalbeck International Festival. Instead, Khalife chose to dedicate a song to the people of Baalbeck during his “Ode to a Homeland” performance Friday. […] Read more
BEIRUT: The 50th edition of the Rencontres de la photographie, one of the biggest photography festivals on the world calendar, kicks off Monday in Arles, France, with a large Lebanese component. “The first festival was held in 1970, in City Hall’s ceremony room on a July evening in stifling heat,” Arles Mayor and festival vice […] Read more
Violin wizard Luca Ciarla will bring his “Mediterramia” tour to Lebanon this weekend, with a pair of concerts that feature just him, his fiddle and a loop machine. Timed to correspond to “Fete de la Musique,” Ciarla will perform on Mar Mikhael’s Vendome Stairs Friday at 8pm. Organized by the Italian Cultural Center and the […] Read more
Veteran Bollywood action director Veeru Devgan, father of actor Ajay Devgn, was cremated at the Vile Parle Crematorium on Monday. He died earlier in the day at the age of 85 due to age-related issues and cardiac arrest. A large number of Bollywood stars attended the funeral. Veeru came from Amritsar to Mumbai to become […] Read more
During Ramadan, suhoor is an essential part of fasting. It is a traditional act while also a really important way to maintain your energy levels throughout the day. Some of the superfoods listed here are going to release energy slowly throughout your body, in order to keep you feeling fuller for longer. Here is your […] Read more
LOS ANGELES: Matthew McConaughey is at his dirt bag finest as a good-time Charlie stoner-poet named Moondog in Harmony Korine’s “The Beach Bum,” a bizarre and transfixing carnival of vulgarity and vice. It’s the part he was born to play. Whether or not that’s a good thing for him, or unsuspecting audiences, is unclear, but […] Read more
