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Articles by Adonis Libanon
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Beirut – A City’s Resilience
Then came the August 2020 explosion, when huge amounts of ammonium nitrate stored unsafely at the port shook the entire city. Of 650 valuable historical buildings listed by Save Beirut Heritage, 500 were partly damaged, 40 more heavily damaged, and six destroyed completely. Residents who had […]
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Beiruts hamnexplosionen – Frankrike bidrar med återuppbyggande av Sursock Museum
En ”allians av solidaritet” har involverat ett nätverk av franska institutioner och företag i Sursock-återuppbyggnadsarbetet. Centre Pompidou i Paris håller på att restaurera ett sönderrivet porträtt av Nicolas Sursock av Kees van Dongen – ett av 57 verk i museets samling som skadades av explosionen […]
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Beirut – Shadi
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Bassil calls out Berri to lift immunity on politicians in aftermath of Beirut explosion – The United Australian Lebanese Movement
Free Patriotic Movement leader, MP Gebran Bassil, on Monday called on House Speaker, Nabih Berri, to hold a session on the 4th of August, 2021(one year exactly since the explosion in Beirut’s Port), to lift political immunities on all politicians, officials and public figures. “The […]
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The Phoenician Alphabet: History Of Where Your Language Comes From
The Phoenician alphabet influenced just about every written language that came after it. Not only was it much simpler and easier to learn than complex cuneiform writing, it could be adapted to a number of other languages. It was also instrumental in shaking up the class structures of ancient societies. […]
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My Beloved “Liban”
My Beloved Liban have four categories: My People, Food Glorious Food, Weddings Here Are Beautiful and Stamps/Posters. Click on the images for more. My People Food Glorious Food Weddings Here Are Beautiful Stamps / Posters
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Huguette Caland – A Child of Independence
This drama predates Huguette’s becoming an artist by more than a decade. The very same year her father had to give up the presidency, 1952, she married Paul Caland, a young French-Lebanese lawyer and nephew of publisher Georges Naccache, a fierce critic of her father, […]
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President Aoun – Fröna till kollapsen planterades 1990
Så snart du går in på presidentkontoret i Baabda-palatset ser du presidenten, Michel Aoun, sitta på sin plats, och ett antal broschyrer-referenser är uppradade bakom ryggen, inklusive konstitutionen som han är angelägna om att konsultera och tillgripa när behov uppstår. Presidenten säger att han memorerar […]
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Macaron – It was difficult, because I literally had no words and no thoughts.
Lebanese comic-book artist and illustrator Raphaelle Macaron has become one of the most sought-after artists in the Arab diaspora. Her eye-catching work is reminiscent of the colorful, cartoonish Pop Art movement and vintage Egyptian movie posters. The Beirut-born, Paris-based artist’s inspirations range from current affairs […]