Culture

Ambassador Hugo Shorter has welcomed the new Human Rights Commission, in a speech to civil society, Lebanese officials and the international community. In the speech, which Shorter delivered at a reception to mark Human Rights Day, the British Ambassador also noted the importance of the […]

MP Robert Ghanem declared on Wednesday that the Parliament’s Administration and Justice Committee has unanimously agreed to repeal a controversial article of the Lebanese penal code that protects rapists. The Committee has unanimously decided that it does not “accept article 522, as marriage cannot disregard […]

President of the Republic, Michel Aoun lit the Christmas tree on Tuesday at Baabda Palace with his family. The ceremony was held for the first time since December 2013, and in the presence of the senior staff of the Directorate-General in the presidency and the […]

Kormakítis (Cyprus) (AFP) – In a village in northern Cyprus, a community struggling to save its ancient language has seen a glimmer of hope in intensified efforts to reunify the divided island. Kormakitis was once the hub of Cyprus’s Maronite minority, descendants of Syrian and […]

In a new edition of Achrafieh 2020 Car Free Day, the streets of Saint Nicholas were closed for all vehicles and motorcycles, allowing families and friends to celebrate healthy and fun moments.   The streets will only be open before pedestrians to enjoy activities while […]

Minister of Industry, Hussein Hajj Hassan, sponsored on Friday the opening of the International Motor Show in Mastita-Jbeil, in the presence of the Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammed Fateh Ali and dignitaries. The minister hoped that political and security stability will prevail in the new […]

LONDON — A Yazidi woman imprisoned and raped by Islamic State fighters said she had no idea about the scourge of human trafficking until she found herself enslaved with thousands of other women. Nadia Murad Basee Taha has become the face of Yazidi women captured […]

First Lady of Argentina, Juliana Awada, chaired a ceremony to unveil a statue depicting renowned author Gebran Khalil Gebran in Buenos Aires, a statement by the Lebanese Embassy in Argentina indicated on Thursday. Following the ceremony, Awada visited the Lebanese Embassy, where she heaped praise […]

The National Erasmus+ Office in Lebanon organised its annual Information Day on 10 November 2016 at the Auditorium Francois Bassil, Campus of Innovation and Sportof the Saint-Joseph University. Erasmus+ is the EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport for the period 2014-2020. The event […]