Culture

Surviving in the world of show business can be grueling as actors compete for daily parts, but rising Lebanese star Sarah Himadeh said she won’t let the cutthroat Hollywood world discourage her. Despite the pressure and uncertainty of making it in the industry, Himadeh says […]

The majority of those celebrating Eastern Orthodox Christmas on January 7 live in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia. The holiday is also observed according to the Julian calendar by minority populations in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Israel, […]

Its slogan was “the voice of the voiceless”, but after four decades the prestigious Lebanese daily As-Safir published its final issue Saturday amid a crisis in the country’s print media. A front-page editorial entitled “The nation without As-Safir” said the paper had “become exhausted… but […]

Genius children affiliated to Genius Map Foundation returned on Friday to Lebanon, reaping seven cups and medals in the international competition for instant mental calculations which took place in Seoul, capital of South Korea, amongst 500 children from twenty countries. Chairing the delegation of students […]

BY Dave Berndtson  December 29, 2016 at 4:23 PM EST Here’s a look at our best of 2016 lists in books, film and television. Now we want to hear yours. Photo by Getty Images What outstanding works of literature, television, art, and film captured your […]

A small Brazilian city, Manacapuru, recently made headlines after a local prostitute, Francisca da Silva, was elected deputy to the local municipality. The candidacy of the 32-year-old Silva was put forward by local residents as a sign of protest against the city’s mayor Jaziel Tororó. […]

I didn’t know I loved Lebanon this much. I didn’t know I loved America this much. I had always struggled to find a reasonable compromise between these two extremely different cultures. I was constantly torn in two different directions, trying to connect my two worlds, […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Debbie Reynolds embodied the sunshine of postwar America on the screen as she matched steps with Gene Kelly in “Singin’ in the Rain.” Carrie Fisher brought the sarcasm and cynicism of the Baby Boomers to her movies, books and stage shows, […]

Snow covered on Tuesday the Kfardebian village and turned it into a natural masterpiece. This as Civil Defense members worked on reopening the Kfardebian-Faytroun road which was cut due to the accumulation of snow. All roads are now passable for SUV vehicles equipped with chains.