Tag: Lebanon
a year after his assassination, Lokman Slim’s killers are still on the run
On February 4, 2021, Lebanon lost one of its greatest intellectuals: Lokman Slim, 58, was found dead in the early morning, shot dead in his car. This director, publisher and…
Lebanese theater in the spotlight at the FARaway festival in Reims
Direction Reims where the FARaway festival is held until Sunday with a close-up on the Lebanese theater. Among the pieces presented, three of them are a creation of the Zoukak…
“Who will defend us?” : in Lebanon, the Sunnis “orphans” after the withdrawal of Saad Hariri
Between the castle of the Sea and the alleys of the old souk of Saïda, about fifty kilometers south of Beirut, we can barely guess the features of Saad Hariri…
Mikati government meets for the first time in three months
In Lebanon, the Council of Ministers is meeting on the morning of Monday January 24 after more than three months of blockage due to political differences concerning the investigation into…
Nasrallah’s criticism of Saudi Arabia provokes outcry
The violent attacks launched Monday evening against Saudi Arabia by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah provoked an outcry on Tuesday among part of the Lebanese political class. President Michel Aoun reaffirmed…
Etel Adnan / Hommage – In G major
Etel Adnan was born in 1925, in Beirut, to a Greek mother and a Syrian father. Writer, poet and polyglot plastic artist, she wrote in French, English and Arabic ……
demonstrators block roads, in a country simply at the end of the line
Demonstrators blocked roads in Lebanon to protest the unprecedented worsening of living conditions in a country where 80% of the population is in poverty. Many shops and schools closed their…