Culture

Under the patronage and presence of His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, the University of Balamand inaugurated the “Issam Fares Library Learning Center” and the “Nour Fares Wing” at its main campus in Koura, on Saturday May 20, 2017, in the presence of the President of the Lebanese Republic represented by His Excellency (H.E.) the Minister of Defense Mr. Yaacoub Sarraf, President of the Lebanese Parliament represented by Deputy Mr. Nidal Tohme, the Prime Minister represented by Deputy Mr.

With first-issue commemorative stamps for the National Museum, Mim Museum and Sursock Museum

Overcome Organizational Drag and Unleash Your Team’s Productive Power

By Bain & Company Strategists

Michael Mankins and Eric Garton

 “A concise and practical guide for managing scarce resources and unlocking the full potential of your organization, TIME | TALENT | ENERGY is more than an insightful book. It’s an essential read for all CEOs and senior executives who want to get the most out of their workforce.”

Beirut Cultural Festivals at Beirut Hippodrome from June 28 till July 7:  The History of Beirut Magnificently Unfolds to the Young & Old

The Beirut Cultural Festivals Assoc

Avedis Guidanian at a press conference to launch the Summer Misk Festival

“Lebanon could be the most important world tourist destination thanks to its cultural heritage and civilization”

“La Corrida De Mi Vida, Essencia Animal”

Beirut, May 8, 2017: Mayline restaurant was the venue for ‘’La Corrida De Mi Vida’’, ‘’Essencia Animal”, an art exhibition by Juliana El-Haddad that was inaugurated on Saturday, April 29^th, 2017. The show, running from April 30^th to May 31^st, 2017, features the most celebrated masterpieces and works of this passionate and ambitious artist.

Believing in the role of jazz in uniting people and bringing all cultures together, and under the Patronage of UNESCO, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Tourism and the participation of the French Embassy and the French Institute, the Lebanese Cultural and Touristic Festivals Association and the Beirut Jazz Festival organized the 5^th edition of the Beirut International Jazz Day, during three days from 28 till 30 April, 2017 at the Foch Allenby area in Beirut Central District.

Harvard Professor Wasmaa Chorbachi was honored and hosted by Ahliah School as one of its 1961 graduates for a presentation entitled “They wrote on clay: Beauty in shards”.

Group’s first stop in Abu Dhabi before heading to Dubai for two-day show

It is going to be crazy, loud and hilarious. The UAE is all set to open the curtains on the returning Montreux Comedy Festival, the world’s biggest French-language comedy festival, this month. The most talented international comedians headlining this year’s Montreux Comedy @UAE will bring a dose of laughter and fun for the second time around to all UAE fans and enthusiasts of stand-up comedy.

• Egyptian team working with the Bedouin fishing communities to conserve coral reefs benefits from a $6,000 Special Categories grant
• Green biotechnology for adaption to climate change in Tunisia is honoured with the Best in Research accolade, also worthy of $6,000 grant, aiming to improve the plant salt tolerance using microorganisms
• Since it first began in the Middle East and recently expanded to cover North Africa, Ford Motor Company’s Conservation and Environmental Grants ha