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Carreras, Samaha et California Blues : trio éclectique à Zouk Mikaël 2012

L'Orient-Le Jour May 18, 2012, 2:39 AM

Une soirée de blues, une autre de bel canto et une star de la chanson arabe. Le programme du festival de Zouk Mikaël est restreint mais ciblé....

Festivalez, festivalez, il en restera toujours quelque chose

L'Orient-Le Jour May 18, 2012, 2:39 AM

Près de 24 spectacles à voir en un mois, dont plus de 14 coincés entre le 7 et le 18 juillet, déployés sur six fronts différents! Avec les programmations des festivals de Baalbeck, Beiteddine, Byblos, Zouk, Jounieh (et encore... Beyrouth, Tyr et Batroun ne se sont pas prononcés jusque-là), les concerts se bousculent et se chevauchent. Il...

Hrair à la Byblos Bank

L'Orient-Le Jour May 18, 2012, 2:39 AM

Exubérance décorative, intensité incandescente de la palette, poésie, surréalisme et intemporalité signent, comme toujours, l’art de Hrair. Le célèbre peintre qui n’est plus à présenter présente, jusqu’au 22 mai, au siège social de la Byblos Bank à Achrafieh, un florilège de ses œuvres célébrant la «Splendeur des couleurs»....

Intellectuals blast Syrian opposition calls for Adonis’ death

The Daily Star May 18, 2012, 1:51 AM

Lebanese and Syrian intellectuals are issuing online condemnations in the wake of a call from elements of the Syrian opposition that Syrian poet and literary critic Adonis be killed.

Documenting a world of many truths

The Daily Star May 18, 2012, 1:27 AM

Documentary is pervasive in Lebanon. Fledgling filmmakers the world over cut their teeth on documentary before moving on to feature-length fictions.

Cannes festival critics laud, and pan, Audiard’s ‘Rust and Bones’

The Daily Star May 18, 2012, 1:27 AM

Jacques Audiard’s new movie features poverty, bare-knuckle fighting and a killer whale attack. The French director says it’s a sunny romance.

Is it curtains for Afghanistan's fading silver screen?

The Daily Star May 17, 2012, 10:50 AM

Once a treasured luxury for the elite, Afghan film connoisseurs are deeply distressed by the dilapidated state of their cinemas.

Carlos Fuentes : le regard aiguisé des lettres mexicaines, s’est éteint

L'Orient-Le Jour May 17, 2012, 3:40 AM

L’écrivain et diplomate mexicain Carlos Fuentes, prix Cervantès 1987 et géant de la littérature latino-américaine, auteur notamment de « La plus limpide région » (1958), est mort mardi à l’âge de 83 ans dans un hôpital de Mexico....

Christoff Baron, quand le bois raconte

L'Orient-Le Jour May 17, 2012, 3:40 AM

Sur les planches usagées de palette et d’échafaudage, Christoff Baron a apposé sa signature. Ce travail qui rend hommage à la classe ouvrière est accroché sur les cimaises de la galerie Aïda Cherfan jusqu’au 25 mai....

Art work: Not at all like selling bread

The Daily Star May 17, 2012, 12:37 AM

This is the latest in a series of interviews with Beirut-area gallerists about the shifting challenges and opportunities in representing Lebanese and other Arab artists.

Tannoura Maxi ignites furore in Lebanese cultural circles

The Daily Star May 17, 2012, 12:22 AM

The specter of censorship has again arisen on Lebanon’s cinematic landscape, specifically over Tannoura Maxi (Heels of War), the 2012 feature film debut of writer-director Joe Bou Eid.

When it comes to organizing, the Brotherhood’s best

NOW Lebanon May 16, 2012, 8:42 PM

In reaction to decades of harsh oppression by successive regimes, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has built structures that help it survive. It is strengths like obedience, respect for the hierarchy and grassroots organizing that the Brotherhood has relied on to grow before and after the revolution.

Baron Cohen's Dictator storms Cannes, camel in tow

Asharq Al-Awsat May 16, 2012, 8:16 PM

CANNES, France (Reuters) - It took no less than a live camel strolling the promenade in Cannes to steal the show on the film festival's opening day, a feat that comedian Sacha Baron Cohen pulled off

$Why does the Syrian opposition remain fractured?$

Why does the Syrian opposition remain fractured?

NOW Lebanon May 16, 2012, 2:26 PM

Attempts to unite disparate strands of the Syrian opposition have suffered continuous setbacks, the latest being the postponement of a cooperation initiative this week. NOW takes a look at the most prominent opposition groups and their successes and failures at forming a unified front against the regime.

Phoenician cemetery discovered in Tyre

iloubnan.info May 16, 2012, 1:10 PM

A new historical site has been discovered in Tyre which dates back to the Phoenician era, according to Lebanon's Directorate General of Antiquities. The cemetery located on a hill near the sea shore, at the northern entrance of

A new Cedar forest to be born in Tarchich

iloubnan.info May 16, 2012, 1:01 PM

The Lebanese Association For Forests Development and Conservation (AFDC) is leading an inititiave consisting in planting 36 million trees in Lebanon over the course of 20 years, with the support of Expeditors (a multinational logistics

Cannes curtain goes up with whimsy, glamour

The Daily Star May 16, 2012, 9:44 AM

Kooky comedy and buffoonery are on the agenda Wednesday as the 65th Cannes Film Festival, with its trademark mix of high cinematic art and Hollywood glitz, kicks off on a light note.

Dialogues avec les toiles de Shafic Abboud

L'Orient-Le Jour May 16, 2012, 2:34 AM

Un monde coloré et chaleureux, habité de rêves et de scintillements. Une centaine de toiles et d’autres créations (céramique, sculpture, livre d’artiste, tapisserie, boîte à cinéma) signées Shafic Abboud retraçant le long périple, de 1942 à 2001, sont au Beirut Exhibition Center. Grâce à l’initiative de Claude Lemand et sous la ...

Anthony Wonsey Trio au Blue Note Café

L'Orient-Le Jour May 16, 2012, 2:34 AM

Le pianiste de jazz international Anthony Wonsey se produira ce vendredi 18 ainsi que le samedi 19, et du 22 au 31 mai au Blue Note Café, à 22 heures. Des soirées jazzy où le musicien sera accompagné d’artistes libanais....

Hong Kong fair showcases booming Asian art market

The Daily Star May 16, 2012, 1:37 AM

Asia’s premier art fair opens in Hong Kong, bringing artists, collectors and dealers from around the world to a city whose booming market illustrates a shift in wealth from West to East.

Culture News from Beirut & Lebanon

Follow local and international news with ease using Beirut.com's unique news section that conveniently categorizes all your favorite Lebanese news sources in one location.

Carreras, Samaha et California Blues : trio éclectique à Zouk Mikaël 2012

Festivalez, festivalez, il en restera toujours quelque chose

Hrair à la Byblos Bank

Intellectuals blast Syrian opposition calls for Adonis’ death

Documenting a world of many truths

Cannes festival critics laud, and pan, Audiard’s ‘Rust and Bones’

Is it curtains for Afghanistan's fading silver screen?

Carlos Fuentes : le regard aiguisé des lettres mexicaines, s’est éteint

Christoff Baron, quand le bois raconte

Art work: Not at all like selling bread

Tannoura Maxi ignites furore in Lebanese cultural circles

When it comes to organizing, the Brotherhood’s best

Baron Cohen's Dictator storms Cannes, camel in tow

Why does the Syrian opposition remain fractured?

Phoenician cemetery discovered in Tyre

A new Cedar forest to be born in Tarchich

Cannes curtain goes up with whimsy, glamour

Dialogues avec les toiles de Shafic Abboud

Anthony Wonsey Trio au Blue Note Café

Hong Kong fair showcases booming Asian art market

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Culture News from Beirut & Lebanon

Follow local and international news with ease using Beirut.com's unique news section that conveniently categorizes all your favorite Lebanese news sources in one location.

Carreras, Samaha et California Blues : trio éclectique à Zouk Mikaël 2012

Festivalez, festivalez, il en restera toujours quelque chose

Hrair à la Byblos Bank

Intellectuals blast Syrian opposition calls for Adonis’ death

Documenting a world of many truths

Cannes festival critics laud, and pan, Audiard’s ‘Rust and Bones’

Is it curtains for Afghanistan's fading silver screen?

Carlos Fuentes : le regard aiguisé des lettres mexicaines, s’est éteint

Christoff Baron, quand le bois raconte

Art work: Not at all like selling bread

Tannoura Maxi ignites furore in Lebanese cultural circles

When it comes to organizing, the Brotherhood’s best

Baron Cohen's Dictator storms Cannes, camel in tow

Why does the Syrian opposition remain fractured?

Phoenician cemetery discovered in Tyre

A new Cedar forest to be born in Tarchich

Cannes curtain goes up with whimsy, glamour

Dialogues avec les toiles de Shafic Abboud

Anthony Wonsey Trio au Blue Note Café

Hong Kong fair showcases booming Asian art market

Where to go & Stay

Follow Us

Things to do

Featured

Local Businesses

Beirut News

The city