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As Expo 2020 takes Dubai by storm, we highlight three fantastic things about the Lebanese pavilion.

In Lebanon Eid El Barbara is all about good food and fun-filled memories. It is a longstanding tradition where kids wear disguises and roam their neighborhoods looking for treats. And no…

Creative Space Beirut School of Design is a tuition-free school for fashion. It is radically committed to diversity and inclusivity within its program and admits a small pool of students each year based on talent and determination alone.

MAD, an initiative to support and promote 200 Lebanese creatives, has just reached its second milestone of How MAD is Beirut.

A new art initiative has been launched to support 90 families whose homes and livelihoods were severely impacted by the Beirut port explosion on August 4, 2020.

A national religious holiday for Christians and Muslims alike, Eid Al Saydeh is also known as the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. A period of fasting and mourning,…

In this exclusive interview, we learn more about Let’s Play, an initiative founded by three Lebanese architects that aims to rebuild the school playgrounds devastated by the blast.

Award-winning social enterprise, 2B Design brings life back to Lebanon’s dying heritage. Down a Jeitawi side street in Beirut, a traditional Lebanese home houses a small atelier. Past an old iron…

There aren’t many brands like Gandour. For over a century, the Lebanese candy giant has been bringing joy to children — and adults — with its whimsical range of sweets that celebrate the Middle East. Here’s how it all started.