Liban/Histoire: Kim Philby, Un Espion au Liban
Kim Philby, un agent double durant la Guerre Froide, transmettait des informations cruciales à l'URSS, influençant profondément le renseignement et les relations internationales, en particulier au Liban, lieu stratégique d'espionnage et de culture politique complexe.
Liban/Histoire: La lettre de Rib Addi, roi de Byblos, au pharaon d’Egypte
Conservée au Musée du Louvre depuis son achat en 1918, la lettre de Lib Addi, roi de Byblos, a été retrouvée à dans la citée antique à l'époque nommée Akhenaton, du nom du Pharaon Akhenaton et aujourd'hui appelé "Amarna".
L’expédition scientifique de Napoléon en Égypte, ou le savoir au service du pouvoir
Juan Pimentel, Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (CCHS - CSIC)
La campagne de Napoléon en Égypte (1798-1801) peut être décrite comme une entreprise pharaonique...
La franc-maçonnerie au Liban à l’époque ottomane de Saïd Chaaya
Vient de paraître aux éditions Masadir, à Philadelphie, aux Etats-Unis, le nouvel ouvrage du Dr. Saïd Chaaya : « La franc-maçonnerie au Liban à...
Comment les Illuminati sont devenus synonymes de complotisme
Pierre-Yves Beaurepaire, Université Côte d’Azur
Quand j’étais adolescent, il y a bientôt quarante ans, aucun des jeunes de ma génération n’avait entendu parler des Illuminati....
Lebanon / History: November 22, 1920 in Beirut
Return to the archives of Albert Kahn with the reception on November 22, 1920 at the Palais des Pins of Lebanese delegations by General...
Lebanon / History: The Great Famine of Mount Lebanon during WW1
This famine will cause between 100,000 and 300,000 deaths in Mount Lebanon, or between a third to half of the population, then estimated at...
Lebanon / Heritage: the Nabu Museum in North Lebanon
Located in North Lebanon, more precisely in Chekaa, the Nabu Museum, resulting from a private initiative, is a newcomer to the Lebanese cultural and...
Lebanon / History: Bachir Gemayel
On September 14, 1982, Bachir Gemayel disappeared, just 3 weeks after being elected President of the Lebanese Republic, assassinated in an attack which will...
Lebanon / History: Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
The Maronite Patriarch Emeritus Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019. He was born on May 15, 1920.
He was the 76th...
Lebanon / History: Lebanon in the turmoil of WWII and its independence
Lebanon, under French mandate since 1920, entered the turmoil of the Second World War when many questions arose, including that of its accession to...
Lebanon / Heritage: The thrones of Astarte from the National Museum
Found at the temple of Echmoun located a little further north of the city of Saïda and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative...
Lebanon/History: Who is Saint Rafqa?
Born in Himlaya, in the northern Metn on June 29, 1832, her father was Mourad Saber el-Chobok el-Rayess and her mother Rafqa Gemayel. She...
Lebanon/Patrimony: Faqra’s watch tower
The guard tower is part of the archaeological site of Faqra that we already know with the Great Roman Temple and less known the...