Tag: Lebanon Civil War
Lebanon / History: the break-up of the British Bank of the Middle East
One of the most important holdups in the world took place in Beirut on January 20, 1976 when a group decided to rob the...
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, a year later, a fight against a culture of impunity
On this particular day, one year after the tragedy of the port of Beirut, a special thought, not only to the 200 dead and...
The Patriarch of Discord
With his death, the former patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir has revived many wounds present within the Christian community despite the ecumenical discourse of the...
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: the withdrawal of Syrian troops on April 26, 2005
It was on April 26, 2005 that the last Syrian troops left Lebanon, thus putting an end to a presence of almost three decades...
46 years after the start of the civil war, Lebanon still in crisis
These 46th commemorations of the beginning of the civil war are in the image of Lebanon itself, a country in permanent crisis that it...
Women in Lebanon, an important role throughout history, unfortunately minimized
Women have been stakeholders in the history of this country, but have seen their respective roles somewhat underestimated.
They are often in the forefront...
