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Ethiopian ReviewFouziny Wali, 20, from the northeastern Lebanese town of Baalbek, told The Times that she had woken up at 6 am to make it to the rally -- something she said ...

Riad Taha commemorated in Baalbek  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
Daily Star - LebanonCenter commemorated the assassination of the association's former president, renowned journalist Riad Taha, in the Baalbek town of Hermel on Sunday.

Baalbek-Hermel MP Walid Sukkarié: 'Only a cabinet of national ...  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
Monday MorningBrigadier Walid Succarié, the new MP for Baalbek-Hermel, one of the representatives of Hezballah's parliamentary Bloc of Loyalty to the Resistance.

A trail less-traveled: Hiking in Ehden  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Daily Star - Lebanon...but these are easily eclipsed by the allures of Beirut and more well-known sites, such as Jeita Grotto, or the Roman temples of Baalbek.

Italy approved over 7.000.000 of Euro to Lebanon for 12 new projects  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
iloubnan.infoPlain (890.000 Euros): The initiative aims at focusing on the agro-tourism sector and in particular rural economic development of the Baalbek plain.

Hariri: One Hand Cannot Clap Alone  -  ‎Jul 11, 2009‎
Naharnet...social insurance, reviving the economy in deprived and agricultural regions such as Baalbek, Hirmil, Akkar and the south, the implementation of Paris

Are French tourists the worst in Europe?  -  ‎Jul 10, 2009‎
The ObserversOnce I was giving a tour at the Baalbek Temple and a woman began insisting that my account of the historical ruins was wrong. She was convinced that what

The Shape of the Holy  -  ‎Jul 14, 2009‎
Jerusalem PostNoting that all Roman Temples of Jupiter had an almost identical design, Sharon compares the schematic of the ruins of a Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek to

New electoral rules pave way for big changes in Brummana  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
Daily Star - LebanonMedia-savvy Rizk worked hard to promote the Brummana festival in order to compete with the likes of Baalbek, Byblos and Beiteddine, helping to put the small

Young Lebanese expats take part in summer camp  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
Daily Star - LebanonBenashi and Ehden, as well as in the southern coastal city of Sidon and the villages Qana and Tyre, and the Bekaa towns of Zahle, Baalbek and Anjar.

Lebanese soldiers reportedly receive Hizballah missile training  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
International Analyst NetworkThe training is being conducted in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, specifically the Baalbek district. Hardly a group, Hizballah is best-described as a fully

Cox & Kings launches expanded programme in the Middle East for 2010  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
Travel Daily News International...visiting the Phoenician ports of Byblos and Sidon, the bustling cosmopolitan capital of Beirut and the spectacular Roman remains of Baalbek.

New Opinion: We can dream, can't we?  -  ‎Jul 18, 2009‎
NowLebanon.comSavvy marketing and the prospect of playing at what are now seen as some of the most spectacular concert venues on Earth – Baalbek, Beiteddine,

Blazing a trail  -  ‎Jul 10, 2009‎
The NationalIn the mid 1990s, the Beqaa regained some of its old stature with the resumption of the Baalbek summer music festival and the resurgence of the wine

Thursday News Briefs & Editorial  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
Ya Libnan7:20pm VOL: President Suleiman will attend tonight's Caracalla performance at the Baalbek International Festival. 7:05pm Al-Markaziya: UNIFIL submitted a

Ron Carter y Eddie Palmieri inundan con su jazz las ruinas romanas ...  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
epa - european pressphoto agency...de origen portorriqueño, inundaron anoche con su música las ruinas romanas de la ciudad libanesa de Baalbek donde cada verano se celebra el festival mas

Se traen a Veracruz el Forum de Danzones 2009!  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
Notiver...de Veracruz, en el Salón Baalbek del Club Libanés. A las 17:00 horas, se llevará a cabo el VI Seminario de Formación de Promotores de Danzón en México,

Liban - Tourisme : Une saison estivale 2009 hors normes  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
webmanagercenterLa renommée des festivals d'été internationaux dans le temple romain de Baalbek, de Beiteddine au Chouf et des nuits animées, fiévreuses d'Achrafia,

Au cÅ“ur du dialogue palestino-iranien  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Intelligence Online (Abonnement) (Abonnement)...les cargaisons d'armes et l'entraînement des combattants dans les camps du Hezbollah à Baalbek et dans les bases des Pasdarans autour de Téhéran".

Don Julio Romero cumplió y festejó sus 93 años  -  ‎Jul 10, 2009‎
Chaco Dia Por Dia...“Mis familiares vinieron de Baalbek, Líbano; de una población denominada Deir - El Asma y que pertenece al municipio de Baalbek. Mi padre viene casado con

GorÄ…ce Lato w Focus Mall  -  ‎Jul 17, 2009‎
Gazeta.plKawiarnie i restauracje: SOWA, Sioux, Lizard King, OTO Sushi Bar, KFC, Pizza Hut, Baalbek, Burger King, Tchibo, Costa, IQ Coffee, North Fish.

Cinco mil cuatrocientos setenta y seis días  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
La Historia ParalelaSegún nuestros genios judiciales podían hallarse un día huellas en Baalbek o en un bazar de Damasco para que, al poco tiempo se encontraran pruebas

The Classical Music Network  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
ConcertoNetUn partenariat avait été signé en 2006 entre les Chorégies d'Orange et le Festival de Baalbek au Liban mais les événements qui ont secoué ce pays ces

El Líbano desmantela una célula terrorista que pretendía atentar  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
La Vanguardia...su patria desde los cuatro puntos cardinales, los festivales internacionales de Baalbek, de Beitedin, de Tiro, de Biblos atraen a miles de espectadores.

Hizbullah Komutanı 2006 Temmuz Savaşını Anlatıyor -2-  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
Cihaderi.netBu sebeple mi Baalbek ve Bawadi'ye çıkartma yaptı? Evet. Baalbek'e yaptığı çıkartma propaganda amaçlıydı. Güney cephesindeki kayıplarını kapatmayı,

Daniel Oliveira excluído das listas do Bloco de Esquerda  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
Diário de Notícias - Lisboa...estar a seguir um percurso de três semanas de férias que sucessivamente o levam a Beirute, Byblos e Baalbek (Líbano) e em Jerusalém e Telavive (Israel).

El poder zitacuarense  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Cambio (Michoacán)Cuentan que en el salón Baalbek, del Centro Libanés, entre el medio millar de concurrentes estuvieron personalidades de la talla de Alfredo del Mazo

Kilencven éve halt meg Csontváry Kosztka Tivadar  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
epa - european pressphoto agencyBelső lelki drámáit vetítette a természet jelenségeibe, azok panteisztikus megfogalmazását adta a Görög színház romjai Taorminánál, a Baalbek című képén,

Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts waren die ersten Fotos aus dem Orient ...  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
sueddeutsche.deBald expandiert er dank seines großen Erfolges nach Jerusalem, Baalbek, Kairo und Alexandria, fast schon im Stil einer modernen Ladenkette.

Quand les comédiens s'approprient la musique  -  ‎Jul 18, 2009‎
Le MondeRetour du Festival de Baalbek, au Liban, où elle vient de jouer des monologues de Phèdre et de Médée en compagnie de la violoncelliste Sonia Wieder-Atherton

Medialuwte in Libanon  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
Reformatorisch DagbladIn het historische kustplaatsje Byblos, in de ruïnes van Baalbek en in het prachtige paleis van Beitedine in het Choufgebergte treden jaarlijks tientallen

Libano, gli artisti cinesi disabili aprono il Festival di danza ...  -  ‎Jul 11, 2009‎
SuperAbile...sarà di cinque milioni di dollari per i siti di Baalbek e di Tiro. Qui all'ippodromo costruiremo un museo per tutti i ritrovamenti". (rc)

Last supper in Beirut  -  ‎Mar 23, 2009‎
Mail & Guardian OnlineAs the ground warmed up the mist thinned, and by the time we reached the ruins of Baalbek the air was clear and crisp, broken only by the sound of several

Will Washington love Hezbollah in June as it loves her in March?  -  ‎Mar 7, 2009‎
Atlantic Free PressFor example, the cold and struggling families, in the Hermel area, north of Baalbek, are not happy. This is the area, including the villages of Brital and

Hajj Hassan: le destin du Liban est d'être un pays d'entente et ...  -  ‎Mar 23, 2009‎
IloubnanBEYROUTH - Le député Dr Hssein Hajj Hassan a critiqué dans une cérémonie culturelle à Baalbek, « l'insistance des uns à considérer les élections (comme

Auswärtiges Amt warnt vor dem Libanon  -  ‎Mar 19, 2009‎
Gloobi.deDie Reisewarnung gilt außerdem für die Bekaa-Ebene, Baalbek und das Grenzgebiet zu Israel. Trotz der Verbesserung der allgemeinen Sicherheitslage bestehen

La police locale arrête 17 personnes pour différents crimes  -  ‎Mar 18, 2009‎
IloubnanCinq véhicules volés ont également été retrouvés dans différentes régions du Liban au mois de mars, dont Tripoli, Baalbek et Nabaa.

Baroud promises to treat all election candidates fairly.  -  ‎Mar 16, 2009‎
التيار الوطني...“I will propose two names for the governorates of Beirut and Mount Lebanon, and we will need to appoint governors in Akkar and Baalbek-Hermel soon.

Rundreise durch Jordanien, Syrien und den Libanon  -  ‎Mar 11, 2009‎
Presse Mitteilung (Pressemitteilung)Umso mehr sind wir verwundert, eine "archäologische Infrastruktur" solchen Ausmaßes vorzufinden: Baalbek, Palmyra, Petra, um nur die drei weltweit als

Mobi to expand iBurst access to nearly three-quarters of population  -  ‎Mar 6, 2009‎
Your Communication News (press release)Zghorta, Batroun, Amsheet, Amioun el Koura, Tripoli and their surrounds; and the Bekaa valley cities of Baalbek, Zahle, Shtoura and surrounding areas.

Un groupe de Jean XXIII revient heureux du Liban  -  ‎Mar 5, 2009‎
La Voix du NordNéanmoins, les deux Marcquoises soulignent la sérénité ressentie partout, tant à Baalbek qu'à Beyrouth-Centre ; « Je m'y sentais plus en sécurité que dans

L’Imamat et la « Marja’yya » chez les chiites  -  ‎Mar 13, 2009‎
شفاف الشرق الأوسطLe comité dirigeant du Hezbollah formé par les Pasdarans à Baalbek, en 1982, groupait 7 membres représentants le parti Daawa, Amal islamique,

A (brief) tale of two cities  -  Feb 17, 2009
The National,Syria was a bonus; we were heading for the Bekaa Valley and Baalbek, but changed our minds on realising how close Damascus was.

Police seize ton of hashish at Bekaa home  -  Feb 2, 2009
Daily Star - Lebanon,After obtaining a ruling from the Bekaa's chief prosecutor, the unit raided the home of Noah Zeitar in Kneisseh in Baalbek-Hermel.

Blast near Fatah official home in Lebanon camp  -  Jan 29, 2009
Gulf Times,Other Hamas pictures, slogans and flags were destroyed in the refugee camps of Al Maashouq in Tyre, Al-Jalil in the eastern town of Baalbek,

Monday News Briefs  -  Feb 16, 2009
Ya Libnan,14:10 Public transportation owners in Baalbek - Hermel staged a sit-in protesting attacks against them on the Bhamdoun road. They blocked the international

Some 28 percent of Lebanese live below poverty line - study  -  Feb 4, 2009
Daily Star - Lebanon,Saida, and Hermel, Baalbek. These regions account for half of the entire poor population while only contributing to one third of the population.

Mounting water scarcity stirs old feud in Bekaa town  -  Feb 2, 2009
Daily Star - Lebanon,Last September, Nabha's declining water supply triggered demonstrations in front of the Baalbek municipality with protesters demanding the government take

New Opinion: Let’s not get too excited  -  Jan 29, 2009
NowLebanon.com,...was considering nominating disgraced security chiefs Jamil Sayed and Ali Hajj for parliamentary seats in Baalbek and Hermel and Al-Iqlim respectively.

Baalbek díszvilágítása  -  Feb 9, 2009
ÉpítészFórum,Az asszír időkből származó Baalbek (neve a Baal napistenre utal) még csak néhány szentélyből állt. A görögök átörökítették a nevet (Heliopolis - Napváros)

Un monde « aplati » par la globalisation  -  Feb 13, 2009
Newropeans Magazine,En entrant dans le salon traditionnel de notre maison de Baalbek dans la campagne libanaise, je constate que la télévision est allumée et le volume au

姚展鵬動盪ä¸?減風情探出黎巴嫩真é?¢ç›®  -  Feb 4, 2009
香港文匯報,...這次他在黎巴嫩先後到�首都�魯特�Baalbek

Une tonne de haschisch saisie à la maison de Zoaiter  -  Feb 3, 2009
Iloubnan,L'unité a fait irruption lundi au domicile de Noah Zoaiter dans Kneisseh à Baalbek-Hermel et dans plusieurs autres maisons. Elle a trouvé une tonne de

Explosion, près de la maison d’un officiel du Fatah dans le camp ...  -  Jan 29, 2009
Iloubnan,D’autres photos du Hamas, des slogans et des drapeaux ont été détruits dans les camps de réfugiés d'Al-Maashouq à Tyr, d’Al-Jalil dans la ville de Baalbek,

Un homme se suicide dans le quartier de Shiyah  -  Jan 28, 2009
Iloubnan,Ismael Hassan Kasar, né en 1949 à Ras Baalbek, a été retrouvé mort dans son appartement, une balle dans la tête. Les Forces Interieures de Sécurité se sont

ASİ IRMAÄžI  -  Feb 3, 2009
Dyadinnet.com,Asi ırmağının çıkış yeri Lübnan'da Baalbek yakınında El-Bika'dır. Anti Lübnan dağlarının dar boğazlarından hızla akan Asi ırmağı, Humus şehri yakınlarında

Selahaddin Eyyübi Selahattin Eyyübi  -  Feb 3, 2009
Dyadinnet.com,Selahaddin Eyyübi'nin çocukluğu, babasının muhafızlığını yaptığı Tekrit ve Baalbek'te geçti. Tekrit, Baalbek ve Şam'da yetişip, iyi bir tahsil ve terbiye

İlkçaÄŸ öncesi kültürlerde altı köşeli yıldız  -  Feb 4, 2009
Şalom,Altı köşeli yıldız motifinin Roma’da kullanılışının örnekleri Baalbek’teki Bakkhus mabedinde ve Tauroentum’daki yer döşemelerinde görülmektedir.

Kentlerin KimliÄŸi (III)  -  Feb 4, 2009
Kent Haber,İmparatorluk sınırları içinde Pompei, Verona, Ravenna ve Cezayir’de, Tunus’ta, Suriye’de Baalbek, Küçük Asya’da Antakya, Belkıs-Aspendos, Efesus, Milas,

Swedish journalists get crash course on Lebanon  -  16 Nov 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,The group enjoyed a day off in the Bekaa Valley on Saturday as they visited the temples of Baalbek after stopping for wine-tasting in Ksara.

Raúl Rizo / Gerardo Pensado  -  16 Nov 2008
Diario de Xalapa,...ya que fue un viaje que la trasladó a Tiro y Sidón, aquellas antiquísimas ciudades fenicias, la enigmática Petra, Heliópolis Baalbek, Palmira, Esmirna,

Yogyakarta and Baalbek to Become Sister Cities  -  Oct 26, 2008
Tempo Interaktif,Baalbek and Yogyakarta are similar in various aspects,� said Yogyakarta Mayor, Herry Zudianto. Baalbek Mayor Bassam Raad explained that Yogyakarta is one of

From Hamra to Hezbollahland  -  Nov 2, 2008
Globe and Mail,By taxi from Beirut to Baalbek, Lebanon - Sunday, Nov. 2 Heading east from the Lebanese capital of Beirut, perched on the Mediterranean Sea,

Hajj Hassan: Lebanese, Syrian Security Linked  -  Nov 12, 2008
Naharnet,Hajj Hassan, who headed a parliamentary delegation from Baalbek and Hermel to the Grand Serail, discussed development issues with Saniora.

The Big Ball raises over AED940,000 for the benefit of ...  -  Oct 28, 2008
Zawya (press release),This contribution by The Big Ball 2008 will provide much needed support to two new schools in the Baalbek region of Lebanon. We look forward to next year's

Cell Arrested for Monitoring Grand Serail, Military Outposts and ...  -  Nov 7, 2008
Naharnet,It said members of the "network live in a town near Baalbek," and army units were carrying out house raids in the Bekaa Valley.

Means of transport recommended in the rest of the country  -  Oct 31, 2008
Alibaba News Channel,Anjar, Baalbek, Byblos, Tyr. As for the relief: there are 4 successive zones parallel to the shore: -The narrow coastal plain of Sahel, limited by a coast

Bassil Calls for Equal Development, Announces Reduction of Land ...  -  Nov 12, 2008
Naharnet,..."I am a minister representing a great political coalition; I also represent citizens in Jezzine, Batroun, Akkar, Rashaya, Baalbek, Hermel, Beirut and all

Middle East Electoral College, Lebanon results  -  Nov 3, 2008
Globe and Mail,Bilal Bayan, 36-year-old shopkeeper in the Hezbollah-dominated tourist city of Baalbek. "I am disappointed in both candidates. They are avoiding the big

Hizbullah and the ‘spies’  -  Nov 2, 2008
Ynetnews,The destruction of the group’s long-range rockets by the Israeli Air Force within 39 minutes in the Second Lebanon War, the raid in Baalbek, and other

Syrian Deployment stretches 335 Km on Lebanon's Eastern Frontier  -  Nov 1, 2008
Naharnet,...the frontier town of Dayer el Ashayer through the wilderness east of Baalbek, adding the deployment is heavily backed up with tanks and field artillery.

Baalbek: vzneÅ¡ené zříceniny v neklidném údolí Libanonu  -  Nov 11, 2008
Týden.cz,Po pádu Říma bylo místo vÄ›tÅ¡inou v držení různých muslimských dynastií, ale více než niÄ?ení nájezdníky devastovaly Baalbek opakující se zemÄ›tÅ™esení.

Saturday News Briefs  -  Oct 25, 2008
Ya Libnan,15:30 Several people were arrested and three truckloads of hashish were confiscated in raids carried out at farms in Baalbek. 15:05 A bunny toy in a handbag

Líbano: entre el amor y la espera  -  Nov 7, 2008
La Gaceta de los Negocios,De la capital a las ruinas de Baalbek hay 80 kilómetros, dato que no interesa a nadie. Son dos horas de viaje, como mínimo, al margen de lo que digan los

Serpentina boxística  -  Nov 9, 2008
Esto,MICHEL Rosales, campeón nacional interino welter, dará oportunidad a Joel "Dinamita" Juárez, el 22 venidero en el salón Baalbek Club Libanés Potosino,

Gesto que enaltece al Turf  -  Nov 12, 2008
La Segunda,...señalaron los dueños del stud y haras Jockey, de notables éxitos, hace algunos años, con campeones como Baalbek, Raika, Cynderella, Azarko, River Café,

El Palau como metáfora  -  Oct 29, 2008
Las Provincias,Leer Valencia es tan complejo como reconstruir el imperio de Alejandro Magno a través de las ruinas perdidas de la vieja Baalbek. Nada o casi nada sabremos

Jenaer Orient-Photographien: Panoramen aus der Zeit der Sultane  -  Oct 31, 2008
Thüringische Landeszeitung,Ein Bild vom Sonnentempel in Baalbek zum Beispiel ist aus fünf Negativen zusammengesetzt worden und bezieht seinen Reiz aus einem Trompe-l"œil-Effekt,

Por que não tem esfiha nos restaurantes libaneses em Beirute?  -  Oct 24, 2008
Estadão,Dificilmente alguém pedirá batata frita no Almanara, no Baalbek, no Arábia ou em qualquer casa com avó libanesa. Já no Abdul Wahab ou no Ballad,

Zmarli ludzie KoÅ›cioÅ‚a i innych wyznaÅ„  -  Oct 28, 2008
Niedzela,16 I – Elias Zoghbi (Libańczyk; 9 I 1912), melchicki arcybiskup Baalbek w Libanie (1968-88). 20 II – Franc Perko (Słoweniec; 19 XI 1929), pierwszy katolicki

Youth come together to revitalize Baalbek garden  -  Sep 2, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,BAALBEK: A public garden in the city of Baalbek rehabilitated by young men and women from all regions of Lebanon was inaugurated on Monday, according to a

People in Baalbek enjoy Wardah’s golden voice  -  Aug 30, 2008
Al-Bawaba,Despite the unusual summer weather in the Baalbek area of Lebanon, where it has been raining, the weather suddenly became warm and calm just as the great

Projects look to empower women, end bias  -  Sep 24, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,A few days later, WEPASS held a meeting in Ras Baalbek in northern Bekaa between the organization's local committee and members of the Kfeir committee.

Nothing Flashy About This Concert Pianist  -  Sep 4, 2008
The Epoch Times,...he prepares for his performance on the last night of the international music festival at the historic Roman ruins at Baalbek in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley.

Don't soon expect a Syria-Lebanon border agreement  -  Sep 22, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,The border was supposed to follow the perimeters of four ex-Ottoman qadas: Akkar in the north, Baalbek in the east and Hasbayya and Rashayya in the

Sidon mayor sings praises of bid to revive historic sites  -  Sep 9, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,..."At first, it was dedicated to Baalbek, Tripoli, Jbeil and Tyre, while excluding Sidon, as the World Bank have found that the town's corniche has affected

The secret remains  -  Sep 10, 2008
Ha'aretz,In the Second Lebanon War, Sayeret Matkal proved it was capable of adapting its special abilities to the needs of war, and executed the air raid on Baalbek

New Beirut shop aims to help rural women  -  Sep 2, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,Attractive camel-hair or cotton scarves with silver or gold woven patterns from Baalbek and Hermel are also sold, as are Ramadan, Christmas and other

Missing cleric roils Lebanon's Shiites years later  -  Aug 29, 2008
The Associated Press..."I will not rest until there is no deprived person or a deprived area in Lebanon," al-Sadr told a massive rally in the eastern town of Baalbek.

Behind the Walls  -  Aug 30, 2008
MidEastYouth.comFindings show the extent of the problem: An assessment by the International Medical Corps (IMC) of 45 schools in the districts of Akkar, Hermel, Baalbek,

Smoking law punches below its weight  -  Aug 29, 2008
Guadalajara Reporter,...“There’sa lot of pressure and confusion,� said Tony Younes Wakim, owner and manager of the cozy Baalbek café in Guadalajara’s Colonia Chapalita.

Brasileira que fugiu do Líbano reencontra família  -  Sep 11, 2008
O POVO Online,Segundo ela, quando chegaram a Baalbek, onde viviam, Holeihel passou a maltratá-la e ao filho. Por isso, tentou deixar o país no dia 21 de julho,

W sprawie spółki trzeba siÄ™ spieszyć  -  Sep 10, 2008
Express Bydgoski,I na koniec dobra wiadomość: kolejnym sponsorem drużyny została firma Baalbek. To dwudziesty podmiot wspierający piłkarzy.

Centinelas invisibles  -  Sep 3, 2008
La Vanguardia,...los cedros de Becharre, más al norte, por la que se puede acceder a Baalbek, permiten al viajero captar, en un instante, la variada belleza de Líbano.

Mulhouse Le bel été des terrasses  -  Sep 3, 2008
Journal L'Alsace,Avec les restaurants Le Cellier, les Vestiges de Baalbek ou encore le Vieux Beyrouth, les places de parking ont cédé du terrain au profit des assiettes et

Baalbek signals Lebanon revival  -  Aug 4, 2008
BBC News,The Baalbek International Festival, which first started in the 1950s and reopened after the 1975-1990 Lebanese civil war, is one of Lebanon's cultural

Festival spirit defies instability in Lebanon  -  Jul 23, 2008
Reuters...of Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war -- years when the glories of Baalbek's venerable festival were a distant memory and its brooding Roman ruins lay silent.

West Calls for Caution in Dealing with Iranian Bank Operating in ...  -  Aug 5, 2008
Naharnet,In addition to mentioning BSI and its branches in Beirut, Baalbek and Sidon, the memo also noted Iranian banks operating in Bahrain and the United Arab

Pop star Mika to play 'home town' Beirut  -  Jul 26, 2008
AFPThe organisers of the Beiteddine and Baalbek festivals are co-sponsoring the concert by Mika, who shot to fame in 2007 with his first album of Freddie

Michel Aoun Falsifies History… for the thousandeth time  -  Aug 13, 2008
Canada Free Press,Aoun’s only representation will be in the Hezbollah dominated areas, and we congratulate him in advance for being the future MP of Baalbek-Hermel

This week's top stories from around the world  -  Aug 9, 2008
Times Online,The Baalbek International Festival, the Middle East’s most celebrated cultural event, which has in the past featured stars such as Ella Fitzgerald,

Nearly 90 percent of microfinancing market in Lebanon remains untapped  -  Aug 10, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,The IFC based its findings on a market survey of 539 micro- and small enterprises conducted in Beirut, Tripoli, Tyre and Baalbek.

Lebanon's art festival revived  -  Aug 4, 2008
BBC News,A power-sharing deal in May sparked the revival of the festival at Baalbek, famous for its Roman temple ruins. Bethany Bell reports from Baalbek.

Training project turns unemployed locals into tourism guides  -  Jul 31, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,While many tourists come to the Middle East to visit world-famous sites such as Baalbek, Petra, and Palmyra, others look beyond and also wish to discover

Saber Rebai Outshines on Stage in Tunisia  -  Aug 8, 2008
Alarab online,Speaking about his absence from festivals like Beit Eddine, and Baalbek in Lebanon, the Tunisian singer said, “I think the time to take part in such

Monkeys, plump ladies, and a four-octave range  -  Jul 28, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,The sold-out show (its tickets ranging from $33 to $200) lured thousands of people to watch the Lebanese-born pop singer kick off the Baalbek International

Getty Museum Exhibition Reveals Rituals and Revelries of Exclusive ...  -  Aug 6, 2008
Art DailyImportant books underwritten by the membership also circulated the observations of teams sent out to map ancient lands and explore ruins in Ionia, Baalbek,

Beirut's Jewish community faces slow decline  -  Jul 20, 2008
AFP..."The Jews mostly lived in major cities like Beirut, Baalbek, Tripoli and Sidon, in perfect coexistence with other communities," he said,

The syndrome of one-time exceptions and the drive to establish the ...  -  Jul 27, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,Tripoli, including Denniah and Akkar, and parts of the Wilaya of Damascus, namely the Qadha of Biqaa, the Qadha of Baalbek, the Qadha of Hasbaya,

Ski resorts recast themselves as hot summer destinations  -  Jul 20, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,Continuing this trend, the planned Sannine Zenith resort near Baalbek, which advertises itself as "The only four season resort in the Middle East," hopes to

Marsalis Quartet play it cool at Beiteddine  -  Jul 16, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,Baalbek, Miles Davis," one American-sounding gentleman says with gravitas. "He was so stoned, he couldn't do much." "There'll be no work tomorrow!

Lebanon marks Army Day ‘A united LAF for a united nation’  -  Aug 4, 2008
Monday Morning,The address came a day after unknown gunmen opened fire on an Army checkpoint in the Baalbek-Hermel District of East Lebanon, killing one soldier and

Saddam offers peace deal to Tehran  -  Jul 22, 2008
Canada Free Press,Khalid was born May 1st 1968 in Baalbek, part of the Beeka Valley in Lebanon. He moved to the US in 1983 where he stayed with his father in Dearborn,

Hezbollah has more arms, personnel than 2006: MP  -  Aug 8, 2008
Middle East Times,Hezbollah militants march during a rally marking in Baalbek, eastern Lebanon in 2004. A Shiite MP said that Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah now has

Lebanon: Future TV Vandalized  -  Jul 18, 2008
Global Voices Online,...by Moussa Bashir “During the war last summer, i cried the most when i heard that the Baalbek ruins are being threatened. Not equally dramatic but equally

Trwa konkurs "Nasze Dobre Kujawsko-Pomorskie - znak jakoÅ›ci Gazety ...  -  Aug 13, 2008
Gazeta Pomorska,Nawet mięsiwa, przyrządzone na niezwykłym grillu nabierają wyjątkowego aromatu - chwali się "Baalbek� na swojej stronie internetowej.

Juiz federal decreta prisão de marido de brasileira no Líbano  -  Aug 7, 2008
G1.com.br,O documento do tribunal de Baalbek não era considerado oficial pelo governo mas, de acordo com uma autoridade das Forças de Segurança Interna ouvida pela

'Hezbollah tem força paralela em aeroporto de Beirute'  -  Aug 1, 2008
O Globo Online,O documento do tribunal de Baalbek não era considerado oficial pelo governo mas, de acordo com uma fonte das FSI ouvida pela BBC Brasil,

Hezbollah impediu brasileira de deixar Líbano, dizem autoridades  -  Jul 30, 2008
O Globo Online,Um oficial das Forças de Segurança Internas confirmou para a BBC Brasil que o documento do tribunal religioso de Baalbek foi entregue à segurança do

ENFOQUE-Espíritu de festival desafía inestabilidad del Líbano  -  Aug 3, 2008
Reuters América Latina,...una época en que las gloria del venerable festival Baalbek eran un recuerdo lejano y sus inquietantes ruinas romanas permanecían en silencio.

Hoy en la historia  -  Aug 7, 2008
Diario de Xalapa,1983 - Un vehículo cargado de explosivos estalla en un congestionado mercado de la ciudad libanesa de Baalbek y mata a 35 personas, además de herir a 133.

Ein Triumph für die Hezbollah  -  Aug 3, 2008
cafebabel.com,Schon am Vortag hatte sich in Baalbek, der Hochburg der Hezbollah im Bekaatal, der Gefangenenaustausch angekündigt. Am halben Nachmittag hatten Schüsse die

Libanon - Reisewarnung eingeschränkt  -  Aug 5, 2008
fliegen-sparen.de,Tripoli/Tarabulus) und Ain al-Helweh (bei Sidon/Saida), in die Bekaa-Ebene nördlich von Baalbek, die südliche Bekaa-Ebene und das Grenzgebiet zu Israel.

La difícil misión de ser judío en el Líbano  -  Jul 29, 2008
Agencia Judía de Noticias,Los judíos libaneses, que vivían en las ciudades de Beirut, Baalbek, Tripoli y Sidon vieron a sus sinagogas derrumbarse, al tiempo que los rabinos

L'ignoble couverture de presse relative aux deux otages décédés et ...  -  Jul 18, 2008
UPJF.org,Des informations ont laissé croire aux renseignements israéliens que les deux prisonniers étaient traités à l'hôpital de Baalbek.

FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE DJEMILA  -  Jul 26, 2008
L'Expression,...qui s’est déjà produite ici en 2006 (l’édition lui était consacrée eu égard au bombardement de la mythique ville libanaise, Baalbek, par l’armée

Beirut rockt wieder, zumindest einen Sommer lang  -  Aug 5, 2008
Tages-Anzeiger Online,Die traditionellen Sommerfestivals in Baalbek, Beiteddine und Byblos bieten alles von Mozart bis Mika. «Beirut ist voller Leben, es ist eigenständig,

Eu, Gourmet  -  Aug 7, 2008
Gazeta do Sul,Uma delas é o Baalbek, restaurante árabe fundado há 27 anos e presente nos melhores guias de boa comida. Seu farto rodízio – são mais de vinte

Nayeli Guadalupe  -  Aug 7, 2008
El Sol de San Luis,En honor de la festejada se ofreció espléndida recepción en el Salón Baalbek del Club Libanés. Nayeli Guadalupe llegó feliz a su fiesta, vestía traje amplio

Lübnan Yahudi Cemaati unutuldu mu?  -  Aug 6, 2008
Şalom,Ülkeyi terk edenler daha iyi bir gelecek arayışında olanlardı� şeklinde konuşan Samuel, Yahudilerin geçmişte Beyrut, Baalbek, Tripoli ve Sidon gibi büyük

Gilberto Gil é atração de festival no Líbano  -  Jul 19, 2008
O Globo Online,Além de Beiteddine, há ainda os festivais de Byblos, que existe desde 1988, eo de Baalbek, o mais antigo e um dos mais famosos da região do Mediterrâneo,

Le Liban retrouve le sourire avec un tourisme reparti de plus belle  -  Jul 30, 2008
TourMaG.com,Après deux années d'interruption, les grands festivals libanais de l'été, ceux de Beiteddine, de Baalbek et Byblos, remportent ces jours-ci un beau succès.

Que reste-t-il de la communauté juive libanaise ?  -  Jul 29, 2008
Arouts 7,..."Les Juifs vivaient généralement dans les grandes villes comme Beyrouth, Baalbek, Tripoli et Saïda en parfaite harmonie avec les autres communautés",

Stichwort: Hisbollah  -  Jul 16, 2008
Vienna Online,In der Stadt Baalbek entstand unter Pasdaran-Anleitung die Operationszentrale der Hisbollah. Syrien öffnete trotz seiner Vorbehalte gegen religiösen

Un bilan en demi-teinte et de belles promesses pour l’avenir  -  Aug 2, 2008
La Tribune d'Algérie,La seconde édition, en 2006, a connu un immense succès, car le festival avait été jumelé avec celui de Baalbek. Ce fut un joli geste de solidarité envers le

Siria e Libano: dal generale Gouraud al ‘generale’ Sarkozy  -  Jul 15, 2008
Arabnews.it,...la valle della Bekaa (Baalbek, Bekaa, Rashayya e Hasbayya), i quali in passato ricadevano sotto la giurisdizione amministrativa di Damasco (NdT) ).

Two Lebanese expats to climb Mt. Elbrus to help local charities  -  25 Apr 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,...carried out by IMC, benefited 6000 children, over 500 teachers and 180000 members of the local communities (Akkar, Hermel, Baalbek and South Lebanon).

The Tunnel War  -  Apr 23, 2008
Intelligence Online,One group trains in Hezbollah camps at Baalbek in southern Lebanon and the others are sent to garrisons controlled by the Revolutionary Guards (Pasdarans)

An abstract yet romantic tribute to the human condition  -  Apr 3, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,These works are the product of two years of work from the Baalbek-born artist, a place of incubation and sublimation, he explains, where he paints "from the

56-year-old describes 'miracle' of newborn twins  -  Apr 11, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,..."We have sold a plot of land in the Bekaa region of Baalbek to pay for that process." Fattoum said no one had offered them help since she gave birth to her

It's good to be back  -  Apr 3, 2008
New Statesman,And then he set about exploring the forgotten Lebanon of the tourist brochures: the Roman ruins at Baalbek, the Jeita caves, the cedar forests.

Grand success for Ollie's  -  Apr 4, 2008
صدى الوطن,Symbols of Phoenician civilization, Roman-influenced Baalbek, Arab architecture and the cedars of Lebanon fill the dining room. Hojaij said he believes the

Red Cross outlines activities ranging from visiting detainees to ...  -  Apr 13, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,Likewise, sessions were given to 50 police members, including officers operating in the north and in Baalbek, in the Bekaa region. Some 300 scouts and first

Italy's I Solisti Veneti orchestra gives performance worthy of ...  -  Apr 6, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,Somewhat earlier, Fabio Biondi and his Europa Galante orchestra did their version of the cycle at Baalbek. A little later that summer, the classical chick

Dancing for Palestine  -  Apr 3, 2008
Al-Ahram Weekly,...to an expert it is easy to distinguish a Palestinian dabke from Jenin from a Lebanese dabke from Baalbek, for example, and to identify different styles.

The Sadrist Revolt  -  Apr 6, 2008
Monthly Review,He had to flee Iraq during a Ba'athist crackdown and once again found his studies at Musawi's school in Baalbek interrupted when Israel invaded southern

Syrian Force Shoots and Wounds Lebanese Man  -  Feb 19, 2008
Naharnet,An Nahar said al-Didda, who received bullet wounds in his shoulder, waist and arm, was taken to Rayan hospital in east Lebanon's city of Baalbek.

Caritas Lebanon opens center for senior citizens  -  Feb 7, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,Caritas has also inaugurated new rehabilitation projects in the Baalbek Valley region and in the South. In cooperation with Caritas Austria,

Investigators set to hand over report on protest shootings  -  Feb 1, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,BEIRUT: Unidentified assailants opened fire at a car in Baalbek Friday afternoon, killing the driver, Ali Zeaiter, 41. The National News Agency said Zeaiter

EDL tries to put best face on mounting power crisis  -  Jan 29, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,..."Moreover," EDL said, "the establishment reassures the Lebanese that it has an ample supply of energy and a decision was taken to reactivate the Baalbek and

Man Killed by Unknown Fire  -  Feb 1, 2008
Naharnet,Unknown assailants on Friday opened fire at a car in Baalbek in east Lebanon, killing the driver instantaneously, the state-run National News Agency said.

Caption Only  -  Jan 31, 2008
StarPhoenix,LEBANESE SNOWSTORM: Women play with snow in the ancient city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley during a snowstorm Wednesday that hit Lebanon and acrosss the

Just among friends  -  Feb 20, 2008
Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat,While in Lebanon, Steve and Nicholas visited Baalbek, a city close to the farm which is steeped in the history of Roman ruins. And how did Steve entertain

A great spot for abbey families . . .  -  Feb 18, 2008
Daily Mail,It is a ruin in the way that the Parthenon and the Temple of the Sun at Baalbek are ruins - a memorial to a lost civilisation and a celebration of man's

The Nexus Between Iranian National Banks and International ...  -  Feb 14, 2008
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs,Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Lebanon and the military assistance to Hizbullah were financed through a branch of Bank Melli in Baalbek.

At least four dead in Lebanon riots  -  Jan 27, 2008
Al-Bawaba,Soon afterwards protestors cut the coastal highway between Sidon and Tyre with blazing tires. The road to Baalbek in east Lebanon's Bekaa valley was also

Transport strike stalls in most parts of Lebanon  -  Jan 24, 2008
Daily Star - Lebanon,The Internal Security Forces received 33 reports from Baalbek and Hermel of different groups ranging in size from 20 to 300 cutting roads and highways with

Margaret Randall's 'Stones Witness' takes an unflinching look at ...  -  Jan 30, 2008
Tucson Weekly,13th-century Puebloan ruins in Arizona, to the Lebanese town of Baalbek, where Israeli bombs slaughter families rather than Hezbollah.

Snow covers Lebanon in pictures  -  Jan 30, 2008
Ya Libnan,Residents playing in the snow on Wednesday at the ancient Bakhous temple in the Roman city of Baalbek in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon. A Lebanese soldier walks

Gloria R. Lalumia's World Media Watch for January 28, 2008  -  Jan 28, 2008
BuzzFlash,The road to Baalbek in east Lebanon's Bekaa valley was also briefly closed. A car that had been set ablaze exploded, triggering panic in Beirut where only

Even Reagan Was No Ronald Reagan  -  Jan 28, 2008
American Daily,A plan was drawn up to attack the Sheik Abdullah Hezbollah terrorist camp in Baalbek, Lebanon. The site housed Iranian Revolutionary Guards who were

National mourning in Beirut as Arab League rejects Syria’s demands  -  Jan 28, 2008
AsiaNews.it,Others did the same on the road to Baalbek. Meanwhile the Arab League is putting pressure so that the presidential election can be held on 11 February—on

Riots Renew in Beirut with Protestors Tossing Stones at Troops ...  -  Jan 27, 2008
Naharnet,The road to Baalbek in east Lebanon's Bekaa valley was also briefly closed. Witnesses said gunfire rang out sporadically across the southern suburbs,

[ Saalouk #2: Tom Young ] A modern-day David Roberts  -  Jan 25, 2008
Menassat,He was with his two Shi'a friends from Baalbek who had family in Dahiyeh, and a traveling companion from the UK. Young was there after visiting the same

Army on high alert but strike was relatively peaceful  -  Jan 24, 2008
Ya Libnan,...wounded by gunfire from Haidar Mustafa a member of the Security forces who fired his pistol at demonstrators blocking the road to Nabi Osman in Baalbek.

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