The most prestigious francophone university in the Middle East, Beyrouths’ Université Saint Joseph will offer a four-year Bachelor of Law degree starting in September in Dubai. The college, to be known as the University of St Joseph Dubai College of Law, will offer a customised programme for Dubai, which will incorporate Sharia, French, Arabic and European law.
Vice President [...]

Tout le monde attendait la parution de Les Copains « Spécial 20 ans », initialement prévu pour aujourd’hui 17 mai… 
Mais les circonstances incertaines que traverse le pays ont eu raison de leurs promesse… Pas de leurs ténacité ! 
Le « Spécial 20 ans » sortira, c’est sûr, le 24 mai… Alors, surtout, resté branchés !
Vous trouverez sur le  site  Les Copains (www.lescopainsliban.com) les archives [...]

The Lebanese movie being shown this year at the Festival de Cannes titled Je Veux Voir by Joana HADJITHOMAS and Khalil JOREIGE will be up for the ‘Un Certain Regard’ award. The actors in the movie have astounded me, Catherine DENEUVE and Rabih MROUÉ (starting to be well known). I am not sure if there are other Lebanese films being presented this [...]

These days haven’t been kind to the Israeli Prime minister with probes he’s being faced with. Out of all the news roaming on Lebanon scattered throughout the internet, I chose to post todays inquiry on an interview of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert with Radio France International. The francophone station, of course, broadcasts in Lebanon on 96.2 MHz.

“Political [...]

Autour de six grands journalistes de la presse écrite et audiovisuelle, le Collectif de Citoyens libanais et Amis du Liban abordera les enjeux et les contraintes du traitement de l’information sur le Liban dans les médias français.
Intervenants :
Christophe Ayad - Libération
Pierre Barbancey - L’Humanité
Agnès Levallois - France 24
Georges Malbrunot - Le Figaro
Antoine Perruchot - France [...]

The frown on my face after reading the decision on banning the franco-iranian Persepolis animation which won the prix du jury ex-aequo at Cannes 2007.
Lebanese officials say they’ve banned the movie, which is based on the autobiographical graphic novel by co-director Marjane Satrapi
The Beirut Spring and Beirut Beltway were the first to take charge, and [...]