The house of the late German novelist Heinrich Böll, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1972 and died in 1985, annually hosts writers from…

In literature, sometimes a writer cultivates a unique style that sets them apart from the rest.Such is the case with Tunisian scholar Al Taher Labib,…

Today commemorates the third anniversary of the catastrophic explosion at the Beirut Port, which occurred precisely at 6:00 p.m. on 4 August 2020.A…

Born on 1 April 1929 in Bohemia Czech Republic, Milan Kundera is one of the most famous and influential novelists of the 20th century.Like many of…

Daily reports emerging from Yemen show Houthi behaviours and practices increasingly fitting the description of “internal colonialism”— a term…

In a despondent, war-ridden nation, where chaos reigns and hope flickers dimly, an unlikely allure emerges — luxury cars.Amongst the ruin and…

'The Dam' took three years to make and Ali Cherri shot it in Sudan. Having been showcased at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and in Cairo, the Lebanese…

A sickness has spread over Lebanon. People now live in isolated enclaves - by region, group, city, neighbourhood, or village. Society had gradually…

The 75-year anniversary of the Nakba presents a timely opportunity to review events leading up to the Palestinians’ historic displacement as well as…

On 4 May 1923, Assi al-Rahbani was born in the Lebanese coastal village of Antelias. He became the father and pioneer of modern Lebanese popular…