Nouhad Wadie Haddad, known as Fairuz, is a Lebanese singer. She is considered by many as one of the leading vocalists and most famous singers in the history of the Arab world. Fairuz is considered the musical icon of Lebanon and is popularly known as "the soul of Lebanon".
Samir Kassir was a Lebanese-Palestinian journalist of An-Nahar and professor of history at Saint-Joseph University, who was an advocate of democracy and prominent opponent of the Syrian occupation of Lebanon. He was assassinated in 2005 as part of a series of assassinations of anti-Syria Lebanese political figures such as Rafic Hariri and George Hawi.
An-Nahar is a leading Arabic-language daily newspaper published in Lebanon. In the 1980s, An-Nahar was described by the New York Times and Time Magazine as the newspaper of record for the entire Arab world.
Samir Atallah is a Lebanese journalist, author and political analyst.
The Democratic Left Movement is a nonsectarian and a democratic leftist political party. It was founded in September 2004 by left-wing and center-left intellectuals and activists some of whom had previously split from the Lebanese Communist Party (LCP) while some were student activists from the "Independent Leftist Groups". The DLM affirms a European-style social democracy—but is open to all forms of leftism and encourages the development of a true secular state. The party operates under a decentralized framework that emphasizes diversity of thought for a progressive society in a liberal democratic environment. It participated in the 2005 Cedar Revolution, a wave of demonstrations against the Syrian occupation of Lebanon, and calls for correcting imbalanced relations with Syria.
As-Safir, was a leading Arabic-language daily newspaper in Lebanon. The headquarters of the daily was in Beirut. It was in circulation from March 1974 until December 2016. The last issue of the paper was published on 31 December 2016. The online version was also closed on the same date.
The cinema of Lebanon, according to film critic and historian Roy Armes, is the only other cinema in the Arabic-speaking region, beside Egypt's, that could amount to a national cinema. Cinema in Lebanon has been in existence since the 1920s, and the country has produced more than 500 films.
L'Orient-Le Jour is a French-language daily newspaper in Lebanon. Its English-language edition is L'Orient Today.
Mashrou' Leila was a Lebanese four-member indie rock band. The band formed in Beirut, Lebanon in 2008 as a music workshop at the American University of Beirut.
Dbayeh is a city in Lebanon located on the Mediterranean Sea in the Matn District, Mount Lebanon, between Beirut and Jounieh. The majority of the population is Christian, apart from some Gulf Arab Muslims who live there during the summer season.
Lebanon is not only a regional center of media production but also one of the most liberal and free in the Middle East. Despite its small population and geographic size, Lebanon plays an influential role in the production of information in the Middle East and is "at the core of a regional media network with global implications".
Haig Papazian is a Lebanese-Armenian multidisciplinary artist, composer, and architect born in Beirut and currently based out of New York. He is a founding member and violinist of Lebanese pop band Mashrou' Leila.
Nour Hage is a British-Lebanese fashion designer, textile artist and digital artist. She is known for her frequent collaborations with Middle Eastern and South Asian artists and designers, including Riz Ahmed, Mashrou' Leila and many others. In 2021, she became a Fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Firas Abou Fakher is a Lebanese composer, musician, producer and writer. He is best known as a composer, guitarist, and keyboardist with indie rock band Mashrou' Leila and the co-founder of Last Floor Productions.
Carl Gerges is a Lebanese musician and architect. Gerges has been featured on the cover of L'officiel Levant and on the cover of Architectural Digest Middle East as an architect; and on the Middle East edition of Rolling Stone magazine and GQ Middle East as a musician.
Last Floor Productions is an independent film and television production company, headquartered in London. Last Floor Productions is specialized in the creation of projects that have an Arab focus. The company was founded by Nasri Atallah, Firas Abou Fakher and Daniel Habib in 2019.
Doubt is a British-Lebanese-Saudi psychological thriller television series created by Nasri Atallah, Firas Abou Fakher and Daniel Habib as a Shahid Original for MBC Group. It premiered on June 13, 2020.
Fixer is a British-Lebanese action comedy television series created by Firas Abou Fakher and Daniel Habib as a Shahid Original for MBC Group. It premiered on 8 December 2020.
Bassel Khaiat is a Syrian actor, working in theatre, television, and film.
Sarde After Dinner is a Lebanese podcast hosted by Médéa Azouri and Mouin Jaber.
