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Byblos was crowned as the "Arab Tour Capital" for the year 2016 by the Lebanese minister of tourism in the Grand Serail in Beirut. Byblos was chosen by Condé Nast Traveler as the second best city in the Middle East for 2012, beating Tel Aviv and Dubai, [55] and by the World Tourism Organization as the best Arab tourist city for 2013. [56]
Lotfi Achour (Arabic: لطفي عاشور) is a Tunisian writer, producer and director for theater and cinema. [1] He is the author of more than 25 theater productions on different stages (London, Paris, Festival In d'Avignon, Tunis, Carthage, Hammamet, Byblos, Kinshasa, Yaoundé…).
The Temple of Baalat Gebal (Arabic: معبد بعلة جبيل maebad baalat jbeil) was an important Bronze Age temple structure in the World Heritage Site of Byblos. [1] The temple was dedicated to Ba'alat Gebal, the goddess of the city of Byblos, known later to the Greeks as Atargatis. [2]
The Arab Radio and Television awards Byblos and Blueness of the sea: Silver 2003 Arab States Broadcasting Union awards Sun City - Baalbek: Gold 2003 The Arab Radio and Television awards Saint Mary: Promotion Silver
Arabs are portrayed in film as film characters in both Arab films as well as non-Arab films, and both Arabs and non-Arabs take the role of an Arab. [1] These portrayals often depict an ethnocentric perception of Arabs rather than an authentic and realistic depiction of Arabic cultures, religions, dialects, as well as customs and traditions. [2]
Of the first Arab-produced films was the 1923 Egyptian film Barsoum Looking for a Job, [7] and Laila, released in Egypt in 1927, [8] [9] while the first Arabic speaking film was Awlad El-Zawat, also released in Egypt in 1932. [10] Studio Misr, founded in 1935, was the first national studio of its kind in the Arab world. [11]
Maasri has participated in local and international festivals and seminars in other capacities: he was the Artistic Director for Anjar International Art Festival in Anjar, Lebanon, jury president at the Cannes Junior Film Festival in Beirut and artistic director of the ceremony in Byblos that marked the launch of the International Year of the ...
The Yehawmilk stele, de Clercq stele, or Byblos stele, also known as KAI 10 and CIS I 1, is a Phoenician inscription from c.450 BC found in Byblos at the end of Ernest Renan's Mission de Phénicie. [ 1 ] [ a ] Yehawmilk ( Phoenician 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤋𐤊 [ 1 ] ), king of Byblos, dedicated the stele to the city’s protective goddess Ba ...