Minister of Tourism Laura Lahoud on stage with Byblos Festival Committee President Raphaël Sfeir, Jbeil Mayor Dr. Joseph Chami, and organizers Joe Harb and Pierre Abi Saab. (Credit: Wael Hamza/L'Orient-Le Jour)
One festival backtracks, another starts... A back-and-forth that has unfortunately become commonplace in Lebanon. While the Beiteddine Festival committee announced the cancellation of its planned July edition "due to regional circumstances," the Byblos committee finally unveiled the lineup for its concerts, scheduled for the first week of August.It was at the Eddé Sands complex that the program for the historic coastal city's festival was made public, in the presence of Tourism Minister Laura Lahoud, who emphasized the importance of Byblos, "land of history and city of the word," and warmly thanked the members of the committee for their determination and resilience.The president of the committee, Raphaël Sfeir, was joined by Jbeil Mayor Dr. Joseph Chami, along with Joe Harb and Pierre Abi Saab, heads of the production and event agencies...
One festival backtracks, another starts... A back-and-forth that has unfortunately become commonplace in Lebanon. While the Beiteddine Festival committee announced the cancellation of its planned July edition "due to regional circumstances," the Byblos committee finally unveiled the lineup for its concerts, scheduled for the first week of August.It was at the Eddé Sands complex that the program for the historic coastal city's festival was made public, in the presence of Tourism Minister Laura Lahoud, who emphasized the importance of Byblos, "land of history and city of the word," and warmly thanked the members of the committee for their determination and resilience.The president of the committee, Raphaël Sfeir, was joined by Jbeil Mayor Dr. Joseph Chami, along with Joe Harb and Pierre Abi Saab, heads of the production and event...