Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks at the opening of the exhibition "Between the Lines of the Constitution: A Hundred Years of State and Law" at the National Library in Sanayeh, Oct. 7, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L’Orient-Le Jour)
Marking the centenary of the Lebanese Constitution, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Wednesday at the opening of an exhibition on its history that "the best tribute" to it "is not to celebrate its longevity, but to achieve its purpose: to have a strong state through the rule of law, and not above the law." Virtual tour Discovering Tripoli, one step at a time Open to the public through the end of the year at the National Library in Sanayeh, the exhibition "Between the Lines of the Constitution: A Hundred Years of State and Law," organized by the Culture Ministry, traces the origins of Lebanon's Constitution, adopted in 1926, and its history over the past century. Archival materials, original documents, photographs, maps, and newspaper cartoons guide visitors through that history, aiming above all to...
Marking the centenary of the Lebanese Constitution, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Wednesday at the opening of an exhibition on its history that "the best tribute" to it "is not to celebrate its longevity, but to achieve its purpose: to have a strong state through the rule of law, and not above the law." Virtual tour Discovering Tripoli, one step at a time Open to the public through the end of the year at the National Library in Sanayeh, the exhibition "Between the Lines of the Constitution: A Hundred Years of State and Law," organized by the Culture Ministry, traces the origins of Lebanon's Constitution, adopted in 1926, and its history over the past century. Archival materials, original documents, photographs, maps, and newspaper cartoons guide visitors through that history, aiming above all to...
