OBITUARY
Return of Beirut Souks, Lebanon’s Picasso and Beirut’s genie
LITERATURE
‘There is said to be a genie in Beirut that is the very spirit of the city’
ART
Abdel Hamid Baalbaki, his 'ode to the South,' his Lebanese 'Guernica,' his art imbued with humanity
Mrs Aoun gets a portrait, Pablo Escobar’s love life and Oscar’s aftermath
OUTINGS
See, discover, learn and dance ... Let yourself be tempted by the culture team’s recommendations
ART
Huguette Caland makes her entrance – through the front door – at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid
AWARDS CEREMONY
Big names and dark horses at the 50th César Awards
NOVELS
'Fais signe à la nuit' by Dr. Georges Haddad: A love interlude in Salamanca
THEATER
Laying the foundations for scenography in Lebanon
COMMENTARY
To a renewal of Lebanese cultural diplomacy
OBITUARY
Maha Bayrakdar, Life Between Words and Colors
ART
Currency of decay: Christine Kettaneh's new exhibition on the Lebanese experience
CONTROVERSY