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Ain El-Rihaneh
Ain el-Rihaneh ( ar, عين الريحانة; also spelled ''Ayn al-Rihanah'' or ''Aain er-Rihane'') is a town and municipality located in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The town is about north of Beirut. It has an average elevation of 340 meters above sea level and a total land area of 2000 hectares. Ain el-Rihaneh's inhabitants are Maronites. The village contained two private schools enrolling a total of 201 students as of 2006. The biggest family in this town is the Kreidy family. Religion Ain er-Rihaneh Monastery of St John the Baptist - Hrach Some Historical Milestones for the Sisters of St. John the Baptist – Hrach Monasteries began to flourish in Kesrouan in the seventeenth centurySome families took the initiative to build monasteries based on the spirituality of St. Anthony the Great. In 1642 and by a personal initiative, the Bishop Youssef Al Akoury purchased the land of Hrach, This monastery was the first one dedicated to nun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governorates Of Lebanon
Lebanon is divided into nine governorates (''muhafazah''). Each governorate is headed by a governor (''muhafiz''): All of the governorates except for Beirut and Akkar are divided into districts, which are further subdivided into municipalities. The newest governorate is Keserwan-Jbeil, which was gazetted on 7 September 2017 but whose first governor, Pauline Deeb, was not appointed until 2020. Implementation of the next most recently created governorates, Akkar and Baalbek-Hermel, also remains ongoing since the appointment of their first governors in 2014. See also * Politics of Lebanon References External links Lebanon 1 Governorates, Lebanon Governorates A governorate is an administrative division of a state. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either states or provinces, the term ''governorate'' is often used in translation from ... Subdivisions of Lebanon {{Lebanon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a chapel, church, or temple, and may also serve as an oratory, or in the case of communities anything from a single building housing only one senior and two or three junior monks or nuns, to vast complexes and estates housing tens or hundreds. A monastery complex typically comprises a number of buildings which include a church, dormitory, cloister, refectory, library, balneary and infirmary, and outlying granges. Depending on the location, the monastic order and the occupation of its inhabitants, the complex may also include a wide range of buildings that facilitate self-sufficiency and service to the community. These may include a hospice, a school, and a range of agricultural and manufacturing buildings such as a barn, a fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gebran Bassil
Gebran Gerge Bassil ( ar, جبران جرجي باسيل; born 21 June 1970) is a Lebanese politician who is the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement since 2015. A Maronite Christian, he is the son-in-law of President Michel Aoun, and has been his most senior advisor since 2005. Born in Batroun, Bassil joined the FPM, becoming a prominent activist in it. He ran in the general election of 2005 and 2009, and was appointed as the Minister of Telecommunications in the First Cabinet of Saad Hariri. In 2011, Bassil and all ministers of the opposition announced their resignation, leading to the collapse of the government. He subsequently held the position of Minister of Energy and Water between 2011 and 2014, as well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants from 2014 to 2020. He won a parliamentary seat for Batroun district and the Maronite sect in the general election in 2018. He was highly targeted in the widespread Lebanese protests which began by the end of 2019. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LDC (Lebanon)
LDC may refer to: * Lady Doak College, in India * Lambert Dodard Chancereul, the largest poultry meat group in Europe * Law Development Centre, a Ugandan law school * Leaders' Debates Commission * Least developed countries * Less developed country, or developing country * Leonardo DiCaprio * Linguistic Data Consortium * Lloyds Development Capital, a private equity house * LLVM D Compiler, a D programming language compiler * Local distribution company * Locally decodable code, an error correction code * Load duration curve, in electric power generation * London Dumping Convention * Louis Dreyfus Company, a global merchant firm. * Louisiana Department of Corrections, now Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections * Lysine decarboxylase The enzyme Lysine decarboxylase () converts lysine to cadaverine Cadaverine is an organic compound with the formula (CH2)5(NH2)2. Classified as diamine, it is a colorless liquid with an unpleasant odor. It is present in small quantities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International
The Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International ( ar, المؤسسة اللبنانية للإرسال انترناسيونال), widely known as LBCI, is a private television station in Lebanon. LBCI was founded in 1992 by acquiring the assets, liabilities and logo of LBC, an entity founded in 1985 during the Lebanese Civil War by the Lebanese Forces militia. LBCI went global in 1996 when it launched its satellite channel LBC ''Al-Fadha'iya Al-Lubnaniya'' ( ar, الفضائية اللبنانية) covering Lebanon, the Arab world, Europe, America, Australia and Africa. History Post-war era The Lebanese Forces, a Lebanese militia that had founded LBC in 1985, was militarily and financially weakened by Lebanese civil war which ended in 1990 and its leader Samir Geagea was imprisoned in 1994. In 1992, Pierre El Daher had founded LBCI along with other shareholders and registered it at the Commercial Register of Baabda. In April 1996, El Daher and other shareholders launched LBC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asmaa Min Al Tarikh
''Asmaa'' or ''Asma'a'' ( ar, أسماء) is a 2011 Egyptian drama film, and is the first such feature film to present AIDS patients sympathetically. Written and directed by Amr Salama, the film tells the history of a woman with HIV who struggles to live under the burden of keeping her HIV status secret, and then the dilemma she faces when offered the opportunity to appear on a television talk show. It is based on a true story of a woman who died from a burst gallbladder after doctors refused to operate on her because she had AIDS. The director, Amr Salama, intended the film to raise awareness about AIDS: in his words, to correct the "misconceptions and lies" about the disease, since more people are dying from the misconceptions than from the lack of treatment. The film is not about AIDS, but rather the battle against social prejudice in Egypt, and about "love, courage, overcoming fear, and fighting for personal rights". Background In the late 1980s and early 1990s, very frigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Producer
A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of video production on a television show, television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television networks, but upon acceptance they focus on business matters, such as budgets and contracts. Other producers are more involved with the day-to-day workings, participating in activities such as screenwriting, Scenic design, set design, Casting (performing arts), casting, and directing. There are a variety of different producers on a television show. A traditional producer is one who manages a show's budget and maintains a schedule, but this is no longer the case in modern television. Types of television producers Different types of producers in the industry today include (in order of seniority): Showrunner : The showrunner is the "chief executive" in charge of everything related to the production of the show. It is the highest-ranking in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Presenter
A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces, hosts television show, television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for people who garnered fame in other fields to take on this role, but some people have made their name solely within the field of presenting—such as children's television series or infomercials—to become television personalities. Roles Often, presenters may double for being famed in other fields, such as an actor, model (person), model, comedian, musician, celebrity doctor, doctor, etc. Others may be subject-matter experts, such as scientists or politicians, serving as presenters for a programme about their field of expertise (for instance, David Attenborough). Some are celebrities who have made their name in one area, then leverage their fame to get involved in other areas. Examples of this latter group include British comedian Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Boustany
Karen Boustany (born June 4), known professionally as Karen R. Boustany, is a Lebanese international Media Personality, Author, Businesswoman, Director & Producer. Life Born in Ain El Rihane, a village in Mount Lebanon, Karen Boustany studied at St Joseph – Antoura College where she started writing poetry at a very early age. She consecrated all her free time to writing, She traveled to Paris where she attained her BA in French Literature from La Sorbonne University, Paris. She graduated also from the Lebanese American University in Byblos (LAU), specialising in a double major: Communication Arts and Political Sciences. Having acquired 12 years of experience in advertising, she established in 2005 her own advertising and marketing company “Eyestrategy Business Communication sarl”, conciliating literature, know-how and Creativity. For two consecutive years, she had her own socio-political column, ”Poing à la ligne”, in ''Al Balad''newspaper in its French publication ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital, Lomé, is located. It covers about with a population of approximately 8 million, and has a width of less than between Ghana and its eastern neighbor Benin. From the 11th to the 16th century, tribes entered the region from various directions. From the 16th century to the 18th century, the coastal region was a trading center for Europeans to purchase slaves, earning Togo and the surrounding region the name "The Slave Coast". In 1884, Germany declared a region including a protectorate called Togoland. After World War I, rule over Togo was transferred to France. Togo gained its independence from France in 1960. In 1967, Gnassingbé Eyadéma led a successful military coup d'état, after which he became president of an anti-communist, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrach
Hrach (), also spelled Hratch or Herach, is an Armenian male or female given name meaning "eyes of flame." Origin is Hrachia or Hrachya ( hy, Հրաչյա). People with the given name include: *Hrachia Adjarian (1876–1953), Armenian linguist *Hrach Bartikyan (1927–2011), Armenian academic *Hrach Gregorian (born 1949), American political consultant *Hrachya Harutyunyan (born 1961), Armenian actor *Hrach Hovhannisyan, Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler * Hrachya Keshishyan (born 1970), Armenian film director *Hrach Martirosyan (born 1964), Armenian linguist * Hrachya Melikyan (1947–2006), Armenian music composer and film composer *Hrachia Nersisyan (1895–1961), Armenian actor *Hrachya Petikyan (born 1960), Armenian sportshooter *Hrachya Qochar (1910–1965), Armenian writer, publicist, prizewinner of Armenian SSR * Haig "Hrach" Tiriakian (1871–1915), Armenian politician *Hrach Titizian (born 1979), American actor *Hratch Zadourian (born 1969), Lebanese cyclist * Hratch Chitilian ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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