Beirut: The Baalbeck International Festival was inaugurated late Friday night at the historic Baalbek Citadel in eastern Lebanon. Under the theme of "Voice of Resilience," the opening night features ...

BEIRUT: The program for the Baalbeck International Festival 2014 was announced Thursday during a news conference at the Baalbek acropolis. Tensions in the Bekaa Valley made Baalbeck organizers decide ...

Thousands of people have fled from Baalbeck, the main city in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley, and surrounding areas after Israeli evacuation warnings and aerial bombardment on Wednesday. Every year, ...

BEIRUT: The organizing committee of the Baalbeck International Festival is considering staging its 2013 event in a different venue or venues, due to security concerns. The oldest of Lebanons summer ...

Egyptian composer and conductor Hisham Gabr will open the Baalbeck International Festival in Lebanon on 20 July, with a composition combining songs by Oum Kathoum. Taking place at the Roman Temple of ...

AL-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

In Baalbeck, Lebanon, a World Bank project supported the conservation of the Temple of Bacchus, an astonishing Roman temple. Conservation work provided much-needed employment to people residing in the ...