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Strong Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية القوية) is the parliamentary bloc of the Lebanese Forces in the Lebanese Parliament. It is headed by member of parliament and vice president of the Lebanese Forces party Georges Adwan .
Lebanese Independence Day (Arabic: عيد الاستقلال اللبناني, romanized: ʿĪd al-Istiqlāl al-Lubnānī, lit. 'Festival of the Lebanese Independence') is the national day of Lebanon, celebrated on 22 November in commemoration of the end of the French control over Lebanon in 1943, after 23 years of Mandate rule.
The following year, in May 1926, the Lebanese Republic was proclaimed, and Charles Debbas was elected president. The first government under the new president sought to create a Lebanese national anthem and formed a committee to arbitrate between competing poets in Lebanon and the Lebanese diaspora to select the anthem. [1]
In 1978, Rolling Stones booked a concert in Lebanon which was sold out in five hours. The concert was canceled, causing many Lebanese rock fans to burn tires on roads, blocking it of anger. [citation needed] The underground music scene became vibrant in Lebanon after the end of the civil war in 1990, spearheaded by the rock-pop duo Soap Kills.
The latter holiday was officially recognized in Lebanon in 2003. [3] It is exclusively celebrated by Armenians in Lebanon. [4] February 9: Saint Maroun's Day: عيد مار مارون: Fête de Saint-Maron: The holiday is celebrated by the Maronites, hence the name. February 14: Rafic Hariri Memorial Day: يوم اغتيال رفيق الحريري
Maher Fawaz Jahjah was born on September 7, 1990, in Hasbaya, a town in Lebanon's Nabatieh Governorate.As a child, he had a strong interest in music and singing, [1] [3] but he hailed from a modest household and had to work as a youth to supplement his family's income. [8]
Strong Lebanon (Arabic: تكتل لبنان القوي) is the parliamentary bloc of the Free Patriotic Movement and their allies in the Lebanese Parliament. Headed by Gebran Bassil , it consisted of 29 deputies after the 2018 general election [ 1 ] and shrunk to 17 deputies after the 2022 Lebanese general election .
Libnan (Arabic: لبنان, romanized: Lubnān, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ləbˈneːn]; transl. "Lebanon") is an English language song by Lydia Canaan, who wrote and recorded the track in 1993 as an impassioned tribute to her country, Lebanon. [1]