Posts tagged with "Lebanon"

Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara, Terry Crews celebrate season finale of America's Got Talent (AGT) announced via 360 MAGAZINE

AGT SEASON 17 FINALE

MAYYAS CROWNED WINNER OF NBC’S ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 17 

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Sheikh Zayed Book Award

Sheikh Zayed Book Award Announces 2021 Winners The World’s Leading Arab Literature and Culture Prizes Three women win including Iman Mersal for the Literature Prize, with additional awards to a study of Saudi Women writers, Arab oration, and a history of supremacy Each winner receives a career-changing prize of $204,181 Winners hail from five countries: […]

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Unforgettable Foreign Films

10 Foreign Films with the Most Unforgettable Love Stories By Roberta Seret, PhD I have two loves – literature and film. The most powerful love stories jump off the pages or off the screen, narrating different types of love turmoil, journeying through danger and obstacles to find love. The best love stories occur when love triumphs […]

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What’s Trending in Tennessee

What’s New, Trending and Blooming this Spring in Tennessee Memphis – Memphis Zoo’s all-new Kangazoo Experience lets you get face-to-face with kangaroos roaming free in the walk-through exhibit. Visitor favorites also include giraffe-feeding, the panda exhibit and Sting Ray Cove. Jackson – Discover what makes Jackson a unique place for music lovers of all backgrounds whether you’re looking for […]

I ❤️ Beirut

By Justin Lyons Mika announced Wednesday that his “I ❤️ Beirut” concert, which was live-streamed Sept. 19 on his YouTube channel, raised more than €1 million for the people of Lebanon. An explosion at a Beirut warehouse on Aug. 4 killed more than 200 and injured more than 5,000. Ticket sales, sponsors and public donations […]

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Huge Explosion In Beirut

By Vaughn Lowery × Rita Azar According to CNN, there was a massive explosion in Beirut just now. Shattering glass and debris followed by monstrous amounts of smoke. A Massive explosion hit an ammunition storage in the port of Beirut. Many Lebanese civilians have been affected, houses have been burned down, glass has been shattered […]

Rita Azar is a summer intern at 360 magazine.

Rita Azar

Rita Azar is a Senior at the Lebanese American University taking up a Bachelors degree in Graphic Design. She finished her primary education at The American School of Kuwait, where she was born and raised. Her passion for graphic design started when she took her first graphic design class at school. She is currently an intern at 360 […]

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Lebanon Currency Crisis

By Rita Azar The Lebanese currency has severely depleted in value during the last few months. Although many politicians claim that the lira will stabilize at 3000 to a dollar, the currency crisis continues to rock the finances of Lebanon. Ever since 1990, 1500 liras have always equaled a dollar. Although this is a far cry from 1980 when […]

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Lebanese Crisis: How it Happened

By Rita Azar Lebanon today can be summed up to bread lines, a devalued currency, no clear system for clean water, and a garbage crisis. To understand how the country that was called “Paris of the East” for nearly 40 years in the 20th century has now became widely known as a failed state, one […]

Beirut × “The Heart of Lebanon”

Written by Rana Salloom Known as the Paris of the Middle East Beirut, Lebanon is a city that never sleeps and is rooted in its traditional Middle Eastern culture dating back thousands of years. Lebanon is a small country spanning 110 miles off the Mediterranean coast and its capital, Beirut is the 3rd oldest city […]