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Elissa to Perform Live at Beirut Holidays Festival 2025
Yara Sameh Lebanese superstar, Elissa will perform live at the Beirut Holidays Festival 2025 in Lebanon, on Monday, July 28. She is set to present several of her popular and latest songs. The acclaimed singer took to Instagram to promote the concert, saying: "Beirut… your love is like no other!❤️🇱🇧Join me for a special night on July 28, a concert from the heart of this city, for the heart of this city.." Born on October 27, 1972, Elissa has been the highest-selling female Middle Eastern artist since 2005. She sold over 30 million albums worldwide. In 2005, she became the first Lebanese singer to be awarded the World Music Award for Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist, an award that she earned once again in 2006 and 2010. The singer is often referred to as 'Maliket El Ehsas' (Queen of Emotions) by fans and the media. Elissa's artistic journey began in 1992 when she won the silver medal in the Lebanese music competition 'Studio El Fan'. The singer's debut studio album, 'Baddy Doub' (I Want to Melt), was released by EMI Music Arabia in 1999. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies
National News
18-03-2025
- Politics
- National News
LAU holds its centennial gala in New York in support of student scholarships and healthcare: President Abdallah announces Trustee Debbane's largest gift in LAU's history for LAU Global
NNA - As part of its commitment to support education and healthcare in Lebanon, the Lebanese American University (LAU) marked the beginning of a new century of service to the community in a Centennial Gala Dinner held on March 13, 2025, at the New York Public Library. Proceeds from the fundraiser will go toward LAU's initiatives to foster industry in Lebanon, support financially challenged students and patients, and create an ever-giving legacy. The university's continued efforts to help uplift the country are needed more than ever as Lebanon emerges from years of crises and embarks on rebuilding and renewal. The event was attended by New York State Assemblymember Alex Bores, Lebanon's Ambassador to the United Nations Hadi Hachem, Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations Ambassador Tareq Al-Bannai, Consul General of Lebanon in New York Majdi Ramadan, members of the Board of Trustees, LAU President Emeritus Joseph G. Jabbra, alumni, donors, and friends of LAU committed to upholding LAU's mission. Welcoming the distinguished guests, the Chairman of the LAU Board of Trustees Philip Stoltzfus said: 'The Lebanese American University is a trusted institution for a simple reason: we always try to do the right thing, decade after decade, in times of crisis, in times of blessings. For a full century, for 100 years. It is not always easy and it is nearly always expensive, but acting this way is not a choice, it resides in our mission, the formative values of our founders, our sacred covenant with Lebanon.' LAU President Chaouki T. Abdallah announced that LAU trustee Raymond Debbane and family were making the greatest gift in LAU's history to launch the university's global strategy and support its New York campus. Expressing his gratitude to sponsors, donors and friends of LAU for their generosity and commitment to the university's mission, he said: 'Please join me in holding the gate of hope open for more students in Lebanon and around the world and thank you for helping us usher in the second century of LAU.' Alumnus and CEO of Synopsys, Sassine Ghazi ('91) and three-time World Music Award winner and Arab pop icon Elissa were honored at the event; Ghazi for his lifetime achievements in innovation and excellence and Elissa for her advocacy of women's rights and brave fight against breast cancer. Ghazi said: 'When I went to LAU in '88 I never imagined I would be here at its 100 anniversary. I love our country, and I love our heritage and our people.' 'Today, more than ever, our nation needs passionate leaders with access to education,' said Elissa. 'It is our collective duty to nurture this hope and empower future generations to believe in themselves and dream so they can best represent Lebanon anywhere like yourselves.' The evening was co-chaired by LAU trustees, H.H. Sheikha Intisar Al Sabah and Mr. Peter Tanous. About LAU LAU is an internationally recognized not-for-profit, private American university established in 1924. It boasts two campuses and two academic hospitals in Lebanon, a campus in New York City, and a bustling community of 9,000+ students and 1,100+ full-time faculty and staff members. Chartered in the State of New York and accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, LAU strives to deliver a high-quality liberal arts education to the broadest possible spectrum of society in Lebanon and the MENA region, and in so doing, to be an agent in making our world fair, equal and free. — LAU ———————-
