“Our students go to sleep to the sound of explosions and wake to the constant buzzing of drones but nothing will stop them getting to school.”

BETH RAMMANA (BRUMMANA), Tur Levnon — Tucked among the churches and old stone buildings of Brummana, St. George’s Greek (Rûm) Melkite Catholic Church carries a history that reaches across centuries, communities and Christian traditions. The church was recently featured on “From Lebanon,” by Suroyo TV Lebanon, which explored the history of the church, its Syriac Maronite origins and its place within the religious heritage of a town long known for its Christian diversity.

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BRUMMANA (BETH RAMANNA), Lebanon — In the Lebanese town of Brummana, surrounded by pine trees and renowned for its mild climate and mountainous landscape, stands Mor Isaiah Rûm Orthodox Church, bearing witness to a religious and spiritual history that has endured through successive generations. The church is distinguished by its stone vault and historic architecture. It also serves as a space where historical memory converges with the Antiochian spiritual heritage and the Orthodox identity that have shaped the history of the region.

BRUMMANA (BETH RAMANNA), Mount Lebanon —The Syriac Maronite Church of Mor Isaiah the Prophet has become more than a place of worship. It is a living record of the town’s religious, cultural, and social history. The church, dedicated to the Old Testament prophet Isaiah, reflects a Christian presence in Mount Lebanon that dates back centuries. In an episode of “From Lebanon” on Suroyo TV Lebanon, Father Boutros Boudaher, pastor of the Syriac Maronite parish of Mor Isaiah the Prophet in Brummana, explains how Christians began settling in the area in the 17th and 18th centuries and initially worshiped together in an older church.

BROUMMANA (BETH RAMMANA), MOUNT LEBANON — Nestled in the vibrant town of Brummana, where nature and history meet, Saint George Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Church stands as a living witness to a journey of fa...

On a bright morning of May 13, 2025, the air around the UN House in Beirut crackled with energy, not from political negotiations or press conferences, but from the eager chatter of nearly 80 high school students, each one a budding diplomat, thinker, or leader. Coming from Rafic Hariri High School in Saida, Brummana High School in Metn, SSCC Kfarhbab in Keserwan, these students had more in common than just their uniforms or their shared age group. They were all Model United Nations (MUN) participants, some of them national and international award-winners, drawn together by a single goal: to witness diplomacy in action. About UNIC Beirut: The United Nations Information Centre in Beirut (UNIC Beirut) is one of 59 offices around the world that constitute branch offices of the UN Department of Global Communication (UNDGC) in New York. It was established on 7 September 1962 further to General Assembly Resolution 13 (1) of 13 February 1946, which called on UNDPI back then to establish branch offices in all parts of the world. UNIC Beirut serves Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Kuwait, and works closely with the UN family in Lebanon. Its core functions are the following: Promoting an informed understanding of the work and purposes of the UN; Informing the public of the aims and activities of the UN in accordance with the purposes and principles enshrined in the UN Charter; Organizing awareness activities on the priorities of the UN and strengthening national and regional support for the Organization; Developing communication strategies to generate greater public understanding of the work of the Organization and its priorities; Disseminating information on the activities of UN agencies and programmes in Lebanon; Maintaining close relations with the media, and other partners such as governmental and non-governmental organizations, educational institutions, etc… Providing leadership to the UN Communication Group in Lebanon, which consists of the communication officers of UN agencies and programmes in Lebanon and implements joint activities; Providing information and feedback to UNDGC on the Centre's work and activities. The mandate of UNDGC is to promote an informed understanding of the work, principles and the purposes of the UN among the peoples of the world through various outreach campaigns. The Department provides information and produces materials on UN global activities such as peacekeeping and international security, economic, social and cultural development, human rights and humanitarian issues, education, population, drug trafficking and other issues. من نحن: مركز الأمم المتحدة للإعلام في بيروت هو واحد من 59 مركزاً إعلامياً منتشراً حول العالم يعملون كمكاتب ميدانيّة لإدارة شؤون الإعلام في مقر الأمم المتحدة في نيويورك. تأسس المركز في بيروت في 7 أيلول/سبتمبر 1962 بناءً على قرار الجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة رقم 13 (1) والذي صدر في 13 شباط/فبراير 1946 داعياً إدارة شؤون الإعلام إلى إنشاء مكاتب لها حول العالم. يخدم مركز الأمم المتحدة للإعلام في بيروت كلاً من لبنان وسوريا والأردن والكويت، ويعمل بشكلٍ وثيق مع أسرة المنظومة الدولية العاملة في لبنان. من مهامه الرئيسية: نشر المعرفة حول الأمم المتحدة وأهدافها؛ إعلام الجمهور بأهداف الأمم المتحدة وأنشطتها وفقاً للمبادئ المكرّسة في ميثاق المنظومة الدولية؛ تنظيم أنشطة توعوية حول أولويات الأمم المتحدة وتعزيز الدعم الوطني والإقليمي لها؛ وضع استراتيجيات إعلاميّة تطال أكبر شريحة من الناس لرفع الوعي حول أولويات الأمم المتحدة وعملها؛ نشر المعلومات حول أنشطة وبرامج ووكالات الأمم المتحدة في لبنان؛ المحافظة على تواصل وتعاون وثيقين مع وسائل الإعلام وغيرها من الشركاء مثل المنظمات الحكومية وغير الحكومية، والمؤسسات التعليمية، وآخرين؛ قيادة فريق الأمم المتحدة الإعلامي، الذي يتألف من المسؤولين الإعلاميين في كافة برامج ووكالات المنظومة العاملة في لبنان، ومهامه القيام بأنشطة إعلاميّة مشتركة؛ تزويد إدارة شؤون الإعلام بمعلومات وتوصيات حول مهام وأنشطة المركز. تجدر الإشارة إلى أن مهمّة إدارة شؤون الإعلام في نيويورك تقضي بنشر مبادئ الأمم المتحدة وأهدافها على نطاق واسع بين جميع شعوب العالم من خلال القيام بحملات متنوعة. وتوفّر الإدارة المعلومات حول الأنشطة العالميّة للأمم المتحدة، كما تُنتج مواداً للتعريف بها، لتغطّي كافة المجالات التي تعمل فيها المنظومة الدولية مثل السلم والأمن الدوليين، والتنمية الاقتصادية والاجتماعية والثقافية، وحقوق الانسان والقضايا الإنسانية، والتربية، والسكان، والإتجار بالمخدرات، وغيرها.

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