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Zgharta in newsprint Zgharta was in newsprint today being mentioned both in the As Safir and The Daily Star. Staff associ... |
Horsh Ehden gets the French treatment The French newspaper, La Croix published on 19th August 2010 an article on the Horsh Ehden.A PDF of... |
Glowing report on Ehden Hasna Saadeh of As Safir writes a glowing report on Ehden this summer. The article in Arabic can be ... |
Exclusive: Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve We are reliably informed that the propose building of a tourist centre and eco lodge within the Hors... |
Historic photo of Ehden hero A unpublished photograph of Youssef Bey Karam Batal Lebnan, part of the portfolio owned by Mrs Zeyna... |
Left sided brains best for reading Arabic The BBC website reports on research about why learning to read Arabic is hard. It seems you need to ... |
Salam Zgharta The report on the Salam Zgharta's annual dinner last Saturday appears on the Club's website which ca... |
Bchennine dead man suspect arrested Lebanese news website, Now Lebanon reports this afternoon, "The National News Agency (NNA) reported ... |
Cinemaiyat Film Festival Awards On Sunday at Ehden's Al Koubra the film awards of the Cinemaiyat Film Festival were announced. The e... |
Fayez Mouawad Foundation The Lebanese newspaper, As Safir, reports today that the Fayez Mouawad Foundation is supporting the ... |
Georges Yammine The Mar Sarkis and Bacchus Monastery, Ehden was the setting on Saturday to mark the 10th annivesary ... |
Ehden car accidentA car accident on Ehden's Main Road which took place on Saturday was part of An Nahar Sunday's repo... |
Ehden president speaks out on water problem The President of Zgharta Ehden Council, Toufic Mouawad gave an interview with the Al Akhbar, newspap... |
Ehden's Al Midan under construction ! Ehden's major tourist land mark, Al Midan, has become in recent days a construction site in the midd... |
Black Label vs. Water We asked a typical Ehden family how the Ehden water situation has affected them this year. They said... |
Elie Makhlouf The work of Zgharta born artist, Elie Makhlouf, can be seen on his website, www.eliemakhlouf.com |
Cinemaiyat Ehden's Cinemaiyat Film Festival returns this year and once again focuses on Lebanon's young film di... |
Saint Rafqa Mass at Aitou Today marks the anniversary of Saint Rafqa taking her final vows as a nun on 25th August 1872 at the... |
Association of Zgharta Ladies in Venezuela The Association of Zgharta Ladies in Venezuela provided a meal after the Mass for the Feast of the A... |
AES Dinner The Association Entraide Sociale (AES) held their annual summer dinner on Friday, 20th August at the... |
Wrong sort of water flows in Al Midan The wrong sort of water overflowed Ehden's Al Midan pavements yesterday. There was a leak of waste w... |
Further report on Ehden's water shortageEhden's water problem continues to attract newspaper reports, this time in today's As Safir, written... |
A hotel near youWe post the comments of a recent Ehden visitor who, as you will read, was not over impress putting i... |
Basloukit Council DecisionAt the local elections in 2010 the official result for the village Basloukit was subject to appeal w... |
Ehden for stay at homes For those who stayed at home check out this video of a trip to Ehden and Mar Koshaya. Post your own ... |
Ehden's water shortageEhden chronic water shortage this year is once again the subject of a national newspaper report this... |
Aitou joins UnionThe council of Aitou has joined the Union of Zgharta Zawie Councils, which now consists of 24 counci... |
Z News Z News is taking a break until 24th August 2010 |
Parramatta Mayor returns homeOn his return to Australia, Mayor Paul Garrard of Parramatta spoke of his tour of sixteen North Leba... |
Accident on Eve of Saydet ZghartaOn Saturday there was a traffic accident involving three cars - Mercedes, Renault, Honda, at the Ehd... |
Feast of Saydet Zgharta This Sunday the people of Zgharta celebrate the Feast of the Assumption at the Church of Saydet Zgha... |
Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve over development? We hear that local environmentalists are concerned about the planned Eco Lodge and Visitors Centre w... |
Summer dinnersThe Association Entraide Sociale (AES) are holding their summer dinner on Friday, 20th August at the... |
Miss Lebanon Emigrants reign at Ahweh Daymeh Last Sunday, Ehden restaurant bar, Ahweh Daymeh, played host to the contestants of this year's Miss ... |
Ehden’s Food Ambassador Extraordinaire The Council should give her a medal for being Ehden’s Food Ambassador. Indeed the State should give ... |
Jouzour-Simon Boulos Foundation Dinner Those attending last Friday's Jouzour-Simon Boulos Foundation Dinner at the Ehden Country Club say t... |
Great new book A book has been written by Louis Farshee (Farshakh), the grandson of Ehden émigrés, The Way of the E... |
Zgharta Ehden Council TaxesThe Zgharta Ehden Council has announced that it advertised in Lebanon's Official Gazette on 29th Jul... |
American fast food, money transfer and banki A video commercial (see You Tube) has been made promoting the Ehdeniyat, made by Clémentine S.A.L. A... |
Why? There was once again evidence of irresponsible behaviour last night in Ehden using a religious occas... |
Obituary of an Ehden man We publish the obituary of Edward J Hage which appeared in the Redlands Daily Facts newspaper of Sou... |
Fires near Zgharta It has been reported on news agencies today at 14.24 local time that there are major fires near the ... |
The community @ play This Friday sees the start of a number of social activities in the Zgharta Zawie worldwide community... |
Hand grenade thrown in MejdlayaThe Lebanese news agencies have reported that unknown assailants threw a hand grenade at the shop, S... |
Brave Australian mayor visits ZghartaThe Mayor of Parramatta, New South Wales, Paul Garrard, continued his tour of North Lebanon by visit... |
Zgharta General ArrestedPeople in Zgharta have been shocked to learn that Zgharta born Brigadier General Fayez Karam has bee... |
Berthe Shaarawi R.I.P.The wife of the late Hamid Kabalan Frangieh, Berthe Shaarawi, has died. The funeral took place at Ma... |
Historic Ehden Among the cobwebs and dust of many attics and basements lie hidden thousands of photographs taken of... |
Green Founder It is always gratifying to report when Zghartawiens are in the news, doubly so when its a co-founder... |
Take it with you!Despite a volunteer force of 60 it was not enough to clear all the rubbish as planned last Wednesday... |
Parramatta Mayor comes to North Lebanon The Mayor of Parramatta, New South Wales, Paul Garrard is on a visit to North Lebanon to set up "goo... |
Ehden thirsts For unexplained reasons a large part of Ehden has been without water for the last four days. Its a m... |
MorningsToday in the pages of, An Nahar, readers will find an article by Theresa Dahdah Douaihy of her early... |
Salam Zgharta gets ready for next seasonIt seems that Salam Zgharta has look far a field for its new coach and fitness instructor. Today www... |
Ehden Vteul: Jedi KnightGaming site, Jedi Knight: Roleplay, inspired by the game, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, has a... |
A meeting of cousinsLast Thursday saw a meeting of two Zghartawien cousins which has both local and national significanc... |
Union of Zgharta Zawie CouncilsThe Council of the Union of Zgharta Zawie Councils held its first official meeting chaired by Presid... |
Breaking News: Two Ehden visitors killed The Lebanese news agencies have reported this afternoon a fatal car accident on the Zgharta Ehden Ro... |
A trip down memory land: Piccadilly TheatreSome of a certain age will recall going to the Piccadilly Theatre in Hamra, Beirut to see their favo... |
Countryside Clean UpEhden Adventures and Colonie d'Activites Physiques et Sportives (CAPS) are organising a countryside ... |
President Sleiman Kabalan Frangieh (1910 - 1President Sleiman Kabalan Frangieh15th June 1910-23rd July 1992 |
Rite of passage: Life or deathLast week we learnt of an incident which has often happened before and indeed we are certain will be... |
Salam Zgharta: Summer Camp or Professional C This week saw Salam Zgharta play former 2nd Division rivals Salam Sour in a pre season game, losing ... |
Ehdeniyat 2010The programme for Ehden's Summer Festival, has been announced on its website,www.ehdeniyat.com today... |
Ehden's waste Concern is mounting in Ehden about the problem of waste collection which is daily increasing with th... |
German TwinWe hear that the, Association for the Protection of Ehden Highlands and Makmel Mountains, have sugge... |
Salam ZghartaThe General Assembly of the Lebanese Football Association will be meeting next month to sanction cha... |
Municipal websites To the credit of the new council for Zgharta Ehden since its election it has started to use its webs... |
Ehden 365 x 24 The, El Marada, website carries today the article written by local journalist Tony Frangieh for the ... |
English StudentsThe First Class of Sebeel's English Language Students graduated this month following a joint program... |
Different Generations: Same CallingThe Dioceses of Tripoli and of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar played host to ceremonies which individually ho... |
Dr. Antoine Dahdah Co founder of zgharta.com Dr. Antoine Dahdah is arriving this weekend to Lebanon in his capacity as ... |
The Venerable Patriarch Estephan Douaihy Sem Last Wednesday the St. Joseph Maronite Parish of Sydney played host to a dual language seminar on th... |
Rooseveltian First 100 days The Caza's new councils and union will be in receipt of a nice present soon as the Minister of Inter... |
Dr.Jabbour Douaihy interview One of Zgharta's internationally known and read author's, Jabbour Douaihy, is featured today in the ... |
Union's President & Vice President elected The election of the President and Vice President of the Union of Zgharta Councils took place today, ... |
Zgharta factory blaze A major fire broke out today at the the Mirdashiya factory owned by Antoine Merheb, which manufactur... |
Election of President and Vice President of The 23 councils which make up the Union of Zgharta Councils will be convening on Tuesday at the Zgha... |
Masters Hotel, Ehden One of Ehden's more recent built hotels, Master's Hotel, have created their own website,www.mastersh... |
Obeying the law The Lebanese Minister of the Interior & Municipalities seems to be a one man band when it comes to t... |
Ehden plays host For the last couple of days Ehden has played host to a group of Lebanese Brazilian young people as p... |
Lebanon's First Lady visit Lebanon's First Lady, Mrs. Wafaa Michel Sleiman, visited the Milad Al Ghazel Mouawad Foundation Cent... |
Taste of Ehden Foodie blogger, Taste of Beirut, writes of her visist to Ehden to taste Kibbeh Nayeh at the table of... |
Ehden blog Another blog whose authors had mix impressions about the locals and their hotel in Ehden. The blog, ... |
4th July Greetings ***zgharta.comwishes all its American friends and readersHAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY4th July 2010*** |
On Course to Beatification The St. Joseph Maronite Parish of Sydney are holding a (English-Arabic) Seminar on the life, achieve... |
Zgharta's NGO's Zgharta's NGO's, the René Moawad Foundation and Al Midan, have had makeovers on their websites bring... |
World Cup Fever Ehden style Ehden as is the whole of Lebanon is in the grips of World Cup fever. Some may this find peculiar as ... |
Association of Zgharta (Youssef Bey Karam BaThe Association of Zgharta (Youssef Bey Karam Batal Lebnan) has announced the election results of th... |
Who needs a municipality when you can have aBlogger, Gino's Blog has posted the provocative question, "Who needs a municipality when you can hav... |
Jouzour-Simon Boulos FoundationThe Jouzour-Simon Boulos Foundation has just ended its successful Summer Bazaar, which was held at S... |
Environmental lip service In recent weeks whether the Lebanese really respect their heritage and environment, or just give lip... |
Taxi Ehden We are delighted to share a wonderful article written by Theresa Assaf Dahdah on her trials and trib... |
Ehden blogBlogger Anna B, posted yesterday on her blog her trip to Ehden and hike to St Jacob's Monastery of t... |
Zgharta Ehden Council's Committees The Zgharta Council has announced the members of its fifteen committees, which we list below. |
Ehden Road Slides The landslide of the road in the Shalboub area of Ehden has been reported on by Claria Moawad of the... |
Councils UpdateThe Council of Haret Al Fawer with its citizens today, starting at 10am, are undertaking cleaning of... |
Al Midan blockedPart of the road which links Ehden's Al Midan to the upper part of Ehden is blocked because of a lan... |
Censorship of Zgharta playwright The play, Oublie la voiture (Forget the car), inspired by the text of Zgharta author, Rashid Daif, a... |
Politics and the Internet One of the groups who have seen the potential of the internet and embraced its many forms have been ... |