Lebanon's Beiteddine festival attracts art lovers

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Lebanon's Beiteddine festival attracts art lovers

STORY: Lebanon's Beiteddine festival attracts art lovers DATELINE: July 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:12 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Culture Minister Mohammad Mortada and artists checking a photos exhibition at Beiteddine 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMMAD MORTADA, Culture Minister 3. various of the art exhibition 4. the interior minister arriving at the exhibition STORYLINE: The 36th edition of the Beiteddine Art Festival kicked off on Wednesday, attracting art lovers that are eager to enjoy good music and arts. Apart from performances by Lebanese talents such as Daline Jabbour and Guy Manoukian, the festival also has an art exhibition for Saleh Barakat, owner of the "Ajyal" gallery. It includes works by leading artists, such as Samir Khaddaj and Salwa Rawda Choucair. The festival returned after a two-year pandemic hiatus and the economic crisis prevailing in Lebanon. Lebanon's Culture Minister Mohammad Mortada told Xinhua the art festival gives hope for change for the people in t

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