The National Order of the Cedar
The lebanese order of merit 6 June 2022 Ricardo Karam was awarded the National Order of the Cedar by HE President Michel Aoun at Baabda Presidential Palace. Commenting on this honour, Ricardo said: “During this journey of constant but enjoyable challenges, I have bet on the capabilities of youth, sought to show the civilized face […]
Do we still believe in lebanon?
DO WE STILL BELIEVE IN LEBANON? 3 June 2022 Ricardo Karam was the keynote speaker at the annual conference of the Lebanese Society of Internal Medicine in Beirut. His keynote was about “Do we still believe in Lebanon?” in which he said: “I live in Lebanon in everything I write and say. Lebanon is like […]
Women at front lines
WOMEN AT FRONT LINES 1 June 2022 From leadership in legislative work to leading global organizations, from choreography to starring on the world’s most important stages, from triumphing over disease to stardom on the small screen, Ricardo continues interviewing women who are shaping the world through perseverance, struggle, and dream. It is in that […]
Lebanese parliamentary elections
LEBANESE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 15 May 2022 Lebanese have been betting on the parliamentary elections especially with the attempts to postpone them, the money spent, and the hate speech which posed grave dangers for the cohesion of a democratic society. Ricardo Karam returned to Beirut to vote in his hometown Zghorta.
An evening with TAKREEM
AN EVENING WITH TAKREEM 13 May 2022 “I would like to dedicate this evening to my home, Beirut. This small, misunderstood capital of charm that is fighting for change tomorrow. I would also like to dedicate it to Shireen Abu Aqla, to the woman who showed Palestine to the world, at her own risk. If […]
TAKREEM jury board meeting
TAKREEM JURY BOARD MEETING 13 May 2022 After 2 years of lockdown, TAKREEM’s Jury Board convened in Geneva for its annual meeting upon the invitation of Ricardo Karam. The names of this year’s laureates will be revealed during the upcoming Awards Night to be announced soon.
Saving tele-liban
SAVING TELE-LIBAN 7 May 2022 Ricardo Karam launched with his friend Ziad Mekary, Lebanese minister of information, the project of Telethon to save the public television and transform it from a channel of memories to a TV with a beating heart.
On AUB campus
ON AUB CAMPUS 29 April 2022 For the 16th year, the Nature Conservation Centre (NCC) at the American University of Beirut, has organized “The International Biodiversity Day at AUB (IBDAA)”, which is a nationwide yearly competition which uses unconventional approach towards education with the use of academic poster forums that allows interdisciplinary discourse to take […]
Meeting the stars
MEETING THE STARS 20 April 2022 It wasn’t an easy thing to happen, but Ricardo Karam did it. He was able to organize an encounter of his children with their favourite football stars in Paris. Neymar, Messi and Mbappé as well as the PSG players were so warm in welcoming them.
In beautiful manama
IN BEAUTIFUL MANAMA 2 April 2022 After 2 years due to lockdown restrictions, Ricardo Karam has arrived at the cultural city of Manama where he reconnected with the pillars of culture, business, and education.