Street food festival from allover Lebanon lands in Aley

The Municipality of Aley, in cooperation with the Progressive Party Graduates Association represented by Dr. Rabii Munzer, organized for three days, on September 18, 19 and 20, the “Suk El Akel” street food festival in the main street of the Mount Lebanon town. The event saw the participation of Agriculture and Tourism Ministers Akram Shehayeb and Michel Pharaon, Aley Mayor Wajdi Mrad, Chief of Aley Merchants Association Samir Chehayeb and Suk El Akel Manager in Lebanon, Dr. Anthony Ra7heel, in addition to a crowd of people and concerned figures. Ra7heel explained that the initial idea was to revive the capital Beirut and then extend to Brummana in the Metn before moving to Aley. “We wanted to communicate to Aley population the message under the slogan “food brings us together” that we are here for them and have brought our tasty foodstuffs from across Lebanon, along with amusement parks for kids and children,” Ra7heel added.” For his part, Munzer noted, that what distinguishes the Suk is that it engages restaurants that are not big but are famous for their delicacies in a family and child-friendly atmosphere, while indicating that the total number of visitors is expected to exceed 20 thousand visitors. (Al Mustaqbal, September 23, 2015)