Musical concerts in Saida and a seafood extravaganza in Batroon

The program of the Saida International Festival, planned for the forthcoming September, and launched two days ago, will include several musical concerts, the organisation of a one day touristic tour of the city and its port, and sport activities on the Saida seafront under the slogan “Saida in colors”. On a similar note, the Traders of Batroon and the Caza launched in a press conference yesterday the September shopping festival and the Guinness World Records event for the biggest seafood display scheduled on September fourth at the fisherfolks port. The event is supported by the municipality of Batroon, in addition to the ministries of trade and tourism, the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Tripoli and the North, Credit Libanais, Touch company and Burger King. The association President, Rock Atiyeh, disclosed that around 2700 kg of seafood delicacies and products will be displayed to break the present world record won by the Netherlands back in 2011, naming the products and projected quantities to be showcased. “At first, we thought of distributing free seafood at the end of the display,” Atiyeh said, adding, “we finally decided to allocate the contributions to support the local fisherfolks who will prepare and sell the food to customers.” Atiyeh also added that the local Batroon breweries and wineries will partake in the event as well. (Al Diyar, August 19, 2016)