In an attempt to enter the Guinness World Records, the Lebanese capital’s waterfront became home to the longest Ramadan iftar table ever recorded. Stretching 3,255.8 meters along the Beirut Exhibition Center (BIEL), the table seatedover 5,700 people at once.
Orphans, Lebanese and Palestinian families, volunteers from schools, universities, and NGOs from across the country all broke fast together on Saturday evening under one sky, in a single, unified moment.
The event was organized by the Lebanese NGO “Ajyaluna” and held under the patronage of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. The mission, according to Ajyaluna’s Fada Suweid Ramadan, was straightforward: “Our goal this year is to bring all of Lebanon together — from east to west, from north to south — around one table.”
For a country that’s spent years making headlines for all the wrong reasons, this was a different kind of statement. No politics, no division. Just 5,700 people, one table, and a Guinness World Record to show for it. Lebanon reminded the world what it already knew about itself: when it comes together, it does it better than anyone.
