Maalouf: “We don’t have a home in Beirut anymore”
I just got off the phone with Ziad Maalouf, a son of Lebanese literary giant Amin Maalouf, who’s…
Bekaa Pumpkins
This weekend, I was fortunate enough to stumble across the freshest farmer’s market I’d ever seen. It’s just…
Texas in Beirut
The mountain village of Bikfaya is at least 5,000 miles away from the Lone Star State… But the…
Has the FBI ever been to Lebanon?
Yesterday the State Department said the FBI would be sending over a team to help investigate the car…
Hamra aftermath and correction
There were conflicting reports last night about tire burning in Hamra, which I tweeted. Though tire burning is…
Branding a revolution
It’s been barely 24 hours since the assassination of the Lebanese intelligence chief Wissam Hassan, and the political…
Empty seats in Hamra
Just back from Hamra street and it seems most people are staying home tonight. Usually the street…
The failures of CSI Beirut
We may never know who was behind today’s Ashrafieh bombing. That’s because investigations in Lebanon are almost never…
You don’t have to earn a star in Lebanon…
You can just buy one! Even a now defunct (alleged money-laundering) bank still has its star: Clearly modeled…
Where is ole Dixie?
Edde Sands is one of many resorts that has violated anti-racism laws . Fancy Lebanese hotels and beach…