Sanayeh building update
Last week I posted on what seemed to be the destruction of yet another historic Beirut building, the…
Supermarket television
The frozen food section just got a new addition. While perusing the aisles, I couldn’t help jamming to…
Roman wall removed from Beirut Hippodrome site
It survived some 2,000 years of wars and conquest, but the wall above is now gone. Archeologists believe…
Ex-CIA director brushes off Afghan deaths
Following a report by human rights organizations condemning the secretive US drone war, CNN decided to bring on…
On Hard Rock and other restaurant analyses
Here’s a copy of my monthly column in Bold Magazine. The Day Good Journalism DiedWORD THAT BEIRUT’S HARD ROCK…
Checkered Sanayeh building to come down?
For years, an odd checkered building has been lying abandoned across the street from the Ministry of Interior…
Most Lebanese MPs don’t have email
Only 42 members of parliament have emails, according to the directory of Lebanese Parliament which is distributed to…
Mosque security
One of the latest signs of a security crackdown since the twin bombings earlier this summer in Tripoli…
Poking fun at political colors
Everyone seems to be talking about LBC’s new studio and branding. And while discussing the new colors they…
Refugee Nation: Lebanon fails to cope with population influx
Here is a copy of my article and photo-essay for this month’s Al Jazeera’s digital magazine, available…