IInternet Read More 2 minute read Get in touch with your MPs nowbyHabib BattahMay 31, 2014 Screen Shot of Nouweb site One of the best ways to hold government accountable is to get in…
RRule of Law Read More 2 minute read “This is not Ariel Sharon’s supermarket”byHabib BattahMay 27, 2014 So reads the banner above, placed just outside an old supermarket on Makdessi street in Hamra. A handful…
MMedia Read More 1 minute read Celebrating SleimanbyHabib BattahMay 24, 2014 Lebanese president Michel Sleiman left office today, but his presidency will linger a while longer in billboards erected…
IInternet Read More 3 minute read Unlimited internet in Lebanon, could it be true?byHabib BattahMay 21, 2014 Source: Social Media Exchange The chart above is a supposed leaked copy of the new internet rates passed…
Read More 1 minute read Brazil takes RaouchebyHabib BattahMay 19, 2014 Now how did they get up there?
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 3 minute read The Caves and Pools of Dalieh: Endangered?byHabib BattahMay 16, 2014 Ah the post card image of Raouche. Now imagine it surrounded by a giant fenced off marina, full…
Read More 1 minute read Irony and remembrance: 1948byHabib BattahMay 15, 2014 On my way home tonight, I spotted the usual flower peddlers out of the corner of my eye,…
IIn-Depth Read More 20 minute read Unpacking the Arab Tech BoombyHabib BattahMay 13, 2014 The word entrepreneur has become ubiquitous in talk about the future of Arab business. Some have even claimed…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 2 minute read The fight for Dalieh, one of Beirut’s last public shoresbyHabib BattahMay 10, 2014 The poster above features an aerial shot of Dalieh, the little known big brother of the famed Raouche…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 5 minute read Pre-historic ruins possibly recovered from Beirut tunnel sitebyHabib BattahMay 7, 2014 Ancient ruins removed this afternoon– archeologists say site could be up to 8,000 years old. It started with…