PPublic Services Read More 5 minute read Lost in hysteria: the un-reported facts of Lebanon’s food scandalbyHabib BattahDec 29, 2014 The following column was first published in the December issue of Bold Magazine. By Habib Battah Who could…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Lord’s Hotel coming downbyHabib BattahDec 22, 2014 This old Ras Beirut hotel has been abandoned for a few years and now looks to be coming…
MMedia Read More 3 minute read Top 10 weirdest Lebanese Christmas displaysbyHabib BattahDec 21, 2014 I don’t usually do lists, but with all the awful news I have been covering lately about demolitions…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read Activists harassed as demolition continues in GemmazyebyHabib BattahDec 17, 2014 Despite a cessation order posted yesterday by Beirut’s governor, demolition works have continued today at a historic Art…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read Update: Beirut governor halts demolition work at Gemmayze buildingbyHabib BattahDec 16, 2014 In a Facebook post last night, Beirut Governor Ziad Chebib shared an order from his office to halt…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 8 minute read Major project by celebrity architect revealed in DaliehbyHabib BattahDec 15, 2014 Activists have claimed that a multi-million dollar real estate project by world-renowned architect Rem Koolhaas is being planned…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read Demolition of Art Deco building begins in GemmayzebyHabib BattahDec 13, 2014 The green screens have gone up and demolition work has already begun on the top floor. The wrecking…
CCrime Read More 2 minute read Cement factory militia attacks TV crewbyHabib BattahDec 12, 2014 In the video below, an Al Jadeed TV crew says they were assaulted by at least three car…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read New ruins in GemmayzebyHabib BattahDec 11, 2014 There has been an ongoing dig for quite some time at the beginning of Gouraud Street–the main street…
RRule of Law Read More 1 minute read Saudi Arabia number 1?byHabib BattahDec 7, 2014 I’ve seen this Ferrari before. It is always parked in front of the plastic surgery clinic of Dr.…