MMedia Read More 2 minute read Deja Vu or not?byHabib BattahJan 28, 2015 Israeli TV is on all Lebanese channels as we wait for Israel’s expected response to an attack on…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read Lost interiors: Inside Lords Hotel for the last timebyHabib BattahJan 26, 2015 I managed to capture the final moments of Lord’s Hotel this afternoon. The gradual destruction of this 1950s…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 1 minute read Who needs a sidewalk?byHabib BattahJan 25, 2015 When you can have a cafe instead… You can’t even walk in the street because they have tables…
MMedia Read More 3 minute read Is Miss Lebanon hurting MidEast peace?byHabib BattahJan 19, 2015 I’ve tried to avoid reading about this story until I was asked to talk about it tonight on…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 6 minute read Beirut heritage activist receives French medal of honorbyHabib BattahJan 18, 2015 Preserving heritage is not usually a very acceptable activity in Beirut. Activists are routinely harassed for documenting it–sometimes…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 2 minute read How to start recycling in LebanonbyHabib BattahJan 16, 2015 As the video above states, a new initiative is finally allowing everyone to recycle in Lebanon. Beginning…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 1 minute read Skiing with the IDFbyHabib BattahJan 13, 2015 Yesterday we set out for a fun day on the slopes. Thankfully, when we reached the peaks at…
MMedia Read More 1 minute read Split-screen mourning: Paris and Tripoli so far apartbyHabib BattahJan 11, 2015 Local broadcaster LBC chose to air a split-screen live shot today of the Charlie Hebdo rally in Paris…
PPublic Services Read More 3 minute read Can the private sector help the Syrian refugee crisis?byHabib BattahJan 5, 2015 Today I spoke to the BBC World Service about the worsening refugee crisis in Lebanon and the…
MMedia Read More 1 minute read Lost in transliterationbyHabib BattahJan 5, 2015 In Arabic “جو” (pronounced jao or jaaw) means atmosphere or mood. Somehow it doesn’t convey the same ‘mood’…