CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read Ruins near Bank Audi cleared?byHabib BattahJun 27, 2014 Credit: Rayya Haddad Credit: Rayya Haddad Earlier this summer I posted pictures taken by my photographer friend Rayya…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read Massive excavation continues at SaifibyHabib BattahJun 19, 2014 I was lucky enough to pass by the Saifi dig (above) today when the gate was briefly open.…
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…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read New ruins near Bank AudibyHabib BattahApr 25, 2014 Source: Rayya Haddad A series of structures have been recently discovered in central Beirut. They include several arched…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read What’s being dug up at Saifi Gardens?byHabib BattahMar 11, 2014 There appears to be a lot of interesting ruins being dug up at the new Safi Gardens development.…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 4 minute read That time I got threatened by a government officialbyHabib BattahDec 11, 2013 This column was originally published in this month’s issue of Bold Magazine. Detained And RestrainedREPORTING IN LEBANON CAN…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read It could be nothing…byHabib BattahDec 1, 2013 A friend recently sent me a picture of a major construction site going up in Hamra. It’s probably…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read Roman wall removed from Beirut Hippodrome sitebyHabib BattahOct 25, 2013 It survived some 2,000 years of wars and conquest, but the wall above is now gone. Archeologists believe…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read Developer to resume dismantling of HippodromebyHabib BattahSep 29, 2013 A work cessation order at Beirut’s Roman Hippodrome site has been overruled and the dismantlement of ruins belonging…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Plans to dismantle Beirut hippodrome reach BBC front pagebyHabib BattahSep 25, 2013 That’s a screen shot from BBC’s news site today and you’ll see my latest piece as the second…