CCulture & Heritage Read More 4 minute read Beirut illustrated in “A City Neighboring the Earth”byHabib BattahMay 1, 2017 Guest post by Dima Karam Amid a maze of pulsing lights, grayscale buildings are wedged together against the…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 5 minute read Historic Laziza brewery demolition begins, can it be stopped?byHabib BattahMar 27, 2017 A number of images are appearing on social media today documenting the demolition of one of Lebanon’s…
AArcheology Read More 3 minute read Ruins cleared near port of BeirutbyHabib BattahMar 19, 2017 Following our last post about the vast ruins site uncovered near the “Beirut Digital District” construction site, a…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read Demolition of Art Deco building resumes, despite governor’s orderbyHabib BattahMar 15, 2017 Two years ago the Governor of Beirut issued an order to stop demolition of this historically listed Art…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 12 minute read Ancient ruins uncovered in the ‘digital district’byHabib BattahMar 5, 2017 A wide range of ancient structures have been uncovered in downtown Beirut that may provide important clues to…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read Let’s investigate Lebanon!byHabib BattahJan 17, 2017 With environmental disasters and public service dysfunction everywhere you look, there’s never been a better time to investigate…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read Inside the new Lebanese National LibrarybyHabib BattahNov 11, 2016 Two years ago I posted about the near completion of construction work at Lebanon’s National Library. This week,…
AArcheology Read More 3 minute read World’s oldest scale found in Lebanon, on display at AUBbyHabib BattahSep 25, 2016 The oldest known scale beam was recently found near Kfaraabida in North Lebanon and is now on display…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 4 minute read One of world’s oldest cities found in North Lebanon, may become hotelbyHabib BattahAug 2, 2016 Perched on a hill along the rocky coast of North Lebanon, archaeologists have uncovered what they believe is…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read New discoveries in Byblos amid resort developmentbyHabib BattahJul 1, 2016 If archaeologists are right, our understanding of Byblos will soon change dramatically. For years, people have assumed that…