A wide range of ancient structures have been uncovered in downtown Beirut that may provide important clues to the city’s... Read More
I don’t usually do lists, but with all the awful news I have been covering lately about demolitions and people... Read More
Text above reads roughly: “What are you waiting for? 0 percent downpayment. Now you can be independent” It’s hard to... Read More
No citizen is safe when brutality and hate crimes are tolerated. When contacted on Twitter this evening, the Lebanese police... Read More
Today I spoke to the BBC World Service about the worsening refugee crisis in Lebanon and the government’s controversial... Read More
“We will find where you live,” a watchman yelled at me after taking a picture of ruins on his construction... Read More
Two years ago I posted about the near completion of construction work at Lebanon’s National Library. This week, I got... Read More
By now much of the world has seen the brutal image of a Texas police officer literally sitting on top... Read More
CNN has an interesting show airing in the USA right now. It traces the relationship between American history and comedy;... Read More
Archaeological excavations have been mushrooming across downtown Beirut over recent months, providing a glimpse at how the city looked and... Read More