Having held the title of world’s slowest internet for years, Lebanese officials are now brimming with excitement and promising everything... Read More
It’s now been two weeks since Lebanese internet service providers began charging customers more money for falsely promised faster internet... Read More
For much of this afternoon, a luxury residential apartment building was transformed into a pollution spewing factory fit for a... Read More
(*Update below) As I type this, an Armageddon-shaped black cloud of smoke hangs over Beirut, caused by a massive blaze... Read More
Published August 2012 // BOLD MAGAZINE By Habib BattahMuch of what has been said or written about Lebanon’s shamefully unreliable... Read More
credit: The Godfather, Paramount Pictures The Corleones would be envious. Lebanese generator owners are racking up tax free millions every... Read More
Once again, Christmas lights are everywhere in Lebanon from the tiniest of villages to the sprawling urban suburbs. As every... Read More
This afternoon, smoke from multiple fires billowed out of a green valley in Mtaileb, a hillside Beirut suburb, for four... Read More
Here’s a copy of my cover story for this month’s issue of Bold Magazine: WEB OF DECEIT: HOW LEBANON’S INTERNET... Read More
Published December 2012 // BOLD Magazine By Habib Battah Perhaps it was naive to be thinking of possible questions... Read More