CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read New ruins at Souk el Tayeb sitebyHabib BattahMay 22, 2013 Looks like we could have another interesting archeological dig in central Beirut. These pictures were sent to me…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Minister says ruins to be preserved after photos leakedbyHabib BattahMay 21, 2013 Daily Star In a surprise announcement, Culture Minister Gaby Layoun said today that ancient Roman and Byzantine ruins…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 15 minute read Race Against Time: How luxury developers are wiping out ancient BeirutbyHabib BattahMay 28, 2019 A version of this story was published in Monocle Magazine, August 2018 By Habib Battah Just across the…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 4 minute read Roman city wall removed from Beirut sitebyHabib BattahSep 13, 2018 A rare and well-preserved ancient Roman wall that once surrounded Beirut has been dismantled. Photography of the site…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 4 minute read Will Renzo Piano’s new tower demolish an ancient city buried under Beirut?byHabib BattahJun 23, 2018 “We will find where you live,” a watchman yelled at me after taking a picture of ruins on…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read New excavations across downtown Beirut, Saifi and Martyr’s SquarebyHabib BattahFeb 4, 2018 Archaeological excavations have been mushrooming across downtown Beirut over recent months, providing a glimpse at how the city…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read Ghalghoul: a neighborhood erasedbyHabib BattahOct 22, 2017 Before and after pictures were at the heart of the project to rebuild downtown Beirut following the Lebanese…
Read More 3 minute read US Embassy delivers mixed messages on Beirut safetybyHabib BattahJul 31, 2017 A couple of weeks ago the US embassy released its latest travel warning on Lebanon, as usual urging…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 6 minute read The violent face of real estate development in LebanonbyHabib BattahJun 30, 2017 An LBC camera crew has become the latest victim of violent Lebanese real estate companies seizing the country’s…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 5 minute read How did ancient Beirut get tossed in a pile?byHabib BattahMay 13, 2017 In the shadow of the towers of new Beirut, the ruins of ancient Beirut have literally been dismembered…