Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer. I’m not a fan of quoting cliches, but in these Machiavellian times,... Read More
It seems everywhere you turn in Hamra, there is a new tower coming up. None of them affordable so most... Read More
This place has been closed for as long as I can remember. It’s located on the bottom floor of a... Read More
… for the “Hawker” private security guard staring and squinting at me while taking this picture (because I haven’t shaved?)... Read More
It has also reached the aisles: Brace yourselves over the coming weeks when cars, shops and entire buildings will be... Read More
What had been one of the most beautiful and historic buildings on Jeanne d’Arc street will soon be gone. Here’s... Read More
Late last year I noticed a couple of technicians from Ogero– the state agency that runs the country’s telecom network–... Read More
When you can have a cafe instead… You can’t even walk in the street because they have tables there too!... Read More
So reads the banner above, placed just outside an old supermarket on Makdessi street in Hamra. A handful of police... Read More
