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Update: Daily Beast removes “worst countries to visit” article

After an uproar from critics, The Daily Beast has removed an article that labeled Lebanon and four other Middle Eastern... Read More

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Jordan’s internet up to 250 times faster than Lebanon

I’m in Jordan this week for the action-packed annual Arab bloggers conference organized by Global Voices Online. Needless to say,... Read More

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Jordan airport internet

This is a speed test from the free wifi zone at Amman airport, provided by ISP Zain. Let’s compare this... Read More

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Exit through the gift shop

I’m in Jordan this weekend for a little break, so this explains the intermittent posting. But I’ve been gathering some... Read More

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Car surfing in Amman

We got to do a little bit of walking while in Amman this week during the Global Voices bloggers conference.... Read More

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Politically correct flightpath

From my Royal Jordanian flight home yesterday. ... Read More

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Wadi Rum

I’m really glad we got to see Wadi Rum yesterday and this sunset. Some friends told us they tried to... Read More

Race Against Time: How luxury developers are wiping out ancient Beirut

Grand Sofar Hotel: A case for preservation

Roman city wall removed from Beirut site

On the Making of ‘We Made Every Living Thing from Water’

Painting Beirut’s slums

The violent face of real estate development in Lebanon

Amid constant blackouts, Energy minister awarded prize

Venice? No, it’s all in Lebanon!

Highway closed for no reason?

Can Lebanese political parties be investigated for blasphemy too?

The changing culture of election campaigns in Lebanon

Lebanon’s first expatriate voters show true colors

An open mic revolution in Lebanon

Not your average citizen: Rafik Hariri’s neoliberal Lebanon

Hacking the Saudi narrative, Lebanese style

The gutting of Beirut’s Roman racetrack

Unpacking the Arab Tech Boom

Journalists and bloggers defy press crackdown

In latest shooting, a very different reaction

Skiing with the IDF

Old East Village photos revisited with Google

A yacht to pay the rent

Erasing memory in downtown Beirut

Ancient ruins uncovered in the ‘digital district’