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When a state fears protests, not militias

The passing away of Zahle MP Elias Skaff last week after a “long (unspecified) illness” has opened an unexpected window... Read More

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Beware of falling objects

I awoke yesterday to a frantic call from the nearby butcher. “Your car has been hit, come get it!” I... Read More

Media

News is back!

After a month-long hiatus during Ramadan–when soap operas reign supreme– Lebanese TV has reverted to its default mode of political... Read More

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New Year’s Eve message from the Lebanese police

Lebanon’s Interior Minister, Marwan Charbel, has just appeared in a live television conference, assuring citizens that “the streets will be... Read More

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About those traffic lights

If you’ve been driving around the suburbs of Beirut lately, you may have noticed most of the traffic lights have... 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

How did Minister Bassil acquire $22M of real estate?

Saudi Arabia number 1?

Erasing memory in downtown Beirut