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Art brings life to the ruins of Beit Meri

  • byHabib Battah
  • Jan 2, 2022
Too often on this site, I have covered the destruction of ancient ruins in favor of new developments.…
CCulture & Heritage
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  • 15 minute read

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

  • byHabib Battah
  • May 28, 2019
A version of this story was published in Monocle Magazine, August 2018 By Habib Battah Just across the…
CCulture & Heritage
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Roman city wall removed from Beirut site

  • byHabib Battah
  • Sep 13, 2018
A rare and well-preserved ancient Roman wall that once surrounded Beirut has been dismantled. Photography of the site…
CCulture & Heritage
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Will Renzo Piano’s new tower demolish an ancient city buried under Beirut?

  • byHabib Battah
  • Jun 23, 2018
“We will find where you live,”  a watchman yelled at me after taking a picture of ruins on…
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New excavations across downtown Beirut, Saifi and Martyr’s Square

  • byHabib Battah
  • Feb 4, 2018
Archaeological excavations have been mushrooming across downtown Beirut over recent months, providing a glimpse at how the city…
CCulture & Heritage
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How did ancient Beirut get tossed in a pile?

  • byHabib Battah
  • May 13, 2017
In the shadow of the towers of new Beirut, the ruins of ancient Beirut have literally been dismembered…
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Ruins cleared near port of Beirut

  • byHabib Battah
  • Mar 19, 2017
Following our last post about the vast ruins site uncovered near the “Beirut Digital District” construction site, a…
CCulture & Heritage
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Ancient ruins uncovered in the ‘digital district’

  • byHabib Battah
  • Mar 5, 2017
A wide range of ancient structures have been uncovered in downtown Beirut that may provide important clues to…
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World’s oldest scale found in Lebanon, on display at AUB

  • byHabib Battah
  • Sep 25, 2016
The oldest known scale beam was recently found near Kfaraabida in North Lebanon and is now on display…
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One of world’s oldest cities found in North Lebanon, may become hotel

  • byHabib Battah
  • Aug 2, 2016
Perched on a hill along the rocky coast of North Lebanon, archaeologists have uncovered what they believe is…
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