TTravel Read More 1 minute read Labneh and the Mafia: a short storybyHabib BattahJul 6, 2021No comments So I’m waiting for my haloum sandwich at Jarjoura Dairy in Chtoura, Bekaa–never tried it before and place…
MMedia Read More 2 minute read In latest shooting, a very different reactionbyHabib BattahJul 28, 2015No comments It’s been over ten days since the mass shooting at US military offices in Tennessee and here in…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 1 minute read Skiing with the IDFbyHabib BattahJan 13, 2015One comment Yesterday we set out for a fun day on the slopes. Thankfully, when we reached the peaks at…
TTravel Read More 3 minute read Old East Village photos revisited with GooglebyHabib BattahJan 4, 20153 comments Yes, this blog is mainly about Beirut, but I’ve added a new travel section to share some of…
MMedia Read More 3 minute read Top 10 weirdest Lebanese Christmas displaysbyHabib BattahDec 21, 20142 comments I don’t usually do lists, but with all the awful news I have been covering lately about demolitions…
TTravel Read More 1 minute read Band invades Beirut airportbyHabib BattahNov 19, 2014No comments It’s not easy flying into Beirut these days. With fears of ISIS beheading soldiers and invading villages, refugees…
TTravel Read More 2 minute read The long road from Gaza to BeirutbyHabib BattahOct 14, 2014No comments It was great to finally meet Karem Shehada (left) and Mohammed El-Madhoun (right) tonight. Mohammed is the editor…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 1 minute read Beautiful BkassinebyHabib BattahOct 6, 2014One comment If you haven’t visited the pine forests of Bkassine, you are long overdue. The village is part of…
TTravel Read More 1 minute read Iraqi blingbyHabib BattahSep 26, 2014No comments I spotted this Rolls-Royce on a recent afternoon in Beirut. Interestingly, the plates are from Iraq. According to…
TTravel Read More 1 minute read Tex ArabiabyHabib BattahJul 13, 2014No comments If I were in Beirut right now, I’d probably be hearing the sound of Israeli jets as they…