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Gemmayze

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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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Demolition of Art Deco building resumes, despite governor’s order

  • byHabib Battah
  • Mar 15, 2017
Two years ago the Governor of Beirut issued an order to stop demolition of this historically listed Art…
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Activists harassed as demolition continues in Gemmazye

  • byHabib Battah
  • Dec 17, 2014
Despite a cessation order posted yesterday by Beirut’s governor, demolition works have continued today at a historic Art…
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Update: Beirut governor halts demolition work at Gemmayze building

  • byHabib Battah
  • Dec 16, 2014
In a Facebook post last night, Beirut Governor Ziad Chebib shared an order from his office to halt…
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Demolition of Art Deco building begins in Gemmayze

  • byHabib Battah
  • Dec 13, 2014
The green screens have gone up and demolition work has already begun on the top floor. The wrecking…
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New ruins in Gemmayze

  • byHabib Battah
  • Dec 11, 2014
There has been an ongoing dig for quite some time at the beginning of Gouraud Street–the main street…
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Hidden passages of Gemmayze

  • byHabib Battah
  • Apr 22, 2014
I recently stumbled upon a passageway between 19th century homes in Gemmayze. It is only accessible by foot:…
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Bodyguard still free after hit-and-run attack

  • byHabib Battah
  • Jul 18, 2013
The parliamentary bodyguard who drove his car into activists last month (video) is still free, as the prosecuting…
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Quoted in the Wall Street Journal

  • byHabib Battah
  • Jul 4, 2013
I know it is not Egypt, but taking on a police station until captives were freed and naming…
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Emotional moments as protestors released

  • byHabib Battah
  • Jun 29, 2013
They blocked the main street and one was almost run over by security agents, but they stood their…
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