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One of Beirut’s oldest blocks demolished

  • byHabib Battah
  • Sep 6, 2017
What had been one of the most beautiful and historic buildings on Jeanne d’Arc street will soon be…
EEnvironment & Public Space
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Inside the forbidden Horsh

  • byHabib Battah
  • May 15, 2015
Last year, we were allowed inside Beirut’s only major park for just one day. This year,  (tomorrow May 16)…
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Ode to AUB

  • byHabib Battah
  • Feb 28, 2015
I don’t usually write poetry but here goes… The beautiful trees, the bountiful sky The occasional battleship passing…
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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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TEDx Saturday, discounts for BR fans

  • byHabib Battah
  • Sep 22, 2014
  There’s still time to get tickets to next Saturday’s TEDx event, and as a speaker, fans of…
EEnvironment & Public Space
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Journalists banned from entering Beirut park

  • byHabib Battah
  • Sep 1, 2014
Citizens and journalists were held up at the park’s main entrance on Saturday. Municipal police prevented reporters from…
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Panel to challenge Boutros Road

  • byHabib Battah
  • Aug 23, 2014
The Civil Coalition Against the Boutros Highway is hosting a panel and discussion this Tuesday on the battle…
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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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Municipality without a website or public budget

  • byHabib Battah
  • Apr 1, 2014
Yes that’s right, Beirut a city with over a million residents and among the most influential in the…
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Media, activists shut out of municipality talks once again

  • byHabib Battah
  • Mar 31, 2014
AUB engineering students have arranged a rare question and answer session with the mayor of Beirut over the…
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