Deja Vu or not?
Israeli TV is on all Lebanese channels as we wait for Israel’s expected response to an attack on…
Lost interiors: Inside Lords Hotel for the last time
I managed to capture the final moments of Lord’s Hotel this afternoon. The gradual destruction of this 1950s…
Who needs a sidewalk?
When you can have a cafe instead… You can’t even walk in the street because they have tables…
Is Miss Lebanon hurting MidEast peace?
I’ve tried to avoid reading about this story until I was asked to talk about it tonight on…
Beirut heritage activist receives French medal of honor
Preserving heritage is not usually a very acceptable activity in Beirut. Activists are routinely harassed for documenting it–sometimes…
How to start recycling in Lebanon
As the video above states, a new initiative is finally allowing everyone to recycle in Lebanon. Beginning…
Skiing with the IDF
Yesterday we set out for a fun day on the slopes. Thankfully, when we reached the peaks at…
Split-screen mourning: Paris and Tripoli so far apart
Local broadcaster LBC chose to air a split-screen live shot today of the Charlie Hebdo rally in Paris…
Can the private sector help the Syrian refugee crisis?
Today I spoke to the BBC World Service about the worsening refugee crisis in Lebanon and the…
Lost in transliteration
In Arabic “جو” (pronounced jao or jaaw) means atmosphere or mood. Somehow it doesn’t convey the same ‘mood’…