RRule of Law Read More Aintoury standoff continues, police deploy Family and friends continue to gather to resist the demolition of Aintoury Market in Hamra. They blocked the…
IInternet Read More Get in touch with your MPs now Screen Shot of Nouweb site One of the best ways to hold government accountable is to get in…
RRule of Law Read More “This is not Ariel Sharon’s supermarket” So reads the banner above, placed just outside an old supermarket on Makdessi street in Hamra. A handful…
MMedia Read More Celebrating Sleiman Lebanese president Michel Sleiman left office today, but his presidency will linger a while longer in billboards erected…
IInternet Read More Unlimited internet in Lebanon, could it be true? Source: Social Media Exchange The chart above is a supposed leaked copy of the new internet rates passed…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More The Caves and Pools of Dalieh: Endangered? Ah the post card image of Raouche. Now imagine it surrounded by a giant fenced off marina, full…
Read More Irony and remembrance: 1948 On my way home tonight, I spotted the usual flower peddlers out of the corner of my eye,…
IIn-Depth Read More Unpacking the Arab Tech Boom The word entrepreneur has become ubiquitous in talk about the future of Arab business. Some have even claimed…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More The fight for Dalieh, one of Beirut’s last public shores The poster above features an aerial shot of Dalieh, the little known big brother of the famed Raouche…