Tense streets in Kaskas, Beirut
Just got back from the KasKas neighborhood in Beirut near the entrance to Shatila refugee camp. APCs lined…
Bombs or boobs?
Yes Lebanese viewer, the choice is yours. As gun battles raged through the streets of Saida, some channels…
Guts…
One of many traits I witnessed over the last 24 hours, when young people took over the street…
See you tonight at six
The tents are still up and the young protestors are waiting for you to join them at six.…
Protesters take to the streets tonight
It’s been a harrowing day in downtown Beirut. Young people protesting the cancelation of elections and the extension…
Decorative bunker
Because if you are going to make downtown Beirut a police state, why not do it with some…
What we should be talking about
Mohammed Zaatari/AP You’ve probably seen this on Facbook dozens of times today. And thank God for AP photojournalist…
The most dangerous place in Lebanon
No it is not Saida, Tripoli or the Bekaa Valley. This is Dekwaneh, a working class suburb of…
“We are not taking Syrian money.”
So said a currency exchange dealer on Hamra street. I heard him say it to four Syrians that…
Why Beirutis don’t use sidewalks
People get hit by cars all the time in Lebanon. The municipality of Beirut is preparing to spend millions…