WIll it work? Official Boutros road map
By now most of you have probably heard of the controversial Fouad Boutros road project which will cut…
Boutros road or Boutros park?
Source: Association for the Protection of Lebanese Heritage Activists have sent me these sketches comparing their proposal for…
Elvis and the Mukhtar
I came to the Muktar’s office today to renew my passport. But all I found was Elvis… His…
Live from Qusair
Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV is probably one of the few channels to have a live shot in Qusair,…
Mayor: “We asked for patrols on this street”
The mayor of the town from which rockets were fired at Beirut on Sunday said he had specifically…
Mystery terrorism
The Independent Will we ever know who fired rockets at Southern Beirut this morning? If recent history is any…
Election steal? Minister tells independent candidates ‘sue us’
From right: Independent candidates Elias Abou Mrad and Nadine Moussa at protest earlier this month. During a private…
Beirut Report on France 24
I did this interview last week during the height of the media uproar over my assault by construction…
The rise of Rifi
Retired police chief Ashraf Rifi entered the spotlight today when he threw his support behind the fighters of…
Pro- Hezbollah/Syria parade through Hamra
Around 12:30 PM today while trying to get some work done, I heard a cacophony of honking that…