MMedia Read More 2 minute read “Only Christians can save Lebanon” Seriously?byHabib BattahJan 14, 2014 Photo: Now Lebanon The chief irony of this ridiculously sloppy and irresponsible piece that appears in Now Lebanon…
Read More 1 minute read Husband and wife MPsbyHabib BattahJan 13, 2014 That’s Fabienne Blineau, French parliamentarian and wife of Lebanese MP Simon Abi Ramia (below) The two appeared on…
MMedia Read More 2 minute read Loving Lebanon?byHabib BattahNov 18, 2013 Source The Kataeb party has been draping the highways in preparation for their annual event. The canvas reads:…
MMedia Read More 2 minute read Accountability and the new 50KbyHabib BattahNov 15, 2013 In the video above, our central bank governor Riad Salameh defends the misprint on our new 50K bill,…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read Minister reportedly denies role in latest demolitionbyHabib BattahOct 6, 2013 The photo above was posted on the Facebook group Save Beirut Heritage yesterday evening. According Nabil Najjar, who…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Plans to dismantle Beirut hippodrome reach BBC front pagebyHabib BattahSep 25, 2013 That’s a screen shot from BBC’s news site today and you’ll see my latest piece as the second…
Read More 1 minute read About those traffic lightsbyHabib BattahAug 21, 2013 If you’ve been driving around the suburbs of Beirut lately, you may have noticed most of the traffic…
RRule of Law Read More 4 minute read Who needs change? Lebanon’s youth parties waive off reformbyHabib BattahAug 10, 2013 For decades, Lebanese politics has been ruled by a small group of men. So why not get some…
Read More 2 minute read Aoun, Geagea and Lebanese news judgementbyHabib BattahJul 27, 2013 Yesterday, LBC interrupted its regular programing to bring us a live speech by Samir Geagea, head of the…
Read More 1 minute read See you tonight at sixbyHabib BattahJun 21, 2013 The tents are still up and the young protestors are waiting for you to join them at six.…