Mosque security
One of the latest signs of a security crackdown since the twin bombings earlier this summer in Tripoli…
Beware of falling objects
I awoke yesterday to a frantic call from the nearby butcher. “Your car has been hit, come get…
Minister reportedly denies role in latest demolition
The photo above was posted on the Facebook group Save Beirut Heritage yesterday evening. According Nabil Najjar, who…
Developer to resume dismantling of Hippodrome
A work cessation order at Beirut’s Roman Hippodrome site has been overruled and the dismantlement of ruins belonging…
Civil (war) engineering
So you want to save on building materials? Fill an old oil barrel with rocks, plop some cement…
Al Jadeed picks up hippodrome story
Leading Lebanese TV station Al Jadeed has just published a piece following up on my article in the…
Plans to dismantle Beirut hippodrome reach BBC front page
That’s a screen shot from BBC’s news site today and you’ll see my latest piece as the second…
Perfect way to spoil a Mediterranean day
Moments ago it was a peaceful day on the Mediterranean; a cool breeze with barely a cloud in…
We once made trains
Did you know Lebanon has over 100 years of locomotive history? Neither did I and that’s why I’m…