The “non-existent” trees of Boutros
“The flora and fauna are virtually nonexistent. There are a few trees in the area, no water tables.”…
Labaki road mansion
This is one of many 19th-20th century homes that will be torn down by the controversial Boutros road…
Vintage Hamra posters
Every once in a while, you can get a glimpse of the past on Hamra street, when someone…
Hamra night sweeps?
At around 3AM this morning, not far from this intersection on a dark Hamra street, I noticed a…
Protestors pelt MPs with tomatoes: in pictures
In defiance of parliament’s decision to renew its term this afternoon– and thus delay elections for over a…
Elvis and the Mukhtar
I came to the Muktar’s office today to renew my passport. But all I found was Elvis… His…
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…
Beirut Report on France 24
I did this interview last week during the height of the media uproar over my assault by construction…
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…