CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read New ruins at Souk el Tayeb sitebyHabib BattahMay 22, 2013 Looks like we could have another interesting archeological dig in central Beirut. These pictures were sent to me…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read Hidden mosaics could mark Lebanon’s oldest churchbyHabib BattahMay 19, 2013 In addition to the possible Roman gate and road revealed in a previous post, the Landmark site dig…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read Possible Roman gate and road found in Beirut digbyHabib BattahMay 17, 2013 This is a panoramic shot of a dig that has been going on for several years in Riad…
Read More 1 minute read Beirut Report on LBC News and elsewherebyHabib BattahMay 16, 2013 My assault has also been covered by Al Akhbar L’Orient Le Jour: The Samir Kassir Foundation: And even…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 1 minute read More journalists harassed at DistrictS sitebyHabib BattahMay 16, 2013 Skyscraper City Looks I like I was not the only reporter to get manhandled or threatened by the…
Read More 1 minute read Trolling DistrictS?byHabib BattahMay 16, 2013 I thought something was strange yesterday when one “Maria Jamal” confidently alleged that I had “fabricated” Monday’s assault…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read What DistrictS was hidingbyHabib BattahMay 15, 2013 All of my photos of ancient ruins were forcibly deleted when I was surrounded and physically attacked by…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 6 minute read Getting physically assaulted today at District S sitebyHabib BattahMay 14, 2013 My chest and wrists still hurt from the arms of the men who tackled me, twisted my hands…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 3 minute read Stealing a peek at the past: Riad al Solh digbyHabib BattahMay 11, 2013 Stalled since it was announced in 2004, Jean Nouvel’s Landmark mall and tower development has become one of…
IInternet Read More 1 minute read 13 hours to download SkypebyHabib BattahMay 8, 2013 Six years ago, Lebanon’s telecom minister promised that the country would enter the knowledge economy “through the front…