CCrime Read More 9 minute read Who has been attacking protestors in Beirut?byHabib BattahSep 28, 2015 “Listen you f**ks,” the man wearing military style pants and boots yelled at dozens of young male and…
MMedia Read More 11 minute read Held by HezbollahbyHabib BattahJun 16, 2015 “I don’t mind sitting here,” I told the Hezbollah guard who kept watch over us in a run-down…
RRule of Law Read More 1 minute read Hamra is back to normal except…byHabib BattahJun 20, 2014 … for the “Hawker” private security guard staring and squinting at me while taking this picture (because I…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 5 minute read Pre-historic ruins possibly recovered from Beirut tunnel sitebyHabib BattahMay 7, 2014 Ancient ruins removed this afternoon– archeologists say site could be up to 8,000 years old. It started with…
RRule of Law Read More 6 minute read Journalists and bloggers defy press crackdownbyHabib BattahApr 6, 2014 This column was first published in the April issue of Bold Magazine A Thirst For Silence By Habib Battah …
CCulture & Heritage Read More 5 minute read Media, activists shut out of municipality talks once againbyHabib BattahMar 31, 2014 AUB engineering students have arranged a rare question and answer session with the mayor of Beirut over the…
RRule of Law Read More 5 minute read Dubai creative chillbyHabib BattahMar 21, 2014 Dubai’s Creative Chill This column first appeared in the March issue of Bold Magazine THE ARRESTS OF SHEZANNE…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 4 minute read That time I got threatened by a government officialbyHabib BattahDec 11, 2013 This column was originally published in this month’s issue of Bold Magazine. Detained And RestrainedREPORTING IN LEBANON CAN…
MMedia Read More 1 minute read Al Jadeed journalists freedbyHabib BattahNov 26, 2013 That’s Riad Kobessi, an investigative journalist and one of three Al Jadeed TV crew members who were savagely…
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…