Massive excavation continues at Saifi
I was lucky enough to pass by the Saifi dig (above) today when the gate was briefly open.…
Pre-historic ruins possibly recovered from Beirut tunnel site
Ancient ruins removed this afternoon– archeologists say site could be up to 8,000 years old. It started with…
New ruins near Bank Audi
Source: Rayya Haddad A series of structures have been recently discovered in central Beirut. They include several arched…
What’s being dug up at Saifi Gardens?
There appears to be a lot of interesting ruins being dug up at the new Safi Gardens development.…
Airtime is free for Lebanese politicians
Politics is hard. But it’s a lot easier when you get free adverting and free airtime–when every time…
That time I got threatened by a government official
This column was originally published in this month’s issue of Bold Magazine. Detained And RestrainedREPORTING IN LEBANON CAN…
It could be nothing…
A friend recently sent me a picture of a major construction site going up in Hamra. It’s probably…
Council member: Masaad stairs “not to be touched”
Barely 24 hours after a widely covered protest by neighborhood residents, a Beirut city council member has announced…
Roman wall removed from Beirut Hippodrome site
It survived some 2,000 years of wars and conquest, but the wall above is now gone. Archeologists believe…
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…