“The Lebanese” problem of The New York Times
There is an important article in yesterday’s New York Times, where aid agencies tell the paper the Lebanese…
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…
Lebanon’s failure to fund a crisis
This piece was originally published in the December issue of Bold Magazine. Aid: Lebanon’s Mission Impossible IT HAS BEEN…
Disaster Advertising
As the country braces for a massive storm that will probably flood streets and homes and collapse the…
Nasrallah re-run
Just hours after today’s killing of a Hezbollah commander, OTV is now replaying its lengthy interview with Hezbollah…
Vintage block
For those of us who grew up after the civil war, it’s hard to imagine what Beirut once…
It could be nothing…
A friend recently sent me a picture of a major construction site going up in Hamra. It’s probably…
Al Jadeed journalists freed
That’s Riad Kobessi, an investigative journalist and one of three Al Jadeed TV crew members who were savagely…
Jumeriah Beach, Hamra
This guy seems a little bit far from home. Also don’t miss the ode to St. Charbel in…
“Persons in clothes will be asked to leave”
Sporting Club, El Manara, Beirut UPDATE Nov 25: A debate about this post has emerged on my Facebook…