Independence ‘ 13: Keeping up the facade
Their hands were outstretched as every year. The president, parliament speaker and prime minister received congratulations from all…
The worst-timed football match ever
Hours after today’s tragic bombings at the Iranian embassy in Beirut, a qualifying football match was to be…
Loving Lebanon?
Source The Kataeb party has been draping the highways in preparation for their annual event. The canvas reads:…
Technology in the camp
On my recent trip to a Syrian refugee camp in the Bekaa Valley, I was struck by a…
Apologies from Lebanese restaurants
The Lebanese restaurant chain Casper & Gambini’s has apologized for its habit of short-changing customers and has assured…
Ashura coverage storify
Source: Press TV [View the story “Ashura coverage on Al Manar” on Storify]
Asfouri: a building at war
Asfouri tells the story of an old Beirut apartment building through the lens of civil war and reconstruction.…
Short-changing souks
Lebanon is already an expensive place to eat out, so the routine habit of short-changing customers only adds…
Residents vow to protect historic steps from developers
A protest was held last night in Mar Mikhael after residents learned that a historic passageway through their…
Who will fly America’s gift to Lebanon?
Source: World Tribune In case you haven’t heard, The United States has donated one Cessna prop plane to…