Read More 1 minute read Grand Theft Auto for kidsbyHabib BattahSep 19, 2013 The new game allows players to murder bystanders, hijack cars and pick up prostitutes and is restricted to…
Read More 1 minute read Local prostitution on FacebookbyHabib BattahSep 18, 2013 I didn’t expect to see this on my Time Line. If I was an overzealous blogger or desperate…
Read More 1 minute read Perfect way to spoil a Mediterranean daybyHabib BattahSep 17, 2013 Moments ago it was a peaceful day on the Mediterranean; a cool breeze with barely a cloud in…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read We once made trainsbyHabib BattahSep 14, 2013 Did you know Lebanon has over 100 years of locomotive history? Neither did I and that’s why I’m…
Read More 1 minute read 80 families: 2 bathroomsbyHabib BattahSep 13, 2013 I visited Ayn El Hilwe today, one of Lebanon’s most violent and densely populated Palestinian refugee camps. The…
Read More 1 minute read Watch your stepbyHabib BattahSep 12, 2013 Small piece of advice if you are visiting Beirut’s latest, greatest mega-mall “Beirut City Center” If you use…
IInternet Read More 1 minute read For the record…byHabib BattahSep 11, 2013 Congratulations! Lebanon recorded the slowest upload speed in the world today: At least according to my speed test.…
Read More 1 minute read “No more beds” at Lebanese public hospitalsbyHabib BattahSep 10, 2013 Photo: Daily Star “The bed capacity of all government hospitals in Lebanon is exhausted,” UNHCR Communications Officer Roberta…
IInternet Read More 2 minute read There is “a problem” with night time internetbyHabib BattahSep 8, 2013 There is slow internet and then there is internet so slow you can’t even tell how slow it…
Read More 1 minute read Calm before the storm?byHabib BattahSep 8, 2013 In the hours leading up to a Congressional vote that may send missiles over our heads, many in…