Read More 1 minute read Will we ever see this in Beirut?byHabib BattahMar 7, 2013 London Heathrow Airport, last night.
Read More 1 minute read Where the magic happensbyHabib BattahMar 5, 2013 Beirut Municipality -circa 2012 Apart from the Salame women (cousins?), I’m guessing the rest of the sprawling, half-block…
Read More 1 minute read Official businessbyHabib BattahMar 4, 2013 Just another day at a Lebanese government office. Isn’t she a beauty? I asked the officers on duty–there…
MMedia Read More 3 minute read Shiite-nappersbyHabib BattahMar 2, 2013 Here’s a snapshot from an article published this week in Salon.You see the headline above, but they might…
RRule of Law Read More 1 minute read Playing to an empty housebyHabib BattahMar 1, 2013 Today’s match in Tripoli’s soccer stadium went largely unwatched. Thousands of seats were empty: The only fans in…
Read More 1 minute read School fundingbyHabib BattahMar 1, 2013 A huge dig is underway on Sidani street in Hamra, next to Marrouche restaurant. As seen above, the…
IInternet Read More 0 minute read Even Google thinks Lebanese internet is too slowbyHabib BattahFeb 26, 2013
Read More 1 minute read Swamp for leasebyHabib BattahFeb 26, 2013 This green festering sewage pit can be found off the main road in scenic Gemmayze. Good news: It’s…
Read More 1 minute read Kidnapping confusionbyHabib BattahFeb 25, 2013 Here’s one for the ‘confusing’ file. The boy above was kidnapped last week but returned this morning under…
Read More 1 minute read Hamra exposedbyHabib BattahFeb 23, 2013 Store front mannequin, on Hamra street. Not some side street, the main Hamra street, where kids walk by…