Read More 1 minute read New Year’s Eve message from the Lebanese policebyHabib BattahDec 31, 2013 Lebanon’s Interior Minister, Marwan Charbel, has just appeared in a live television conference, assuring citizens that “the streets…
Read More 1 minute read Stereotyping: the bomber’s victorybyHabib BattahDec 29, 2013 Photo: Al Arabiya [View the story “Stereotyping: the Bomber’s victory” on Storify]
Read More 1 minute read Blast in the hotel district…byHabib BattahDec 27, 2013 The blast took place right in front of the Hyatt Hotel (under construction), which is one street behind…
MMedia Read More 2 minute read Hezbollah TV’s special Christmas coveragebyHabib BattahDec 25, 2013 Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV usually covers church services today, but this Christmas seems to be one of the…
Read More 1 minute read That annoying Christmas song you hear in BeirutbyHabib BattahDec 24, 2013 Here’s a post for all the expats that could not make it home for Christmas. This song–now playing…
Read More 1 minute read ABC: Christmas charity or profit?byHabib BattahDec 23, 2013 There are few places more beautifully decorated this season than ABC Ashrafieh, one of Lebanon’s fanciest malls, whose…
Read More 2 minute read Home to party? Why not help out too.byHabib BattahDec 21, 2013 It’s that time of year again and the bars and pubs of Mar Mikhael, Gemmayze and Hamra are…
Read More 1 minute read Keeping the hotels safebyHabib BattahDec 18, 2013 I just spotted about 15 police officers at this new hotel opening near Raouche. There about four police…
MMedia Read More 2 minute read The changing Israeli media narrativebyHabib BattahDec 16, 2013 Photo: China Weekly It has barely been 24 hours since the exchange of fire on the Lebanon-Israel border.…