CCulture & Heritage Read More 5 minute read Historic Laziza brewery demolition begins, can it be stopped?byHabib BattahMar 27, 2017 A number of images are appearing on social media today documenting the demolition of one of Lebanon’s…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 1 minute read Panel to challenge Boutros RoadbyHabib BattahAug 23, 2014 The Civil Coalition Against the Boutros Highway is hosting a panel and discussion this Tuesday on the battle…
CCulture & Heritage Read More 2 minute read Building towers, destroying livesbyHabib BattahJun 12, 2014 It’s a good thing the woman who lives here was at work when her walls collapsed: Her living…
Read More 1 minute read Police stand down at Boutros road protestbyHabib BattahMar 2, 2014 Here’s a chronology of one of two protests in Mar Mikhael this weekend to demand a park instead…
Read More 2 minute read Help save this placebyHabib BattahFeb 23, 2014 The green space above is one of the only surviving orchards in Beirut, but the municipality wants to…
Read More 2 minute read Council member: Masaad stairs “not to be touched”byHabib BattahNov 11, 2013 Barely 24 hours after a widely covered protest by neighborhood residents, a Beirut city council member has announced…
Read More 2 minute read Residents vow to protect historic steps from developersbyHabib BattahNov 10, 2013 A protest was held last night in Mar Mikhael after residents learned that a historic passageway through their…
Read More 2 minute read Activists describe two attacks by Gemayel bodyguards/henchmenbyHabib BattahJun 29, 2013 One of many videos uploaded from the scene, contradicting MP Gemayel’s claim that he was “attacked” with rocks…
EEnvironment & Public Space Read More 2 minute read The “non-existent” trees of BoutrosbyHabib BattahJun 9, 2013 “The flora and fauna are virtually nonexistent. There are a few trees in the area, no water tables.”…
Read More 1 minute read In pictures: the Boutros highwaybyHabib BattahMay 10, 2013 Here is a series of pictures just published by Save Beirut Heritage, which is campaigning to stop what…