Historic Laziza brewery demolition begins, can it be stopped?
A number of images are appearing on social media today documenting the demolition of one of Lebanon’s…
Panel to challenge Boutros Road
The Civil Coalition Against the Boutros Highway is hosting a panel and discussion this Tuesday on the battle…
Building towers, destroying lives
It’s a good thing the woman who lives here was at work when her walls collapsed: Her living…
Police stand down at Boutros road protest
Here’s a chronology of one of two protests in Mar Mikhael this weekend to demand a park instead…
Help save this place
The green space above is one of the only surviving orchards in Beirut, but the municipality wants to…
Council member: Masaad stairs “not to be touched”
Barely 24 hours after a widely covered protest by neighborhood residents, a Beirut city council member has announced…
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…
Activists describe two attacks by Gemayel bodyguards/henchmen
One of many videos uploaded from the scene, contradicting MP Gemayel’s claim that he was “attacked” with rocks…
The “non-existent” trees of Boutros
“The flora and fauna are virtually nonexistent. There are a few trees in the area, no water tables.”…
In pictures: the Boutros highway
Here is a series of pictures just published by Save Beirut Heritage, which is campaigning to stop what…