What Murdoch is really doing in the Middle East
Here’s a copy of my cover story for the inaugural issue of Bold magazine: By Habib Battah Under…
Beirut Valentine: where martyrdom meets lust
Well its that awkward time of year again. The Lebanese television channels are ablaze with fist thumping speeches…
Revolution for hire
Last weekend, tens of thousands of Lebanese poured into the streets of their capital in what seemed familiar…
Sex sells… washing machines?
Yet another example of how much the Lebanese advertising industry loves to push the envelope. This Whirlpool campaign…
Lebanese elections: sex, lies and propaganda
Lebanese go to the polls this Saturday in one of the Middle East’s most closely watched elections– meaning…
Living it up
A new air of optimism prevails in Lebanon today. And as is often the case after a Lebanese…
Adding Rambo
Just in case the atmosphere wasn’t tense enough in Beirut, Lebanese film distributors have decided that we could…