The violent face of real estate development in Lebanon
An LBC camera crew has become the latest victim of violent Lebanese real estate companies seizing the country’s…
Beirut’s stolen coast and the growing fight to get it back
Activists have put together this great new video looking at how Beirut’s natural rocky coastline has basically been…
How the historic Adloun coast is becoming “Nabih Berri Port”
After several weeks of organizing and documentation by activists, the minister of environment has called for a halt…
Oud on the corniche
As winter begins to fade, it’s a beautiful time for a walk along the corniche. Street performers are…
Ode to AUB
I don’t usually write poetry but here goes… The beautiful trees, the bountiful sky The occasional battleship passing…
From sewer to sea
I was on my way to drop off my recycling at Ziad’s recycling plant near the port of…
Major project by celebrity architect revealed in Dalieh
Activists have claimed that a multi-million dollar real estate project by world-renowned architect Rem Koolhaas is being planned…
Activists sue state over coast privatization
Activists alleged that the state has illegally provided tens of thousands of square meters of public shoreline to…