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Not your average citizen: Rafik Hariri’s neoliberal Lebanon

byHabib Battah
Nov 20, 2017

With tensions between Lebanon and GCC countries rising everyday, it is essential to examine how Lebanon’s economy has…

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Hacking the Saudi narrative, Lebanese style

byHabib Battah
Nov 15, 2017

Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer. I’m not a fan of quoting cliches, but in…

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What exactly did the Iranian advisor tell Hariri?

byHabib Battah
Nov 6, 2017

“We praise Hariri, the government and the people for the recent victories in the face of terrorist forces.”…

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At war with a prince

byHabib Battah
Feb 10, 2015

In the video above, LBC TV show host Joe Maalouf takes multiple shots a Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin…

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Saudi Arabia number 1?

byHabib Battah
Dec 7, 2014

I’ve seen this Ferrari before. It is always parked in front of the plastic surgery clinic of Dr.…

Who Am I?

Habib Battah is an investigative journalist and founder of the news site beirutreport.com. Battah has covered Lebanon and the Middle East for over 15 years and teaches journalism and media studies at the American University of Beirut. He is a contributor to Monocle, The Guardian, BBC World, Al Jazeera and others, a former fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University and two-time recipient of the Samir Kassir Press Freedom Award. Battah's investigative work was recently recognized for outstanding local reporting by the Columbia University Oakes Award for Environmental Reporting. Battah earned a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.A. in Near East Studies and Journalism from New York University.