Take a different direction forget Paris or London and pick somewhere fresh to...

Words Varouj Tenbelian For many people, spring marks the coming of the holiday season. Around the world people start thinking about ways of coming out...

Bonding with mother (nature) Spring is the perfect season to reconnect in the...

Words Tamara Batshon As technology advances and toys become more sophisticated, children today are becoming more focused on things such as the Internet and video...

Pressing for preservation: One man’s mission to save Al Koura’s liquid gold

Words Alia Fawaz Raffoul Raffoul, a senior manager at Byblos Bank’s downtown head office, is originally from Al Koura – a large district in the...

Lebanon’s oil and gas “lottery” Will the Lebanese people strike it lucky too?

Words Alia Fawaz Lebanon’s nascent hydrocarbons industry promises to provide a big boost to the economy. After a sluggish few years, things picked up at...

Thank you, Governor Riad Salame Lebanon’s first green bus is a gift to the...

Words Sawsan Bou Fakhreddine How to handle its trash is one of Lebanon’s most pressing problems. In the summer of 2015 it reached a tipping...

Well, hello there! A new guest in Lebanon bears glad tidings

Words Bassam Alkantar Even though Lebanon has witnessed many environmental tragedies on more than one level, especially in terms of biological degradation, in the last...