From one crisis to another, The influx of Syrians has crippled an already...
Words Suzy Hoayek and Alia Fawaz
Reliable electricity generation has been a longstanding problem for Lebanon. The current system simply does not have the capacity...
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...
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...
When concrete is an ugly shock…
You’re crowding my space!
Words Bassam Alkantar
Beirut’s biggest green space, the Horsh Beirut pine forest, is partially closed to the public. Wherever you walk in...
Happiness
Diana Tannoury
In you, my beloved, my dreams sought
a lightness of being, a thought
of moonlit blue skies,
the color of your highs
Into you...
We need to keep our oceans clean
The toxic truth of our waste
Words Alia Fawaz
Midway Atoll is a deserted paradise in the Pacific Ocean approximately halfway between California and East Asia,...