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...

Don’t worry… be happy How quality of life is finally being measured

Words John Gray In life we all strive to be happy. But what constitutes happiness? Are they the series of perks in which we indulge?...

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...

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,...

A Moment of Happiness

You and I sitting on the verandah, apparently two, but one in soul, you and I. We feel the flowing water of life here, ...