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, ...

A “PROMENADE” in West Bekaa Valley

Lebanon’s hidden treasures are revealed through the eyes of Yousra Bustros Words Tamara Batshon    Photography by Yousra Bustros Beyond’s very own contributing writer and photographer, Yousra...

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...

Of the things that will die and be born again

A tribute to the infinite charm and exquisiteness of the cycle of life Emily Dickinson Beauty — be not caused — It Is Chase it, and it ceases Chase...

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...

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...