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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...