Spring is in the air

"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold, when it is summer in the light,...

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...

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...

Meet the mother of all trees

Words Tamara Batshon In India you will commonly find large trees marked by a tangle of branches, roots, and trunks mixed together in a sort...