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...

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,...

Thank you, Governor Riad Salame Lebanon’s first green bus is a gift to the...

Words Sawsan Bou Fakhreddine How to handle its trash is one of Lebanon’s most pressing problems. In the summer of 2015 it reached a tipping...

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,...

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...

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...