The northeastern Lebanese border town of al-Qaa bade its final farewell to the five victims killed in Monday’s double suicide attack. Men cried, women wailed, […]
Month: June 2016
Is Game of Thrones secretly all about Climate Change?
While the most recent season of television’s most popular show, Game of Thrones, has come to an end, theories have only just begun. Only this […]
If al-Qaa were in Beirut, would we have cared more?
Although Lebanon has been witnessing a rather cautious calm for the past year in light of the wave of terrorist attacks that mostly targeted its […]
Yes, Lebanon has a pollution problem, but Numbeo’s claims are null and void
According to Numbeo’s Pollution Index, Lebanon ranked second after Egypt as the most polluted country in the world. This information caused quite a stir after […]
The Ramlet al-Baida affair: It’s not just the sea that is full of shit
The Ramlet al-Baida beach controversy and claims of ownership over one of Beirut’s last public beaches has returned to the forefront. In what seemed like […]
On Ludovico Einaudi’s song for the Arctic, and the connection to Beirut
In a video released a day ahead of World Music Day, which falls on Tuesday, internationally acclaimed Italian musician and composer Ludovico Einaudi is seen […]
A musical evening in Horsh Beirut as the fight to preserve the city’s forest continues
If you think that the Jannah dam controversy is politicized, think again; the battle for the preservation of one of the last of Beirut’s green spaces, […]
Sand and stone quarries: One of Lebanon’s leading causes of desertification
It seems Lebanon’s environmental issues are on the rise. Not only are the country’s officials lagging in terms of fulfilling Lebanon’s commitment to the climate […]
Lebanon’s seaside dumps: A grave threat to civil aviation and the environment
Across the waters facing Beirut International airport, hundreds of seagulls can now be seen hovering over the nearby Costa Brava seaside dump. These seagulls are […]
Whale pod spotted off the coast of Dbayeh, north of Beirut, despite rampant sea pollution
Nadim Knaider – Dbayeh whale watching sunday june 12/… | Facebook A pod of whales was spotted off the coast of Dyabeh a few days […]