This week, the world celebrated Sir David Attenborough’s 91st birthday. The veteran English broadcaster and naturalist, best known for writing and presenting the BBC’s Planet Earth documentary […]
Nature
Endangered Syrian bear cubs used as props in south Beirut school
When we think of promoting animal welfare and wildlife awareness at schools, documentaries and textbooks come to mind. Field trips to local reserves even. What […]
Stars on snow: Winter camping in Lebanon the ultimate show
Cities in the winter time can be a bit confining. City life in Beirut, extremely stressful and tiring. One way to combat the monotony of […]
Meet Baloo, Lebanon’s ‘last’ Syrian bear. He hates his wife
We all read the story of the Syrian brown bear sighting that happened last week. The news was so happily received that it went viral, […]
Extremely rare mother bear and cub spotted in Lebanon’s east
A group of young people made a striking discovery in Lebanon’s eastern mountain range – capturing the extremely rare and native Syrian brown bear on […]
Recapping 2016 with a huge thank you to the Newsroom Nomad’s readers
I launched the Newsroom Nomad on April 26, 2016, with no expectation of making it big within the already saturated and established Lebanese blogosphere. With […]
Lebanon’s snow-capped mountains: a source of awe and adventure
The season’s first snows arrived last week, and with that came a sense of relief to many; but for the chionophiles (snow lovers) among us, […]
Chasing stars throughout Lebanon: the good, the bad, and the ugly
While the Perseids meteor shower peaked on August 11-12, outbursts could still be observed well throughout the weekend. In a bid to catch as many “shooting […]
Perseids meteor shower to crown Lebanon’s sleeping cedars this weekend
If you’re into the great outdoors, particularly the night skies, then the cosmos has a spectacular light show in store for the weekend. The Perseids are […]
North Lebanon’s Akkar al-Atika voted as country’s most favored village for 2016
In collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Fransabank, Lebanon’s French daily L’Orient Le-Jour held an online poll over the span of 10 days whereby […]