After Rally of Support, De Prague Staying Open

(Photo courtesy of Tony Deeb). De Prague, a landmark bar and restaurant in the Ras Beirut neighborhood of Hamra which was set to close down on Thursday, will now remain open after a huge rally of...

 

Is Achrafieh Garden Under Threat from Parking Lot Project?

The Beirut Municipality is planning to build an underground parking lot at the site of the Jesuit Garden in the Achrafieh neighborhood of Geitawi. On Friday, a team of surveyors showed up on the site ...

 

Marwan Charbel Signs off on Lebanon's First Civil Marriage

Marking a momentous occurrence in the history of Lebanese rights, Naharnet reports that Kholoud Succariyeh and Nidal Darwish's much anticipated Civil Marriage has finally been approved by Caretaker...

 

National Museum Extension Plans

The Beirut National Museum is in plans for a makeover, and thus far, it looks like it's gonna be good. Designed by Raed Abillama, the new design will be an extension of several facets of the...

 

Rare Photos of Lebanon's Civil War

For some, it's all too easy to forget that Lebanon went through a bloody civil war only decades ago. For others, it's a waking nightmare. From 1975 to 1990, guns, tanks, bombs and heavy artillery...

 

Local Seamstress Needs Your Help

Local Hamra tailor, Nouhad, has recently been widowed and left with no financial support, leaving her facing eviction from both her home and her shop. Should you need to have anything tailored or...

 

Saudi Women Can Now Ride Bikes...In Abayas... With Men... And Just For Fun

So apparently, Saudi women are now allowed to to ride bikes--sort of. That being said, The Atlantic reports that women can only ride bicycles or motorbikes "for fun"--but not for...

 

Thank God For Window Cleaners

No one wants to be the garbage man. With all the privileged jobs society offers--everyone wants to be a doctor or lawyer or businessman--menial jobs often go unrecognized and unappreciated. Yet...

 

One Man's Trash is Another Man's Treasure

Lebanon is a materialistic country. We live among people who's greatest ambition in life is to own Louis Vuitton heels, Iphone 5s, and Ferraris--people who will go so far as to take out loans to...

 

Vote for FERN to Win 2013 Sustanability Champions Award

Our very own Lebanese environmentally-friendly initiative has just been nominated for the Waste & Resource Management category of the 2degrees Sustainability Champions Awards 2013. FERN (which...