Beirut’s only public beach will remain open
Public Works Minister Ghazi Zeaiter vowed Monday to prevent the closure of Beirut’s only public beach after a judge earlier this month ordered its entrances shut following petitions by private...
Sidon group begins conservation efforts on Al-Zira
A few hundred meters off the coast of Sidon, facing the city’s port and sea castle, lies the island of Al-Zira. A campaign kicked off this month to promote conservation of the historic landmark. The...
Lebanon safeguards region’s cultural heritage
As militants and opportunists take advantage of regional chaos to loot antiquities, Lebanon is filling warehouses with trafficked artifacts, keeping the priceless objects under lock and key until...
Jbeil is crowned Arab Tourism Capital
Jbeil’s selection as Arab Tourism Capital for 2016 was officially announced by Tourism Minister Michel Pharaon at a news conference Thursday. The title recognizes the efforts Jbeil has made to...
Globalization threatens Mediterraneandiet
Eating a Mediterranean diet has long been a byword for healthy living, but the very people who coined it are straying from sun-kissed fruits and legumes and their waistlines are paying the price....
Donnieh residents scream high to stop coal industry for environment and human’s sake
Every June the smokes burst over the villages of Donnieh, not because of flames but due to coal industries, some of which are organized to certain extent while some are just set up randomly between...
An action agenda for our people and planet
2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the United Nations. It is also the year when countries will come together to adopt the next generation of goals for our people and their only home – planet Earth....
Green Festival marks World Environment Day
Leila Zahid and her colleague have created what they call a “plastic fall,” using numerous plastic bottles to create a sculpture resembling a massive waterfall. The piece was displayed in Downtown...
