Red Cross’ humanitarian mission at threat
Ghinwa Obeid Holding donation boxes, volunteers from the LebaneseRed Cross stood in the streets for hours, hoping to collect enough money for the organization to continue its 70-year-old relief...
AUB Honey Day raises awareness of world’s vanishing bees
Timour Azhari| The Daily Star The American University of Beirut hosted its triennial Honey Day Wednesdy, in an effort to raise awareness about the role of bees in nature and funds for its campus...
Most buildings in Lebanon’s cities unsafe, activists warn
Engineers and social workers warned Thursday that the majority of buildings in densely populated urban areas of the country do not meet basic public safety requirements, endangering the lives of...
General Election 2015: Greens ‘still talking about the environment’, says Caroline Lucas
Caroline Lucas, the Green Party’s sole MP of the last five years, was confident of retaining her seat as she canvassed in her Brighton Pavilion constituency on the eve of what she says is a crucial...
Greg Hunt promised UN climate envoy Australia’s industrial emissions will drop
The environment minister, Greg Hunt, has reassured the United Nations’ top climate negotiator that the Coalition’s existing policies will reduce greenhouse emissions from electricity generation and...
Value of Lebanon’s sea turtles comes under spotlight
Mohammed Zaatari| TYRE, Lebanon: Tyre Beach Nature Reserve, along the coast of the southern city, is known for being the site where, every year without fail, sea turtles come to the shore to lay...
Curriculum needs to educate Lebanon’s youth on climate change
Ghinwa Obeid| BEIRUT: Introducing climate change education in Lebanon is key to assessing its impacts and building more sustainable communities, experts agreed Tuesday, amid a regional conference...
Zouk plant to the front again
Written by: Astel Sahyoun | NNA “Also and also … to the Lord we ask: Who handles Zouk plant damage?” The title of an article written by the Municipality head of Zouk Mikael, Nouhad...
