Rayan Chami, 19:00 - Reading : less than a minute
As autumn sets in, worry returns, as residents wonder whether Lebanon’s roads will withstand the coming rains. In Dbayeh, a symbol of recurring floods, authorities promise repairs, but Beirut citizens we spoke to fear yet another round of chaos.
Bélinda Ibrahim, 29/03 17:30 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
Paris Rain Photography RobertBared Culture
Paris, the City of Light, is never more captivating than when draped in rain. The streetlamps transform into liquid stars, passersby become dancing silhouettes, and the asphalt becomes a mirror, reflecting and multiplying the world. This is the universe that Robert Bared, a Lebanese-born photographer who has called Paris home since 1975, has ...
Marc Saikali, 05/03 21:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Every year, winter brings rain. A statement so ordinary it could hardly be more clichéd. Yet in Lebanon, every downpour turns the roads into rivers. Cars become makeshift gondolas, and honking horns replace gondoliers’ songs. It’s safe to say that romance is hardly in the air. Water covers the gaping holes, which elsewhere are called ...