Home Neighborhood Novellas

Neighborhood Novellas

Share your neighborhood stories and events!

Beirut Today’s Logo Inspiration: The Old Lighthouse

Beirut Today - June 29, 2017

Beirut’s historic landmarks between resilience and destruction: the case of Vendome Stairs

Hammana Artist House, an art residency space situated 40-minutes from Beirut. (hah-lb.org)

Cherries and Snow: Hammana Artist House breathes life back into a small Lebanese village

The “forbidden” taste of Palestine

Entrance of the Grand Sofar Hotel, lit up for the Tom Young exhibition in 2018. (Lynn Sheikh Moussa)

The Grandness of the Grand Sofar Hotel: From Umm Kulthum to the Civil War and Beyond

Write for Beirut Today

Beirut Today is an independent, community-based platform looking to create a comfortable space for back and forth discussion on the issues that matter.

Being community-based means that we believe your voice matters. If you’ve got something to say, we want to hear it.

Featured News

The cost of Lebanon’s New Year’s Eve celebrations

Hanin Haidar Ahmad - January 16, 2021 0

When you're done watching this, 12 new people would have been infected with COVID-19 in Lebanon –with 6,154 new cases reported yesterday.

Health minister Hamad Hassan sits in a hospital bed at St. George Hospital while a healthcare worker fully cladded in a hazmat suit stands beside him.

Health minister admitted to hospital, while others are rejected

Lynn Sheikh Moussa - January 15, 2021 0

Health Minister Hamad Hassan was in stable condition when he was transported to the St. George Hospital in Beirut.

Lebanon’s 11-day lockdown begins

Laudy Issa - January 14, 2021 0

Lebanon began its state of health emergency on Thursday morning, launching an 11-day lockdown to ease the out-of-control spike in COVID-19.

ISF source: Lebanon facing a “worrying” increase in crime rates

عامر شيباني - January 13, 2021 0

And here’s why.

Laptops for Beirut: Photo of a laptop against a light purple background and darker purple screentones behind the opened laptop.

Laptops for Beirut: Helping Lebanese students continue online education

Andre Mahfouz - January 12, 2021 0

Linda Woelfle and a team of 12 German students are easing the burdens of Lebanese students by helping them gain access to laptops.