Quantcast
Channel: Beirut – Observer
Browsing all 26 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Inertia Poses Obstacles As Lebanon Seeks Freedom

The winds of freedom that now sweep the Middle East are bending the cedars of Lebanon. The Syrian overlords of

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Weekend Reading

Click to enlarge. This weekend’s New York Times magazine is all about architecture. It’s definitely thinner than the big real

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Dispatch from Damascus: ‘We’re Ready’

DAMASCUS, Syria, July 18—The road to Damascus was bombed again early this morning, the seventh day of fighting between Israel

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Dispatch from Damascus: ‘We’re Ready’

DAMASCUS, Syria, July 18—The road to Damascus was bombed again early this morning, the seventh day of fighting between Israel

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Peach Parade: Among the Astors; Penis ‘Enhancement’!; Fratheads Play...

Meet Al Sipzener. He’s a financial analyst. He models in the evenings. And he’s maybe the most popular spinning instructor

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Transom

Astor Family Circus “It’s like a seesaw, isn’t it?” said Peter Himler of Flatiron Communications, and Edelman’s former chief media

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Amid Precision Wreckage, Questions and Recriminations

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 22—The cease-fire that brought the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah to a halt last

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

For Many Lebanese, War Is New Reality: But Will They Stay?

AMMAN, JORDAN—By now, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan is winding down his latest Middle East trip, a grueling 11-day

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

For Many Lebanese, War Is New Reality: But Will They Stay?

AMMAN, JORDAN—By now, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan is winding down his latest Middle East trip, a grueling 11-day

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Beirutis Return To Bombed City-Will They Stay?

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 24—There it is again: a high, ominous, whining-whistling sound, followed by a great explosive BOOM! It’s very

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Beirutis Return To Bombed City—Will They Stay?

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 24—There it is again: a high, ominous, whining-whistling sound, followed by a great explosive BOOM! It’s very

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Gemayel's Death May Mean Civil War-What Else for Mideast?

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 28—Last Wednesday afternoon, I was sitting in a café in Hamra, the traditionally Muslim neighborhood in West

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Gemayel’s Death May Mean Civil War—What Else for Mideast?

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 28—Last Wednesday afternoon, I was sitting in a café in Hamra, the traditionally Muslim neighborhood in West

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Wolfson's List

It’s that time again. Here, in full, are Howard Wolfson’s picks for Albums of the Year: Dixie Chicks — Taking

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Moneyed Monde of Monocle Ignores Market Roil

Tyler Brûlé was in New York on Wednesday morning, enjoying a cappuccino in the mausoleumlike lobby of the Four Seasons

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Art Schools Return to Their Roots, Another Artwork Thrown Out By Janitor, and...

Am art news for October 26.

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Hobby Lobby Family May Own Stolen Art, Mayor to Artists: ‘Don’t Leave!’… and...

Art news for October 27.

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Next 9/11—Not If, But When

If our memory of the World Trade Center is fading, the carnage of Paris and Brussels should serve as a fresh reminder.

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Ai Weiwei Joins United Talent Agency, David Nahmad Denies His Modigliani Is...

The Chinese artist and activist is the latest art star to join Josh Roth’s new arts-focused division.

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Private Museum for Arab Art Slated for 2020 Opening in Beirut

The Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul Art Foundation has announced plans to build a 10,000-15,000-square-meter institution to house its 4,000-piece Modern and Contemporary Arab art collection.

View Article
Browsing all 26 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images