The cries of ‘Ya Hussain’ were amplified to a near deafening roar by the towering banks of speakers lining the crowded … Read more…
Ashura in Beirut
James Haines-Young
Award winning Foreign Editor running large teams across the Middle East, Europe and the US spearheading breaking news, in depth analysis and current affairs.
Categories Archives: Living in Lebanon
$20 each: Lebanon’s lack of water
Water is wonderful stuff, when you can get it. I’ve now gone 2 weeks without a good supply. I say … Read more…
My ducks, all in a row
Ok so you might have heard that things in this neck of the woods are getting a little interesting at … Read more…
Hot off the press, heavy on the pillow
The ink wasn’t dry on the page of my first issue of Time Out Beirut before we were well under … Read more…
First few days in Beirut
[a note at this point – the first post was far too detailed to maintain, but I thought that the … Read more…
Moving to Beirut
Arrival It wasn’t until the plane banked and the lights of Beirut filled the small window that the whole thing … Read more…