Tag: Beirut

Listening to Water: Tarek Atoui’s Next Work for Tate Modern

Born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1980 and now living in Paris, Atoui has spent years building instruments that don’t sit comfortably in concert halls. Many of them involve water, glass, and ceramics — materials that react to sound instead of simply producing it.

Slow food market Souk el Tayeb in Lebanon celebrates food and Eid El Barbara

What makes Souk El Tayeb in Lebanon remarkable is not only its insistence on local, seasonal produce, but its belief that dignity and sustainability must go hand in hand. Farmers are paid fairly. Villages are uplifted. Traditional recipes are kept alive not as nostalgia but as knowledge systems: real food is carbon-light, waste-free, and is adapted to the land.

The Pope visits Lebanon and the site of the deadly Beirut blast

“Lebanon, stand up,” he added. “Be a home of justice and fraternity! Be a prophetic sign of peace for the whole of the Levant!”

Lebanon ski resorts and when to escape climate change

Lebanon’s mountain resorts — from Mzaar Ski Resort Faraya to the Cedars of God in Bsharri — offer rare snow in the Middle East, where you can ski by day and swim in the sea by night. But climate change is shrinking snow seasons fast. Resorts like Zaarour, Laqlouq, Faqra, and the Cedars are adapting, turning toward year-round eco-tourism and mountain conservation.

The Emirates wants to help Lebanon become a sustainable winner

Can sustainable experts change the future of Lebanon for the better? The UAE is leading the way.

Blast fishing in Lebanon means more sharks, sea lions and dead whales in Israel?

Blast fishing is linked to shark sightings, possibly sea lion death and dead whales.

Dynamite fishing is at war with the sea

Fisherman in Lebanon make their own dynamite to explode the sea near nature reserves, harvesting tonnes of fish.

Lebanon hosts climate justice heroes of COP28

Who asks Lebanon or the Middle East what they think about climate change? Is it possible that these water and energy-strapped regions who have the most to lose from a hot planet might have something critical to say? Those voices were heard at a Climate Justice Camp in August.

The 10 best desert marathons

Looking for adventure and sustainable travel? Run an ultra-marathon in the sand, or a half marathon around a Holy City. Marathon the Mideast.

Lebanon’s abandoned Ottoman-era mansions

It’s not unusual for an intrepid foreign explorer to uncover hidden gems in Lebanon.

Lebanon’s water problems explained in 15 minute video

Lebanon is a country naturally endowed with plenty of clean water. But unregulated industry, farming, garbage disposal along other activity has rendered the water undrinkable and in some areas, dangerous to people’s health, making Lebanon among the most water vulnerable countries in the world.

Adrian Pepe’s Lebanese culture, craft and identity through local sheep

A textile artist from Beirut explores the local sheep as culture and identity that he weaves into his creations