Temperatures regularly soar to 40 degrees Celsius in the Lebanese summer, with humidity reaching up to 60%. For Beirut's 2 ...

By Sally Hayden BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Construction of a new luxury resort on Beirut's waterfront could enclose the city's last free public beach, leaving only wealthy residents who ...

Locals say Beirut could become the first Mediterranean city without a beach open to the public after developer, Achour Development, began building its Eden Bay resort, scheduled to open in 2018.

Five years after the Beirut port explosion, families of victims are still seeking justice. The blast, caused by detonated ...

The last public beach on Beirut's heavily developed seaside could soon be squeezed out by yet another luxury resort, raising fears that residents could find themselves living in a coastal city ...

And while I was folding my beach towel and packing my things to leave, I made a mental note -- that in the future, when I will have kids, I also want to be sunburnt. (Sarah Sfeir, who holds an MBA ...

“Bombay Beach” is a gem of a documentary, interspersed with choreographed dance number set to music – a hybrid, really, which is also an apt descriptor for the music of Beirut. Ever since ...