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Beirut

This is a city that means so much more than the sum of its wobbly parts. It’s a Mediterranean destination driven by adrenaline and optimism – and it fulfils its status as capital with an urban panache that’s unmistakably…

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Stood firm

22 June 2018

We meet the wise man who returned from exile to build a welcoming beach club.

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Serge Hochar

8 January 2010

For his ‘last meal’, food wouldn’t be the prime consideration for the head of the world-famous Château Musar vineyard, Serge Hochar. He would choose a special vintage white from his winery in Lebanon and enjoy it with some…

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Power to the people

19 March 2020

The recent protests in and around Beirut have dramatically altered the fabric of the city – but the more sustained change is in the mindset of the citizens.

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Family fortunes

18 January 2016

As hotels strive to personalise premises, a wave of family-run inns is offering a homespun brand of Med hospitality.

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House and home

23 September 2021

After being abandoned for 40 years, Villa Chamoun has now returned to its former glory as a hotel. We check in.

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The Global Countdown - Lebanon

19 May 2022

On this week’s Global Countdown, Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco explores the Lebanese pop charts.

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Show the world

17 March 2009

Our new series, national icons, is about people who rise above politics to become symbols of a country’s strengths. First we meet May Arida who has kept Lebanon’s Baalbek festival alive despite wars and threats. She also…

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Fresh produce

15 November 2023

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Social skills

13 August 2018

Lebanon may be struggling with corruption and subject to foreign interference but the positivity and creativity of its populace are helping it to move forward.

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Media face-off

17 May 2009

On 7 June, Lebanon holds the most hotly contested general election in its history. But this time the fiercest fights are not on the streets but in the media. We meet the key players from Hezbollah to the westward-looking…

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The Foreign Desk - Lebanon on the brink

11 July 2020

Since October, the Lebanese lira has lost more than 80 per cent of its value. Lebanon’s long-suffering people now face losing their jobs, businesses and savings, as well as shortages of power and basic supplies. Andrew…

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The show goes on

17 January 2008

Despite being targeted by a bomb attack in which she lost an arm and leg, political TV journalist May Chidiac, a staunch critic of Syria, remains defiant and is back presenting for the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation.

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Mar Mikhael

15 April 2010

Over the last few years, boutiques, architectural practices, bars and an arts centre have been set up in this Armenian neighbourhood but for many residents, old and new, the charm of Mar Mikhael lies in its authenticity and…

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Home away from home

18 January 2016

Residents of Lebanon’s mountainous Chouf region meet each week in the Moukhtara Palace in Beirut. There, greeted with hot Turkish coffee, Arab hospitality makes them feel right at home.

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Silver lining

19 November 2015

After the 1915 Armenian genocide, the nation’s artisans sought asylum in Lebanon – and there, with nothing but the skills their forefathers had taught them, they created a glistening jewellery industry.