Long before heritage protection became a public conversation in Lebanon, Mneimneh began his work out of deep nostalgia for the Beirut of old. He started “Beirut Heritage” on Facebook as a grassroots ...

BEIRUT (AP) — It was an ordinary day in Beirut. In one part of Lebanon's capital, a church was inaugurated, with the leader of the Christian Phalange party there. In another, Palestinian factions held ...