Reflective surfaces, geometric shapes and animal prints nod to Beirut's art deco heritage at this speakeasy, which local studio Carl Gerges Architects has designed as a haven for the city's residents.

It seems like a century ago I stood in the graveyard in Beirut's Al-Basta neighbourhood. There was magic in the graveyard, which is in an area of shops — bassata, from which the quarter gets its name, ...

A BOROUGH once at the heart of the Industrial Revolution has now been branded Britain's "Beirut" because it's become so blighted by crime. Residents of Tameside - an area to the east of Manchester ...