Following a long and ambitious 13-year restoration effort, the lost treasure has been revitalised.

Robert McKelvey is a Beirut-based freelancer journalist
Following a long and ambitious 13-year restoration effort, the lost treasure has been revitalised.

Najib Mikati’s new government has been met with cautious hope after 13 months of political deadlock.
![People queue to refill domestic gas cylinders at a petrol station in the Ouzai area of the capital Beirut [Nabil Mounzer/EPA-EFE]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/h_57129647.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Lebanon’s farming industry has gone underfunded and underdeveloped for many years.
![An agricultural worker checks cucumber plants in a newly built greenhouse [Courtesy: Anera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Agricultural-worker-checks-cucumber-plants-in-newly-built-greenhouse.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
A Palestinian software developer’s work is used to raise money to support people trapped in Gaza’s humanitarian crisis.
![Liyla and the Shadows of War tells the story of a young Palestinian girl and her family living in Gaza during the 2014 war [Courtesy: Rasheed Abu-Eideh]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/White-Phosphorous-Attack-depicted-in-Liyla.png?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Even in the heart of Beirut’s most vibrant districts, it’s an uphill battle for smaller manoucheh bakeries to stay open.
![The staple food zaatar manoucheh on display in the Lebanese capital of Beirut [Courtesy: M3R]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Zaatar-manakish-at-one-of-M3Rs-participating-furns-Courtesy-of-M3R.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Prices have increased dramatically by as much as 300 percent for some basic food items over the past year.
![Lebanese Food Bank staff pack boxes distributed to needy families during the struggling country's economic crisis [Courtesy: Lebanese Food Bank]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/DSC_7328_original.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Virtual tour project intended to raise awareness of the UN World Heritage site and encourage more tourism.
![Within the app, users will be able to explore a series of 38 fully interactive, 360-degree panoramas [Courtesy: Flyover Zone Productions and German Archaeological Institute]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/15_today.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)