It is a craft that survived the exodus of a people, but the fight is now on to prevent a once-thriving jewelry industry in Beirut’s "Little Armenia" from disappearing. The bustling streets of Bourj ...

The Bourj Hammoud district in Lebanon is the geographical extension of Beirut City along the Mediterranean coastline. It’s the suburb immediately east of the capital, separated by the Beirut River.

Crossing over the bridge from Beirut proper into Bourj Hammoud reveals a diverse smattering of ethnic and economic backgrounds – first-, second- and third-generation refugee and migrant families from ...

Film director Nigol Bezjian was born in Syria, raised in Lebanon and studied in the United States, but nowhere does he feel more at home than in Little Armenia. Little Armenia is the vibrant Bourj ...

Beirut seems in a building frenzy, and Bourj Hammoud, a suburb east of the city on the other side of the Beirut River, is no exception. Parallel to the highway in an area known as Sandjak, the ...

First, it was swampland, then a safe haven, followed by a few decades of being a reservoir for the working class of Greater Beirut, mostly Shiites and Palestinians. During the Civil War people left, ...

BEIRUT: The tangled alleyways, the buildings, the characters, and the distinctive cuisine of Bourj Hammoud exert a fascination for a surprising cross-section of parties. For academics and students, ...

Works to set up a seaside garbage landfill in Bourj Hammoud will be completed on October 7 and the Sukleen firm will start removing accumulated trash from 45 towns in Northern Metn and Keserwan as of ...

BEIRUT: A brand new monument was unveiled on Tuesday in the Greater Beirut suburb of Bourj Hammoud. Information Minister Tarek Mitri, Industry Minister Abraham Dedeyan, Bourj Hammoud Mayor Anto ...

Beirut’s Armenian district of Bourj Hammoud has long been recognized as a center of high-quality jewelry. However, with growing international competition and instability domestically, these craftsmen ...

Film director Nigol Bezjian was born in Syria, raised in Lebanon and studied in the United States, but nowhere does he feel more at home than in Little Armenia. Little Armenia is the vibrant Bourj ...