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Skate expectations
Lebanon’s national ice-hockey team is coached by a bus driver in Montréal. He’s encouraging them to take a slapshot at international sports stardom, despite being 9,000km from home.
Rock solid
For Lebanese rockers Mashrou’ Leila, a trusted crew is vital to make sure their music is heard over the controversy.
Making the cut
Lebanon has produced some of the world’s best couturiers but a new generation of creatives are now creating an edgier fashion scene.
Africa/Middle East
Algeria's retirement plan, hot to stimulate growth in Botswana, building schools in Nairobi and Tangier's revival.
Piece together
Amid the crises that Lebanon has faced over the past few years, new design galleries and studios have emerged across the capital and secured its status as a chief design centre in the Middle…
Africa/Middle East
The latest on Angola’s stagnating economy – and who’s saving African rhinos?
Family fortunes
As hotels strive to personalise premises, a wave of family-run inns is offering a homespun brand of Med hospitality.
Home away from home
Residents of Lebanon’s Chouf region meet weekly at Beirut's Moukhtara Palace. Greeted with Turkish coffee, Arab hospitality makes them feel at home, continuing a centuries-old political and social tradition.
Silver lining
Following the 1915 Armenian genocide, the nation’s artisans sought asylum in Lebanon. With only the skills their forefathers taught them, they created a glistening jewellery industry from nothing.
The Interview Series: Nadine Moussa
Amid Lebanon's many political problems – gender inequality, in-fighting and vested financial interests – lawyer and activist Nadine Moussa may just be the voice for change the country needs.
