Robert McKelvey

Robert McKelvey is a British journalist based in Beirut, Lebanon that specializes in arts, culture and humanitarian interest stories across the Middle East. On Twitter: @RCMcKelvey

Lebanon | Aug 5, 2022

Lebanese mourn, seethe as damaged and neglected Beirut port silos fall

Victims of the Beirut blast can only watch as the port’s ruined grain silos – an unofficial monument to those killed and a symbol of denied justice – have begun to collapse after two years of indecision from government authorities.

Lebanon | Jul 27, 2022

Lebanese expat influencer runs barefoot marathon for cancer patients

Influencer Raymi Naouss, in partnership with NGO Crush Kancer with a Smile, ran over 40 kilometers as part of a barefoot marathon to raise money for patients struggling to find life-saving medicines in crisis-hit Lebanon.

Raymi Naouss, third from left, runs barefoot.

Lebanon | Jul 19, 2022

Lebanese initiative to support struggling zaatar producers

Small-scale producers in Lebanon are struggling to stay in business due to harsh economic conditions, but projects like Mazeej are helping them to turn things around for the better.

Mazeej community products at a HORECA booth in Beirut, Lebanon, March 24, 2022.

Lebanon | May 29, 2022

Rebirth Beirut brings nightlife back to Lebanon’s iconic Gemmayzeh

NGO Rebirth Beirut has brought 24-hour power back to Lebanon’s beloved nightlife district, hoping to encourage visitors and businesses to return.

Lebanon | May 5, 2022

Lebanese hope for change in May 15 parliamentary elections

Despite furstration with Lebanon's established political leaders and parties, opposition groups have yet to present a strong, unified alternative.

A demonstrator clad in a mask colored with the Lebanese flag.

Gulf Pulse | Mar 19, 2022

Art Dubai embraces digital, NFTs, Global South

At Art Dubai, digital art and the Global South are spotlighted at the fair’s largest edition to date.

Robert McKelvey

Lebanese mourn, seethe as damaged and neglected Beirut port silos fall

Lebanese expat influencer runs barefoot marathon for cancer patients

Lebanese initiative to support struggling zaatar producers

Rebirth Beirut brings nightlife back to Lebanon’s iconic Gemmayzeh

Lebanese hope for change in May 15 parliamentary elections

Art Dubai embraces digital, NFTs, Global South

Podcasts

Murder of Mahsa Amini sparks opposition interest, regime wrath for Iran's Kurdish movement, says Kurdish expert Asso Hassan Zadeh

Likud lawmaker Nir Barkat: Iran will continue race towards bomb, with or without deal

Russia's Vladimir Putin wants fellow strongman Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan to remain in power, says Russia expert Mark Galeotti

Robert McKelvey

Lebanese mourn, seethe as damaged and neglected Beirut port silos fall

Lebanese expat influencer runs barefoot marathon for cancer patients

Lebanese initiative to support struggling zaatar producers

Rebirth Beirut brings nightlife back to Lebanon’s iconic Gemmayzeh

Lebanese hope for change in May 15 parliamentary elections

Art Dubai embraces digital, NFTs, Global South

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Yemen ceasefire ends without extension as UN envoy urges calm

Iran traders pay price of Mahsa Amini protests

Podcasts

Murder of Mahsa Amini sparks opposition interest, regime wrath for Iran's Kurdish movement, says Kurdish expert Asso Hassan Zadeh

Likud lawmaker Nir Barkat: Iran will continue race towards bomb, with or without deal

Russia's Vladimir Putin wants fellow strongman Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan to remain in power, says Russia expert Mark Galeotti