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NIGHTLIFE

Mar Mikhael and Gemmayzeh residents exhausted by nightlife noise pollution

Since early June, the Beirut municipality and police have issued tickets to several local bars and restaurants. However, there is still progress to be made to improve the residents’ daily lives and build a calm dialogue with businesses.

Mar Mikhael and Gemmayzeh residents exhausted by nightlife noise pollution

At nightfall, the relative calm of the day gives way to an ambient chaos between the bar terraces and the traffic. (L'Orient-Le Jour/Arthur Dumas)

“I stayed here during the entire war, since 1975. Until the Beirut port explosion,” said Emilie Nassar as she opened the door to her apartment. She lives in the Gemmayzeh neighborhood near a hotel, which can be seen from her garden. Here, the noise...
“I stayed here during the entire war, since 1975. Until the Beirut port explosion,” said Emilie Nassar as she opened the door to her apartment. She lives in the Gemmayzeh neighborhood near a hotel, which can be seen from her garden. Here, the noise...