Nejmeh Square, Beirut, Feb. 12, 2025. (Credit: Yara Sarkis/L'Orient-Le Jour)
"This is a first step towards revitalizing Beirut!" exclaimed a diplomat wishing to remain anonymous. Falafel sandwich in hand, the man ate on the go at the bottom of the new headquarters of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, perpendicular to Bank Street, which now leads to Riad al-Soloh square. "A square without barricades and accessible to everyone will send a positive signal on the international scene," he stated, following the decision made by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to reopen access to Nejmeh Square, where Parliament is located. Context Roads leading to Nijmeh Square to reopen after years of closure Just four days after the formation of the new government, under the leadership of Nawaf Salam, the idea of (re)discovering downtown Beirut seems to evoke a particular emotion among the few passersby who have come to take a tour...
"This is a first step towards revitalizing Beirut!" exclaimed a diplomat wishing to remain anonymous. Falafel sandwich in hand, the man ate on the go at the bottom of the new headquarters of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, perpendicular to Bank Street, which now leads to Riad al-Soloh square. "A square without barricades and accessible to everyone will send a positive signal on the international scene," he stated, following the decision made by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to reopen access to Nejmeh Square, where Parliament is located. Context Roads leading to Nijmeh Square to reopen after years of closure Just four days after the formation of the new government, under the leadership of Nawaf Salam, the idea of (re)discovering downtown Beirut seems to evoke a particular emotion among the few passersby who have come to take a tour...
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