My first with GU   The once-plush hotel stands empty as a reminder of the city’s brutal civil war, while the surrounding districts are swept up in glitzy redevelopments Moe-Ali Nayel Friday 1 May 2015  Though Lebanon has been swept by a gentrifying and disfiguring development rush, some older monuments still stand tall. Strolling downhill from the Clemenceau neighbourhood for a coffee on the seaside … Continue reading Beirut’s bullet-riddled Holiday Inn