Beirut has long been regarded as a 24-hour ... in a city once called the Paris of the Middle East for its party scene. Many bars, clubs and restaurants have shut, but some have reopened to ...

Despite this, Beirut has a burgeoning gay scene, and many gay bars and clubs are making a tidy profit, not just from Lebanese but from homosexuals who come to the city from other, less permissive ...

Get into the groove of la dolce vita at Ristorante La Traviata, one of the more atmospheric of Beirut's numerous faux ... sophisticated of the Gemmayzeh party scene. With its coloured mood ...