Beirut cafe culture turns studious amid electricity crisis - in pictures

Good lighting and stable wifi make for an ideal work environment during frequent power cuts

Lebanese people sit with their laptops at a cafe in Beirut on January 14, 2022. - The music is often hushed and the atmosphere studious -- for the patrons filling Beirut's cafes these days, the most important things are good lighting and stable wi-fi. That's because they now serve as substitute workplaces for people grappling with drastic electricity shortages and internet cuts stemming from Lebanon's unrelenting economic crisis. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)

Lebanese people sit with their laptops at a cafe in Beirut on January 14, 2022. - The music is often hushed and the atmosphere studious -- for the patrons filling Beirut's cafes these days, the most important things are good lighting and stable wi-fi. That's because they now serve as substitute workplaces for people grappling with drastic electricity shortages and internet cuts stemming from Lebanon's unrelenting economic crisis. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)

Feb 01, 2022

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