Battle Of The Websites

The Lebanese Forces and the FPM have both decided to overhaul their online news portals.

One party wants to unzip their new site open while the other prefers to tear off the cover. Isn’t competition a wonderful thing? Say what you want about the Lebanese Christians, but they seem to be the only ones engaged in [...]

Aoun: March 14 defectors Will Join Us Soon

Rattled by his own defections, the Rabieh General decides to bamboozle us.
Don’t laugh too hard:
أعلن رئيس تكتل التغيير والاصلاح العماد ميشال عون ان اربعة نواب من الاكثرية سينضمون الى التكتل دون ان يقفل اللائحة على نواب آخرين لكن آلة القتل التي يستخدمها البعض في السياسة الداخلية تمنع الآن الاعلان عن الاسماء
Translation: The head of the [...]

Lebanese Law To Abolish censorship And Set Up An Independent ‘Committee of Wise Men’

Our minister of culture appears to be planning an ambitious law against the “outdated practice” of censorship…
A lot on his mind…
…Or so he told Rana Moussaoui of the AFP, at the end of a lengthy-yet-interesting article about censorship in Lebanon. (Excerpt: “Lebanese society is too steeped in religion to accept attacks on the sacred,” said [...]

Jumblat: M14 Victory In Order Of Engineering “Worthless”

Does the PSP leader believe that the March 14 movement is headed in the wrong direction?
In his weekly article in Al-Anbaa, the Druze leader — whose Shiite candidate for the order’s election was shot down by March 14 — reproached his allies and said that they’re isolating other Lebanese:
…Such an attitude is widespread and it [...]

More Civil War Activism

Civil movement activists and Lebanese newspapers have also taken part in commemorating the Civil War.
On the newspapers’ side, a large majority of Lebanese newspapers displayed this very banner on page 1 today:
It reads: “All of Lebanon rejects another April 13th and insists on unity in a republic that preserves peace and supports Human rights [...]

Berri’s Doomed Plan - Part 1

Why Mr. Berri’s latest suggestion of exchanging the 1960s law for the presidency won’t go anywhere.

Yet another time wasting “initiative”
On the surface, Mr. Berri’s proposal made this morning to Assafir (always Assafir) is worth looking into. Sure the 1960s law has many flaws, but on balance, the benefits of having a new president surely outweigh [...]

Will The FPM Crack Up?

The Free Patriotic Movement is facing life-threatening pressures from the inside and from the outside.
Keeping it in the family?
A lot is being said in the press about why the FPM is postponing its party elections. Some attribute it to technical reasons while some speak of internal feuds. But a good look at the matter can [...]

Does Sleiman Fanjieh Speak For the Opposition?

The northern Ex-representative plays a very useful role for the opposition. But he’s neither their spokesperson nor their chief negotiator.
Yesterday, the head of the Marada party told Marcel Ghanem that the 1960s election law is a prerequisite for accepting Mr. Sleiman’s presidency. As a consequence, Naharnet headlined today: “Opposition Sets New Demand [for the election [...]