Test Post – Please Ignore

Hello All,
It’s been a while since I posted and apparently some spammers have taken over my “Beirut Spring” search result. (google Beirut Spring and see for yourself). I have made some changes and still no improvements.
Now I’m writing a new post, perhaps I’ll convince Google to re-index my blog by doing so. Let’s hope that [...]

Now Updating From Twitter @beirutspring

Follow @beirutspring on twitter to get bits and pieces and opinions from the news in Lebanon. More details below..

Here’s the problem:
There are very important events taking or about to take place in Lebanon (Elections, Egypt-Hezbollah spat, attacks against our army. ), and yet, as you noticed, I can’t seem to find the time to collect [...]

Ramadan Lethargy…

I just found out that fasting and boring politics are not the blogger’s best friends.
It must be the sugar. Or maybe the caffeine. Or perhaps the slow news. But for some reason these days, I am not finding the energy to pounce on lebanese news items and toy around with them in this blog as [...]

Fundamentalists As Syrian Puppets

A popular theory among the supporters of the Future Movement and other March 14 columnists and intellectuals on who perpetrated yesterday’s attacks..

We should all get off our ivory towers of certainty. The reality of the matter is that all of the finger pointing regarding yesterday’s bombing is based on nothing more than speculation. Those who [...]

The Beirut Spring Is Now A Family

Please welcome the two new sister blogs of the Beirut Spring: Beirut Spring Business and Beirut Spring Tabloid.

While my wife still has five more months to add a member to my own family, my blog -after a few weeks of fussy tinkering- has now added two.
The reason is simple. Not everyone here likes to hear [...]

List Of Lebanese Detainees In Syrian Prisons

On Wednesday Almustaqbal newspaper published a list of all Lebanese detainees in Syria (More details). I am republishing it here for online reference’s sake.

Quick Note

Many things are going on in my life right now (moving houses + extra work + newly pregnant wife :) ), so my deepest apologies for not updating Beirut Spring as much as you’re used to. (besides, despite all the manufactured stories intended to bolster negotiation positions for the formation of the new government, these [...]

Quick Notes..

Just a few words about the development of this blog and other miscellany for the new readers
1- The printing feature is now fixed. To print a post, just click on the printing icon below it for a printer-friendly format. Sorry for taking so long.
2- I’m very excited that the number of subscribers to the RSS [...]