Today is the first day of August, Lebanon’s Army day. On the balance of what happened in the last few years, do you think the army deserves to be celebrated or does it need more work?









(Photos: Mahmoud Tawil, AP)
Today is the first day of August, Lebanon’s Army day. On the balance of what happened in the last few years, do you think the army deserves to be celebrated or does it need more work?









(Photos: Mahmoud Tawil, AP)
The Lebanese army has finally managed to restore the calm in Tripoli. Here are some pictures of how they did it.








(Photos credit: Reuters)
Wild fires near Aley are causing civil-war-era mines to explode and are proving hard for the firefighters to contain. Here are some pics:









(Photos from Reuters, Getty Images and AFP)
Here are some pictures from the Syrian Foreign Minister’s “landmark” visit to Lebanon, from the protests of families with relatives jailed in Syria to the handing of the official letter of invitation to President Sleiman.



(Photos by Reuters)
And they all finally said ‘cheese’.


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Mabrook to the newly weds. It’s good for a change to see all our politicians celebrating together in a glitzy environment.







The New York Times put up a slide show today on the conflict in Bab El Tebbane. Some of the pics, like the one below of “Sunni militias” are chilling.

With all this talk of a deja-vu fighting, Sowar, a specialized photo magazine has published a special issue on the civil war. You can check a sample of the issue online for free here, or go to their website for print editions.
PS: if you think you have a website that will interest the readers of this blog, please don’t hesitate to send me the link like the people from Sowar Magazine did.