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Blogging Lebanon
since 2005
Blogging Lebanon since 2005
Egypt’s “Founding Fathers”
According to David Ignatius, they are Amr Moussa, Mohammad Elbaradei and Najib Sawiris. To put things in perspective, the three campaigned hard in the recent referendum for a “No” vote, only to lose to an overwhelming “Yes” vote of 77%.
Mustapha Hamoui · Apr 14, 2011
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The Nerves
The Syrian ambassador wants Lebanon to take legal action against a Lebanese MP, Jamal Jarrah because his name was brought up in a TV “confession” by a Syrian dissident who said Jarrah (i.e the Future Movement) financed him.
Mustapha Hamoui · Apr 14, 2011
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British Man Arrested In Dubai For Cursing Was “Beaten To Death” in Jail
More P.R. problems for the Emirate..
Mustapha Hamoui · Apr 14, 2011
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Ha’aretz Says Hezbollah Weakened Itself By Toppling Hariri
Zvi Bar’el:
Mustapha Hamoui · Apr 13, 2011
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Hariri Congratulates Ouattara
This might sound like a normal protocole call from one leader to another, but why didn’t President Sleiman make that call? Don’t underestimate the amount of internal Lebanese politics involved in this. Mr. Hariri had made it a point a few days ago to call the decision (made by Mr. Berri) to send the Lebanese Ambassador in Ivory coast to Gbagbo’s sham swearing in “reckless”. The call to Ouattara drives that point home..
Mustapha Hamoui · Apr 13, 2011
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Mine Is Bigger Than Yours
The Saudis want to build a building twice as tall as Burj Khalifa.
Mustapha Hamoui · Apr 13, 2011
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Al-Akhbar Calculates The Cost Of Lebanon’s Sectarianism
3 Billion Dollars according to some very interesting (but decidedly unscientific) maths by Rasha Abu Zaki. There are many things she didn’t calculate like productivity lost in religious holidays and the cost of traveling to Cyprus for civil marriages, but all in all this is a very useful perspective.
Mustapha Hamoui · Apr 13, 2011
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The Syrian Soldier’s Dilemma
If he won’t shoot the protesters he will be himself shot dead by the regime..
Mustapha Hamoui · Apr 13, 2011
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