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Blogging Lebanon
since 2005
Blogging Lebanon since 2005
Assad Knows How and When To Concede
A good point from Qifa Nabki on the Syrian President’s knack for bending with the wind:
Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 30, 2011
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Aoun Plays Hardball, Dashes Hopes Of Quick Government Formation
In the end, the Rabieh General showed that he’s not pushover. He insisted on what he called “inalienable rights” to his team, the “representatives of Christians in the government”. He was adamant about rejecting Minister Ziad Baroud as Minister of interior (“but he can take another ministry”), and he made it a point that he’s in no hurry (take that Nabih Berri).
Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 29, 2011
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Lebanese Stability
Roger Cohen writes in the New York Times that Lebanon is one of three stable countries in the Middle East (with Turkey and Israel). In response, reader O’brien comments:
Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 29, 2011
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Ontornet Makes It To The Huffington Post
All you need to know about the campaign to fight Lebanon’s snail-speed internet..
Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 29, 2011
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❊ How The Anti-Sectarian Movement Lost Its Way
Nadine Al-Ali has a piece on what happened in the latest anti-sectarian rally in Lebanon. To me the most important paragraph in her report is this one:
Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 29, 2011
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Are Shiaas Actually A Majority In The Region?
Interesting (fuzzy?) maths by Hossein Askari:
Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 28, 2011
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The Israelis And Just About Everyone Else Are Scrambling To Save Assad
Check out this crappy analysis from Ha’aretz:
Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 28, 2011
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Hariri Could Be Forced Back To The “Responsible” Position
I am reading this with dread:
Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 28, 2011
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Israel Not Happy With Intifda 3.0 Facebook Page [Update: Facebook Deletes Page]
Ynet News:
Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 28, 2011
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