Blogging Lebanon
since 2005
Blogging Lebanon since 2005
One of the biggest complaints about summer in Lebanon is that most electricity output is diverted to luxury resorts, hotels and the tourism sector in general, leaving the rest of the population under a terrible rationing regime.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 30, 2010
I linked recently to two articles, one by Hanin Ghaddar and one by Paul Salem, in which both argue that Hezbollah is in a tenuous situation. That view is becoming more and more mainstream in pro-March14 circles.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 29, 2010
It’s not the occupation. It’s not the strangling siege and definitely not the daily humiliation, according Sol Stern. It’s the Palestinian “Obsession With The Nakba”:
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 29, 2010
Many paragraphs later, James Kirchick concludes:
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 29, 2010
Brit In Beirut pours his heart out
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 29, 2010
Roula Khalaf sums up the crisis and explains why Hezbollah’s potential indictment could make Lebanon unstable:
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 29, 2010
Elias Muhanna observes:
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 29, 2010
Fatima Issawi, spokeswoman for the tribunal responds to Hezbollah’s attacks.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 29, 2010
Paul Salem, the director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut makes arguments similar to those that Hanin Ghaddar made last week. He also reached a similar conclusion: Hezbollah is in a funk.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 28, 2010
José Bota of the CE was upbeat about the potential of Beirut as lead-domino for pro-women legislation in the region:
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 28, 2010