France Washes Its Hands Of Hariri Tribunal
We knew all along that Nicolas Sarkozy was no Jacques Chirac, but this?
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 14, 2008
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Blogging Lebanon
since 2005
Blogging Lebanon since 2005
I Won’t Believe It Till I See It
The fact that the whole world is talking about an eventual Syrian embassy in Lebanon doesn’t make it any less of a fantasy.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 14, 2008
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Lebanese Women Will Love Minister Ibrahim Najjar
Professor Ibrahim Najjar’s powerful and progressive stances in domestic law make him a potentially strong ally for women’s groups.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 13, 2008
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Last Week Recap
In case you missed any of last week’s posts, here’s a weekend recap sorted from the post with most comments to the one with least comments.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 13, 2008
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Photos: The Wedding Of President Sleiman’s Daughter
Mabrook to the newly weds. It’s good for a change to see all our politicians celebrating together in a glitzy environment.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 12, 2008
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The Good, The Bad And The Predictable
A few takes from some Lebanese Bloggers on the new Lebanese Government
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 12, 2008
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Kudos To You Mr. President
The Lebanese President deserves praise and respect for his own choice of Ministers.I don’t often post fawning pieces on this blog, but I also don’t often find many politicians who make decisions to further the interest of the country before their own.The Doha agreement allotted three ministerial positions to Mr. Suleiman, yet instead of installing hardcore loyalists — perhaps from the Army — as any ambitious politician would have done, he decided to sacrifice one to end the feud between Mr. Aoun and the Murr family over the Ministry of Defense. As for the Ministry of Interior, he chose Mr. Ziad Baroud, perhaps the most qualified person in the country to supervise the upcoming elections and reform the electoral system.Mr. Ziad Baroud is a young, energetic, promising human rights lawyer with extensive experience in electoral reform in Lebanon. Here’s a brief profile of him from an NYU school of Law website:
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 11, 2008
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Previously Unseen Tripoli Conflict Photos
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.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 11, 2008
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Iran Missile Pictures Were Fake
Let’s add one more missile to spice up that picture, said the mullah’s photoshop artist.
Mustapha Hamoui · Jul 10, 2008
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