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Lock’em Up

What should we do to guarantee success in the next round of the National Dialogue? The Beirut Spring suggests a wild idea: Lock up the leaders until they come out with a solution

Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 10, 2006

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The Last Supper?

There is no question that Walid Jumblat put an abrupt halt to the National dialogue. The question is: did he betray his allies and supporters?

Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 7, 2006

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Inside the Meeting..

The Beirut Spring has learned a few tricks from Al-Dyar. It’s bringing you live what’s going on right now, inside the round table…(There’s also a few things that haven’t been said yet)

Mustapha Hamoui · Mar 2, 2006

Shock Me Harder

Newspapers, TV Stations and Websites are all screaming very loudly for our attention. The trick is to know the difference between good and bad sensationalism.

Mustapha Hamoui · Feb 27, 2006

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American Racism

An attempt by US congressmen to block a Dubai-based company from running American ports smacks of racism

Mustapha Hamoui · Feb 21, 2006

Who’s That Man?

Lebanese political experts are finding it very difficult to classify this new-coming species to Lebanese politics; a breed previously thought impossible was miraculously engineered by the latest scientists in neighboring countries…

Mustapha Hamoui · Feb 16, 2006

The Deceived Matchmaker

A reader, David, reflects calmly and candidly on why things are not working out between Aoun and Hariri…

Mustapha Hamoui · Feb 16, 2006