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Now Lebanon Kills Blog Post Showing Lebanese Leaders Kissing

This morning while browsing Now Lebanon’s blog I saw a post (now removed, but you can see a screenshot I took here) featuring a Lebanese version of the now-infamous Benetton unhate campaign, with a couple of posters that pair together Lebanese politicians in a similar kind of steamy embrace.

Mustapha Hamoui · Nov 18, 2011

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The Secret Sauce to Qatar’s Success

This piece by Anthony Shadid on the ascendancy of Qatar is a must-read for anyone interested in the Arab world. It details the many reasons why tiny Qatar wields so much influence in the region and beyond. But to those who are wondering: Why Qatar? Why not another equally rich gulf country, here’s the key paragraph:

Mustapha Hamoui · Nov 16, 2011

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