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❊ A Syrian Refugee Camp in Lebanon ?

There’s a fight brewing on in the horizon between the Lebanese government and the Future Movement (FM)over setting up a refugee camp in Akkar for Syrians fleeing their regime’s aggression. This is an old issue that has resurfaced now because, according to the FM, Lebanese villagers can no longer support the swelling ranks of Syrian refugees in their midst and need help.

Mustapha Hamoui · Nov 8, 2011

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❊ Lebanese Prime Ministers Play with Twitter

A few days ago, ex PM Saad Hariri delighted some of his supporters by directly engaging with them in an informal Q&A session on Twitter. Starstruck supporters began asking him questions about everything from politics to Batman & Harley Davidson motorbikes.

Mustapha Hamoui · Nov 7, 2011

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Fear the Islamists

I must admit, the case of the veiled mermaids is a symbol of one of the main reasons I’m hesitant to buy into to Marwan Muasher’s optimism regarding the possible rule of Islamists.

Mustapha Hamoui · Nov 4, 2011

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❊ Does The Future Movement Have a Future?

I’ll be chiming in on Qifa Nabki’s (QN) good piece here talking about why Mr. Saad Hariri might be playing bad politics by staying away. QN argues that Mr. Hariri is playing by his father’s playbook in a sort of “let them miss me” strategy, but that it might fail because:

Mustapha Hamoui · Nov 4, 2011

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