Neyla Tueni Defends the Patriarch

Basically, her entire argument boils down to this: Even if the Patriarch says things that are wrong, we should refrain from criticizing him because his position as a representative of the region’s Christians should remain sacrosanct. She even compared the civil and respectful criticism of Patriarch Rai by March 14 to the humiliation of Patriarch Sfeir back in the day when he was forced to kiss Aoun’s picture..

Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 12, 2011

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How To Read Annahar’s PDF Articles On Your Ipad

**Update 2: After the new Annahar redesign, this trick no longer works. Sorry **

Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 10, 2011

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Syrian TV Report on Aljazeera’s “Cinematic” Coverage

According to this TV report (Arabic), Qatar is building life-sized replicas of Syrian neighborhoods, filling them with actors and getting Aljazeera to shoot and broadcast fake demonstrations there as real ones happening in Syria. Hey, at least they get points for creativity..

Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 10, 2011

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How to Tell if You’re a Miserable, Murderous, Middle East Tyrant?

A hilarious, must-read spoof phone conversation between President Ahmedinejad of Iran and Bashar el Assad of Syria, where the first is asking the second to tone it down. Courtesy of Gawker..

Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 9, 2011

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❊ Foreign Domestic Workers At Beirut’s Airport

There’s some good news coming from Beirut’s International Airport:

Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 9, 2011

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An Israeli Town Where Qaddafi Would Be Welcome

A fascinating article by The Economist:

Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 9, 2011

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❊ And the Winner From the Electricity Law Is …

To read today’s newspaper headlines about the electricity law that has passed yesterday is to get confused about the political significance of the event.

Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 8, 2011

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Cabinet Approves FPM Electricity Bill

Minister of Finance Mohammed Safadi Yesterday:

Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 7, 2011

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The Secret Plan To Take Tripoli

This amazing report by Samia Nakhoul on how the Libyan rebels prepared for their attack on Tripoli reads like a page-turning spy novel. Full of intrigue, secret planning, and of course: gizmos. Highly recommended.

Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 7, 2011

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Lebanon’s Green Party Now Has a Female Leader. A First In Lebanon

The Green Party may soon become a valid protest vote as Lebanese mainstream politicians are proving to be good at nothing but gridlock. Now, Facing an all-men cabinet, the greens chose a female leader. Smart.

Mustapha Hamoui · Sep 7, 2011

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