Read More Loving and hating America The Arab world is more divided than ever today and this can be illustrated through a very unscientific…
Read More Welcome to “new” Dubai This week I’m in Dubai, covering the first ever Gulf Film Festival for Variety. But I’m actually staying…
Read More Balconies The balcony is a central part of Lebanese life. People have lunch on them, play backgammon on them,…
MMedia Read More The irony Here’s another picture from the Mughniyah rally. But hold the conspiracy theories. This man’s FBI actually stands for…
MMedia Read More The sound of Hezbollah Hezbollah gets a lot of attention for its rockets but is far less known for its symphony, which…
Read More Live smoking Where else in the world can one go on live television and smoke profusely during an interview? And…
MMedia Read More Adding Rambo Just in case the atmosphere wasn’t tense enough in Beirut, Lebanese film distributors have decided that we could…
Read More Keeping the peace? Last weekend, I witnessed some of the sporadic street fighting that has been going on in Beirut for…
Read More TV politics At first glance, I was totally stunned to see an unveiled female reporter appearing on the Hezbollah-backed TV…
Read More A civilized war zone Here’s a little message from the friendly people at the phone company. Whether rain or rocket-propelled grenades are…