Best Buy in Lebanon
I saw this place in Mansourieh recently– that’s the hills above Beirut. Interestingly the massive American electronics store’s website…
Between Sukleen and takfir: a warm welcome home
Hamra last Saturday When I got in a cab after landing in Beirut this weekend, my first question…
Jordan’s internet up to 250 times faster than Lebanon
I’m in Jordan this week for the action-packed annual Arab bloggers conference organized by Global Voices Online. Needless…
Erasing memory in downtown Beirut
A waiter surveys a row of empty tables beneath the Place De L’Etoile clock tower seen on so…
Day 1 of justice?
Dormant for years, the digital “truth” ticker has been reactivated on the upper right of the Rafik Hariri…
Husband and wife MPs
That’s Fabienne Blineau, French parliamentarian and wife of Lebanese MP Simon Abi Ramia (below) The two appeared on…
Those were the days…
Photo: New Lebanon Here’s a picture of Lebanese politicians during “better” times. From the left: Samir Geagea, Saad…
Abdullah everywhere
That’s Saudia Arabia’s King Abdullah in Hamra traffic tonight. Ever since the monarch pledged $3 billion to arm…
The bomber’s magic ID card
Photo: Now Lebanon The partially burnt ID papers allegedly belonging to a suicide bomber have emerged as the…