New York Times changes sectarian headline
That’s today’s headline (above), changed as a direct result of this post I wrote about yesterday’s sectarian headline…
About those traffic lights
If you’ve been driving around the suburbs of Beirut lately, you may have noticed most of the traffic…
Tower Power
The church must be proud. Its bid to build a tower taller than the mosque next door is…
Beirut’s lost Roman hippodrome unearthed, to be dismantled
“There are four known Roman hippodromes in the Middle East,” a veteran archeologist recently told me. “In Beirut,…
Tank of Dora
Not only is there a tank casually parked in the northern Beirut suburb of Dora, it is also…
The search for non-answers
No matter how illustrious their hand gestures, Lebanese politicians never seem to have any answers as to who…
Meet The Four Martyrs Brigade
The newest miltia on the block took its name from the killing of four men in the Bekaa…
Who owns Al Mayadeen?
The question was put to the channel’s news director, Sami Kleib, who was a guest last night on…
News is back!
After a month-long hiatus during Ramadan–when soap operas reign supreme– Lebanese TV has reverted to its default mode…
Who needs change? Lebanon’s youth parties waive off reform
For decades, Lebanese politics has been ruled by a small group of men. So why not get some…