The Observer (Free subscription) | yesterday
How the Lebanese capital went from warzone to 2010's most glamorous tourist destination A whole new road system has been built from Beirut airport to the city centre since the last time I visited. What's more, there are new, exciting roadside accessories. "Oh my God!" says my friend Anna. "What's that?" "It's a traffic light," I say although it's somewhat self-explanatory....
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
Le Gray has finally opened in Beirut – one of the most eagerly and long-awaited hotel openings of the year. It's been an uphill struggle for hotelier Gordon Campbell Gray, hampered by civil unrest and two wars. "Everyone was really weary after the Israeli attacks two summers ago," he says. "But we refused to let it throw us off course and bashed on."
- Are You Riled Up? - (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
http://hadayalebanon.com send your special gift , cake bouquet, flower, chocolate jewelry, ballons, teddy bear from anywhere in the world to Lebanon. For all occasions like birthday, anniversary , mother’s day, father’s day, …Next Page
The Lair of the Catholic Cavemen (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Nidal Malik Hassan - Hero You knew this was coming Elias Harfoush better watch his ass. He's a rare bird, indeed. A moslem who condemns terrorism? Like I said... he better watch his ass. Anyhow, here's some of his article from the newspaper Dar al Hayat (London & Beirut); It is not unlikely for us to hear today, in the streets of our Arab and Muslim cities, those who would praise the “heroism”...
Return of the Conservatives (Free subscription) | yesterday
What he did by taking exactly 122 seconds to mention what happened on Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas should remain in the forefront until he leaves office on 20 January 2013. Can you begin to imagine what it had been like if previous Presidents had given a "shout-out" to someone before discussing major events? Can you picture President Ronald Reagan recognizing one of his former Hollywood...
The Truth Will Set You Free (Free subscription) | yesterday
When Ayn Rand spoke at the Ford Hall Forum she frequently got asked about Israel – whose supporters are anything if not vociferous – during the question and answer periods, which were open to any question. Her reply would go along the following lines: I support Israel; though Israel is a socialist country, [2] in that region of the world Israel is the vanguard of civilization. In other...
Eye On The World (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hezbollah doesn't even make it a secret they are rearming, which goes against the UN Security Council Resolution 1701 mandating, among other things, that Hezbollah disarms. ( JPost ) Fearing Israel will launch an assault on Hizbullah before a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, the Lebanese guerrilla group is getting ready for a new war, the Observer reported on Sunday. According to the British newspaper,...
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
BEIRUT - Hizbollah is rapidly rearming in preparation for a new conflict with Israel, fearing that Benjamin Netanyahu's Government will attack Lebanon again before any assault on Iran's nuclear facilities.Last week, Israeli commandos...
Click opera (Free subscription) | yesterday
A new decade is a time in which to declare "everything you know is wrong". A fresh decade is a time to jettison secure old knowledge and grope around for new. Since a new decade is just around the corner, let's start groping now. Forget the places you've been going on holiday, and go on holiday instead to Beirut . Do not expect to learn about the world through journalists. Any Obama backlash...
Yahyasheikho786's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
BEIRUT: We’ve been in Haifa Hospital for precisely seven minutes before the power cuts out. The clock on the wall by the reception booth sits proudly between a picture of Yasser Arafat and a plastic sign showing a Kalashnikov rifle struck through with livid red lines. No guns. This is a hospital, after all. “Electricity is one [...]
Angry Arab News Service (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
A Western source in Beirut (who does not want to be identified) shared with me a message from the Managing Editor of NowHariri showing their preference for non-natives: " NOW Lebanon is currently looking for an editor to work on some brochures (corporate Literature) for Quantum Communications. The job will require the person to work for a few months at Quantum, but then could move to NOW Lebanon...
Angry Arab News Service (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
What is going on in Yemen is very interesting and potentially explosive for the entire region. Remember the proxy war in Yemen in the 1960s that pitted Saudi Arabia against Nasser's Egypt. Gregory Gause has a good book on that early phase of Saudi-Yemeni relations. Saudi Arabia is basically claiming that they are bombing the Hawthi rebels because the Hawithis tried to invade Saudi Arabia. I kid you...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri will announce a new national unity government in the next two days after clinching a deal with the opposition on its make-up, politicians from both sides said on Saturday.
Bare Naked Islam (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Hizbullah, Iran’s Islamic proxy army in Lebanon, wages war on a text book which includes excerpts from the Diary of Anne Frank. Upon discovery that 8th grade classes in Beirut are using a book which includes the story of Anne Frank, they are furious, saying it is a criminal offense and a violation of the penal [...]
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah slammed on Friday two Arab satellite providers for dropping a television channel from predominantly Shiite Iran as a "violation of freedom of speech and opinion." "Hezbollah condemns Arabsat and Nilesat's decision to stop broadcasting the channel Al-Alam, a decision made on political grounds," the terror group said in a statement about the Arabic-language...
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