Hezbollah calls campaign of terror in Lebanon 'liberation'
9 May, 2008
By Charles Malik,
Lebanese Political Journal
Hezbollah has taken control of the media in Lebanon, and their propaganda campaign has already begun.
Analysis: High stakes of Lebanon crisis
9 May, 2008
By Roger Hardy
Beirut- The more immediate causes of Lebanon's current - and apparently unending - political crisis go back to the war between Israel and the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah in the summer of 2006.
Fisk: Lebanon is at war
9 May, 2008
By Robert Fisk
If you want to fight us, you'll have to fight us. This was Sayed Hassan Nasrallah's message to the Lebanese government yesterday and his words were followed within seconds by two massive gun battles in the streets of Beirut.
A prayer and plea for Lebanon
8 May, 2008
By Eyad Jamaleddine,
Ya Libnan Volunteer
"The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; / Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house."
Psalm 104:16-17 in the Bible
Lebanon on the brink
8 May, 2008
By David Kenner
The war of words between Lebanon's political leaders has translated into actual battles on the streets, as Wednesday's opposition-supported labor strike quickly devolved into violent clashes and rioting.
Lebanon MP : Berri is a Dictator
8 May, 2008
By Dalia Nehme
Beirut - MP Nabil de Freij accused Speaker Nabih Berri of being a "dictator," saying Parliament's economic committee had been summoned for a meeting during his absence.
Fisk: Black smoke engulfs Lebanon in another crisis
8 May, 2008
By Robert Fisk
Burning tyres on the airport road, flights suspended, demands from the Druze leader Walid Jumblatt that Hizbollah moves secret cameras from runway 1-7 and end the militia's equally secret underground communications equipment.
Lebanon and Fairuz under siege by Hezbollah
7 May, 2008
Beirut - Lebanese from across the political spectrum expressed their disgust with the Hezbollah lead protests that resulted in another day of infamy in Lebanon.
Save Lebanon before it disappears
7 May, 2008
By Hussein Shobokshi
Lebanon and its issues, which are sometimes exciting and many times boring, are once again making the headlines, whether in newspapers or newscasts, thus revealing the "wonders" of politics, sects, and the heated conflicts between them.
Is this how the next civil war starts in Lebanon?
7 May, 2008
By Omar Raad,
Special to Ya Libnan
Beirut - Masked gunmen exchanging fire across neighborhood streets, rocket propelled grenades destroying buildings, mothers protecting their children from snipers on rooftops.
Hezbollah holding Lebanon hostage, again
7 May, 2008
By Abu Kais,
From Beirut to the Beltway
Beirut - The Hizbullah militia and its supporters spent a good part of the day terrorizing Beirut citizens, blocking major roads, and dumping dirt along the airport road, blocking access to the airport.
Are we at the end of the World?
5 May, 2008
By: Jihad el Khazen Al Hayat - 05/05/08//
Beirut - What happens when the news is worse than any caricature, mockery or criticism? It is the end of the world. Here is some explanation.
Is Israel ready for peaceful integration into the region?
4 May, 2008
By: Patrick Seale
Beirut - The only faintly hopeful aspect of the current frost between Syria and Israel is that Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems determined to bring the two countries to the negotiating table.
Bush must seriously confront Israel over US interests in ME
3 May, 2008
By: Raghida Dergham
Beirut - It has become President George W. Bush's political and moral duty to make it clear whether he just wants to avoid trouble in his last few months in office,
Iran & Hezbollah worried about Syrian-Israeli peace deal
2 May, 2008
Beirut, Lebanon - Will there be another war this summer?' is a question frequently heard in Arab capitals these days.
Hollywood continues to propagate negative Arab stereotypes
2 May, 2008
Beirut - American films and TV dramas portray Arabs and Muslims as fanatics and villains, ingraining harmful stereotypes and easing the path for U.S. foreign policy, a U.S. academic argues.
Is Hezbollah untouchable?
2 May, 2008
Beirut - In weeks past, several incidents have made clear that Hezbollah and its partisans are not subject to the command of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) - or that they at least consider that they are not.
How close is Lebanon's next president to Syria?
1 May, 2008
In the following piece titled "Michel Suleiman - Bashar Assad Lovefest", Lebanese blogger JoseyWales of Lebanonesque comments on the suspiciously friendly relationship between the "soon" to be elected president of Lebanon and Syria's dictator Bashar al-Assad.
Politicians must end the crisis and put Lebanon First
30 April, 2008
By Elizabeth Naser,
Ya Libnan Volunteer
The Lebanese people should challenge the March 8 and 14 politicians to put their differences and disagreements aside, and to think of the future of their children.
Analysis: Syria's Assad rushes to hug Washington
30 April, 2008
By: Andrei Murtazin
Beirut / Moscow - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad unveiled some details of his game plan for the Middle East.
