Not a day goes by without something happening in Lebanon.
It is more of X said that, Y said the other, Z cursed all. I believe that for the next few months this will be the status quo.
Hizballah arrested people in dahyeh. Again. Remind me not to carry a camera in dahyeh.
Prince Talal Arslan said he is ready to mediate between Walid Jumblatt and Syria.
Minister Bassil and MP Samir Franjieh on the electoral law.
Groups of young people confronted each other in Ras Nabaa area in Beirut. The reason? Posters and flags. I refuse to accept there is some sanity in such acts. Both flags and posters can be replaced. No need to fight for a piece of cloth or paper. And please, no
word about the symbolism!
When you are a teenager and have access to guns, symbolism is not why you choose to fight. Maybe there is something with the Lebanese. They like to confront each other constantly. As long as they are peaceful good riddance!
A Lebanese, a self proclaimed prophet landed in jail in Saudi Arabia. Strange. We all know Saudi Arabia is a place of tolerance.
Islamists protested in downtown. Too bad I was busy elsewhere. It would have been a surreal experience to see them downtown. I do not minimize the humanitarian impact on their community of whatever the state did wrong, but really…
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