Propaganda and the ominous long term
Fighting has subsided across parts of Lebanon tonight and the army is said to be “taking control” of…
The triumph of reality TV
While deadly street battles raged across Lebanon on Friday, a studio audience gathered in the hills above Beirut…
Militia logic returns
Here are some television pictures from Lebanon’s New TV which has reported this to be exclusive footage of…
Last road out of Beirut
An unsettling bottleneck has occurred at the only exit point from Beirut. Roads leading south and East have…
Beirut surprise
With little warning, Beirut suddenly erupted today in what has become a routine exercise of coordinated tire burning…
Saddam makes a comeback
This picture is from Tripoli, Lebanon’s second largest city. Saddam (center), whose caption reads “the martyr” is flanked…
Popular sentiment
This spray painted wall says a lot about what many Lebanese think of the poster/billboard war that is…
Loving and hating America
The Arab world is more divided than ever today and this can be illustrated through a very unscientific…
Welcome to “new” Dubai
This week I’m in Dubai, covering the first ever Gulf Film Festival for Variety. But I’m actually staying…
Balconies
The balcony is a central part of Lebanese life. People have lunch on them, play backgammon on them,…