The balcony is a central part of Lebanese life. People have lunch on them, play backgammon on them, enjoy a... Read More
Hezbollah gets a lot of attention for its rockets but is far less known for its symphony, which performed rather triumphantly last Monday during an event commemorating the life of fallen commander Imad Mughniyah (pictured center screen on yellow canvas). Mughniyah of course, was assassinated over a month ago in... Read More
Where else in the world can one go on live television and smoke profusely during an interview? And where else... Read More
Just in case the atmosphere wasn’t tense enough in Beirut, Lebanese film distributors have decided that we could use a... Read More
Last weekend, I witnessed some of the sporadic street fighting that has been going on in Beirut for the last few weeks. The sound of automatic weapons has become uncomfortably routine on recent evenings as has the sight of tracer fire. But before describing my personal account of the the... Read More
At first glance, I was totally stunned to see an unveiled female reporter appearing on the Hezbollah-backed TV channel, Al... Read More
Here’s a little message from the friendly people at the phone company. Whether rain or rocket-propelled grenades are in the... Read More
A picture can tell a thousand words and this one is all too Lebanese. Where else in the world are caskets routinely draped in the flags of political parties? The two coffins pictured above (courtesy Lebanese TV channel NBN) carry the flags of Amal, which is part of a coalition... Read More
On the upside (or not) people in Lebanon seem to be paying less attention to assassinations. In the old days,... Read More