Stories about Lebanon from March, 2006
The Lebanese Bloggers This Week: Less Politics, More Diversity
This week has seen a flurry of varied and interesting posts in the Lebanese Blogosphere. It seems a month of observing the dull and disappointing national dialogue has left the Lebanese bloggers wanting to break away into the realm of more exciting material. So if you want to know more...
This week on the Lebanese Blogosphere: Mom, Dad and God.
While the squabbling in the National Dialogue continues, the English side of the Lebanese Blogosphere went on about the various intricacies involved. Ur Shalim observed the similarity between the Lebanese Civil war and the nascent Iraqi one, while Across The Bay and Beirut To the Beltway delved into the various...
Lebanon: Low Internet Penetration
Middle Eastern audiences are literally disconnected from the rest of the world and the rest of their countrymen. Less than four per cent of people in the Arab world are internet users, according to ITU data. The penetration rate is just 3.7% – in a region with an 8.59% penetration...
The Lebanese Bloggers this week. Pessimism and a sense of foreboding, but life goes on.
Last week, I wrote about how the Lebanese bloggers were not optimistic about the outcome from the National dialogue. As if they were sensing trouble, it happened: One of the top politicians in the meeting left the dialogue in mid session and flew to Washington, were he made statements perceived...
The Lebanese Bloggers On the National Dialogue: Cynicism, skepticism, and a ray of hope
The most important event in Lebanon this week was the long-awaited “National Dialogue” taking place between various Lebanese group leaders. The meeting is important because the country was becoming dangerously divided. On one side, an alliance largely between the Sunnis, Christians and Druze, is vehemently opposed to Syrian influence and...
Lebanon: National Dialogue for Reconciliation Begins
Rami says that it's quite remarkable to many of the major national figures sitting together in the same room as equals to begin a dialogue for reconciliation.
