Divisions and entrenched identities continued to plague Lebanon in 2008, writes Hanady Salman
It was a "no dreams year" in what seems to have become a "no dreams land".
In retrospect, 2008 seems to have been a very long year in Lebanon. But that's (...)
Horse-trading seems to be the major occupation of Lebanese politicians, says Hanady Salman in Beirut
Michel Suleiman was sworn in 45 days ago as the 12th president of the Republic of Lebanon after a political crisis that left the presidency seat (...)
Lebanon's sigh of relief was short-lived, but why, asks Hanady Salman
Beirut had never been like this before. There was a big smile on the face of the city, and oxygen in its lungs. Not even on 25 June 2000, when the Israelis withdrew from South (...)
Hanady Salman reflects on six fateful days in the streets of Beirut
So, it finally happened. They pushed so hard that they dragged Hizbullah into the streets of Beirut. It's the sixth day since 7 May.
Everybody's Beirut turned, overnight, into a (...)
Hanady Salman* writes from Beirut on a tale of two Lebanons
It was an event that this country has never witnessed before. Not that the country has not witnessed many unique events in its history.
However, on 6 February 2008, the Secretary-General of (...)
