#Lebanese

Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

yarbatman

1. Thought-provoking piece by @stevenacook, but we have to ask whether the Middle East has ever been perceived as a "hopeful" region by Washington policymakers. Threats and dilemmas came to

Trita Parsi

tparsi

Delighted by Biden's decision to end US support for the Saudi/UAE war in #YemenCantWait. But we have to recall that the war is a symptom of a deeper illness in

Mustapha Hamoui

Beirutspring

Article dump thread. I will post here articles I read about the Beirut explosion, its significance, causes, and repercussions, with quick summaries. I will keep adding more articles to the

Sugar Grizzly

sugargrizzly

[THREAD] Soybean futures, Solidere shares and the #FourthTurning: Lebanon’s crisis from a historical and demographic perspective 1. In #Lebanon these days, it’s easy to get lost in the minutae of

Mohanad Hage Ali

MohanadHageAli

Thread on the growing talk about the next political steps in light of Macron’s trip to Beirut this week.Sources say that Hezbollah has shifted its hardline position on the government,

Elias Muhanna

QifaNabki

On November 21, 2013, a cargo ship arrived in the port of Beirut, carrying 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate. The authorities all plead ignorance of the affairs of the port

הרי אני רק אדם בשר ודם

zahiral7aqq

the construct itself was created to justify mistreatment based on religious difference (Xian vs. Jewish/Muslim heritage, and then Xians enslaving Xian Indigenous/African peoples) re: Limpieza de Sangre, re: Iberian involvement

Sophia

les_politiques

1/ #RobertFisk has died. Despite his less than optimal late reporting on #Lebanon, since around 2000, his account of the Lebanese civil war 'Pity the nation' is one of his

Timour Azhari

timourazhari

#Lebanon parliament convenes for a legislative session on Monday w/ 68 laws on the agendaHere's the important ones (+what's missing):-Amendment to domestic violence law + law criminalizing sexual harassment including

Seffi Kogen

seffikogen

The ⁦@nytimes⁩ bizarrely highlights Rashida Tlaib as POC while marking Chris Sununu (who is also Palestinian!), Alex Azar (Lebanese), Farnam Jahanian (Iranian), and probably others as white.Why not use the

chloe ✿ ᴮᴸᴹ

CAPTNPHOEBUS

stan twt if you were in the bible muting this, y'all are funny though damn this blew up i talk about musical theatre a lot and occasionally i’m funny,

Elias Muhanna

QifaNabki

Each day brings new revelations about the peculiar story of how 2750 tons of explosive-grade ammonium nitrate ended up in #Beirut in 2013. Most of these revelations have been

Joyce Karam

Joyce_Karam

In #Lebanon, the airport reopened yesterday after a Covid-19 lockdown, but today cannot land due to electricity outages.Country sinking in massive economic crisis due to lawlessness, corruption and debt:https://twitter.com/davidkenner/stat

Farrah Berrou | فرح برو

farrahberrou

I may be accused of being a local that has become desensitized to violence for saying this but I am frustrated with the international narrative associated with Lebanese wine. 1/9

Mark Stone

Stone_SkyNews

In August an explosion ripped through #Beirut. 6 months on, there’s been little accountability.But courageous, determined people continue to search for the truth. Here @SkyNews gives you a glimpse of

Amer Bisat

abisat

1/6. A thread on #Lebanon political paralysis. The political class’s abdication of civic responsibility lies between the surreal and the criminal. At least as an intellectual exercise, its worth revisiting

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