March 01, 2005, 7:45 a.m. Ending Syrian control could change the Middle East – but it won’t be easy. By Nir Boms and Aaron Mannes The car bomb that assassinated former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri rocked Beirut, but the political aftershocks could shake the entire region. The assassination has galvanized Lebanese anger towards their [...]
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Out of Lebanon
May 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Lebanon, Middle East
Tags: Lebanon·Rafik Hariri·Syria·Taif Agreement
Civil War on the Basketball Court
May 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Lebanon, Middle East
By Nir Boms FrontPageMagazine.com | July 14, 2003 A few days ago, in the Fuad Shehab basketball stadium of suburban Beirut, the national basketball championship game was played between the two leading Lebanese teams: La Sagesse and Al Riyadi. Unlike many other sports, basketball is of the few that has survived throughout the cruel and [...]
Tags: Lebanon·Rafik Hariri·Syria