This picture encapsulates the spirit of the recently concluded Lebanese elections… and it has nothing to do with the results that likely set the circumstances for its publication. The newspaper behind the photo claims it shows an actual ballot used by an angry voter. Khara 3alaykum wa 3ala hal entikhabat. Jumhuriyat moz. Mowaten adami. Most [...]
In what pundits called a victory for the United States, which had threatened to cancel aid to Lebanon if it voted “naively,” exit polls show conclusively that Lebanese voters elected a Christian politician to the Presidency in the June 7th national elections. While prominent Lebanese analysts had predicted this outcome months in advance, given that [...]