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In the Shadow of Syria: Will Lebanon Soon be Shrouded?
With news reports flooding in highlighting the ever deepening involvement of Hezbollah in Bashar al-Assad’s struggle for Syria, the scenario which so many Lebanese feared appears to be on the brink of being realized. Conflict...
Politicians: Delegates or Representatives?
For those readers fortunate enough to live in a representative democracy, a question: do you believe your elected politicians (Congressmen, MPs, Deputies, whatever) should act as your delegates and only vote the way you tell th...
WATCH: YouTube Channel Accused of Profiting Off Street Harassment
A 22-year-old woman from Pennsylvania has started a petition to take down a YouTube channel that teaches men how to “pick up women”. The Simple Pickup channel regularly posts videos featuring three young men who roam the st...
Daily News Roundup – 4 July 2012
Europe Barclays boss to appear before MPs Bob Diamond, the former chief executive of Barclays who resigned yesterday after it was revealed that his bank had been involved in manipulating the interbank rate, will appear b...
Tripoli: Lebanon’s Neglected City
Strolling along the pedestrian esplanade of Beirut’s Zaitunay Bay on a Sunday afternoon is an eye opening experience: extravagant yachts line the harbour, restaurants, bistros and cafes hum with activity, and the clientel...
The UK response to the “refugee crisis” is theoretically sound but practically counterproductive
The UK Conservative government has a strategy for tackling the current “refugee crisis” that is theoretically convincing but practically contradictory. The strategy consists of letting as few refugees onto UK soil as it can...
