The Political Scene in Lebanon
Nasrallah, Sheikh Hassan, leader of Hizbullah, appearing for a three hour live interview on Al Manar TV in which he elaborated the political position of his party. Nasrallah Cardinal Sfeir, leader of the Maronite Church, giving on television his churches position on religious and political issueds. Lebanon, December 23, 2005.

The Political Scene in Lebanon
Wrecked cars at the scene of the explosion that took the life of An-Nahar's publisher Gibran Tueini, MP, and others, Mkalles, Lebanon, morning December 12, 2005.

The Political Scene in Lebanon
Walid Jumblat and Nasrallah Cardinal Sfeir, two pillars of the Lebanese establishment, meet at the Maronite Patriarch's office, Bkirki, December 8, 2005.

The Political Scene in Lebanon
Hariri loyaylists pledging allegiance at his grave site, Beirut, November 11, 2005, following college student elections.

Rosa Parks Dies at 92
Rosa Parks's refusal to relinquish her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Ala., on February 22, 1956, resulting in her arrest and prosecution, is remembered as a historic milestone in the the American civil rights movement that succeeded, many years later, in ending racial segregation.

The Political Scene in Syria:
Ghazi Kanaan (left, with President Bashar Assad) died in a Damascus hospital, October 12, 2005, Syrian officials said.

The Political Scene in Lebanon from a European Perspective:
External Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner with EU Ambassador to Beirut Patrick Renault: Independent Justice must come first in Lebanese reform priorities!

The Political Scene in Lebanon:
International sleuth Detlev Mehlis calls on Lebanese prime minister Fouad Siniora, Beirut, September 28, 2005. Siniora heads a stagnant and paralyzed administration, and anxiously awaits the final submission of the Mehlis commission report to the UN Security Council, expected by October 21st.

The Political Scene in Lebanon:
The tragic is over-shadowed by the comic. This cartoon is circulating on the internet complete with the caption. Author anonymous.

The Political Scene in the Middle East as projected in the USA:
Condi Rice, US Secretary of State, chairs a meeting of 'Lebanon's Friends' in the presence of Fouad Siniora, Prime Minister, and Kofi Anan, UN Secretary General, New York, September 19, 2005.

The Political Scene in the Middle East as projected in the USA:
Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq, with Saad Hariri, Lebanese MP, in New York. September 17, 2005

The Political Scene in Lebanon
Phantom bombers strike again: Zalka main street, August 23, 2005

The Political Scene in the Middle East
Condoleeza Rice visits Ariel Sharon at his ranch in the Negeb, South Israel, July 22, 2005, before flying to Lebanon on a 'surprise' visit.

The Political Scene in Lebanon
In Siniora vs. Lahoud, on July 14, 2005, a hung jury could not reach a verdict.

The Political Scene in Lebanon
Fouad Siniora, at General Aoun's residence, Rabia, attempting to make a deal over the formation of a new cabinet.

Posted June 27, 2005

The Political Scene in Lebanon
Member of Parliament General Michel Aoun, the most prominent Lebanese Maronite political leader, calls on Nasrallah Cardinal Sfeir, head of the Maronite Church, on June 22, 2005.

Posted June 24, 2005

Promoting Democracy in the Middle East
Secretary Rice gestures during her speech at the American University in Cairo. The Secretary is traveling in the Middle East and Europe from June 17-23, 2005

Posted June 21, 2005

The political scene in Lebanon
The political scene in Lebanon
What role for the Eurpean observation mission in judging the fairness of the Lebanese elections? EU Chief Observer visiting polling stations in Beirut, May 29, 2005. Interim Report available in Documents section.

Posted June 10, 2005

The political scene in Lebanon
Saad, son of the late Rafik Hariri, embracing Setrida, wife of impisoned Samir Ja'ja', as a token of their political alliance. The picture has been circulating by internet under the title: Waynak ya hakim?????

Posted June 1, 2005

The political scene in Lebanon
Walid Jumblat exchanging laughs with Hassan Nasrallah, Hizbullah's leader, on Tuesday, May 31, 2005, after sealing a political alliance for the upcoming elections in Mount Lebanon.

Posted May 29, 2005

The political scene in Lebanon: tragic turns comic and vice versa.
Walid Jumblat shares a moment of grief with Hariri's widow, Nazik, exchanges laughs with Strida, wife of the imprisoned leader of the 'Lebanese Forces', Samir Ja'ja'. Taking revenge for Hariri's murder and paroling Ja'ja' are the unfulfilled balance of the political 'platform' of the Lebanese opposition.

Posted March 23, 2005

Left, Maronite Patriarch Elias Hoyek (served between 1899 and 1931) credited by many Maronites for Lebanon's independence. He chaired a delegation from the Maronite Church, right, which went to France to lobby the peace conference, Paris, in 1919, for the establishment of Greater Lebanon as an independent state under French mandate.

Posted March 20, 2005

Lebanese Islamic solidarity. Sheikh Hassan asrallah, Leader of Hizbullah, calls on Grand Mufti Mohamad Rashid Kabbani. Beirut, March 19, 2005.

Posted March 16, 2005

On the Agenda: Lebanon's Destiny.

Left: Nasrallah, Sheikh Hassan, being interviewed on Al-Manar Television. Right: Nasrallah, Cardinal Sfeir, being received by President Bush at the Oval Office.
March 16, 2005

Posted March 14, 2005

Wanted: The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth! Beirut, March 14, 2005

She did it again: Madam says Syria out!

Posted February 14, 2005

Terror Strikes Beirut Again. Who done it? Beirut, February 14, 2005

Posted January 29, 2005

Chirac receives Nasrallah Cardinal Sfeir, Paris, January 28, 2005

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