Interesting conclusions:
The Gallup data show it is not so straightforward, rather:
1. The majority of Lebanese can be classified as tolerant, based on a key Gallup measure.
2. Muslim Lebanese are at least as likely to want to permanently migrate as are Christian Lebanese.
3. The reasons Lebanese of all faiths cite for wanting to leave are about far more mundane, economic issues.
Hariri's twitter account
Hahahahaha.
Kudos for putting himself out there and interacting with everyone, but please, please, use semi-correct grammar and punctuation.
Respect.
Watch the video on youtube (and part 2).
I saw Walid give a talk, probably around 4 - 5 years ago. This guy was basically a nobody at the time, but there was security all around the premises. He put on quite a show then, and it's quite sad that he still has a following.
Sigh. It seriously saddens me.
Like most people with some interest in the MENA region, I've been watching the Tunisian and Egyptian events.
As elated as I am, I feel slightly nostalgic for the days when dictators were real men. You know, the days when they'd slaughter several thousand people to keep their power.
Nowadays, we just have people like la vache qui rit.
This is more interesting than the Bold and The Beautiful. Did anyone used to watch that soap opera?
Lebanon's national unity government has collapsed after 11 ministers from Hezbollah and its allies resigned.
Energy Minister Gibran Bassil said the decision was prompted by a dispute over the UN tribunal investigating former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's murder.
No, this isn't an article from the notorious Onion. It's from BBC. I think it's hilarious, since Israel doesn't need to send vultures to spy on Saudi - they can just talk to the Saudi Royalty.
Israeli officials told Ma'ariv they were "stunned" by the allegations and concerned that the bird could meet a horrible punishment in the notoriously severe Saudi justice system.
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"Now, this poor bird is paying a terrible price. That's very sad," said the unnamed expert.
I guess it's true - Saudis really DO care. /sarcasm
Saudi Arabia proposed creating an Arab force backed by US and Nato air and sea power to intervene in Lebanon two years ago and destroy Iranian-backed Hezbollah, according to a US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks.
The plan would have sparked a proxy battle between the US and its allies against Iran, fought in one of the most volatile regions of the world.
The Saudi plan was never enacted but reflects the anxiety of Saudi Arabia – as well as the US – about growing Iranian influence in Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East.
