In the state of siege, time becomes space Transfixed in its eternity In the state of siege, space becomes time That has missed its yesterday and its tomorrow… The siege will last in order to convince us we must choose an enslavement that does no harm, in fullest liberty! – Under Siege by Mahmoud Darwish [...]

With the approved budget expanding by leaps and bounds this year, the deficit is on the rise. The lifting subsidies may end up helping the government save a decent amount of money (close to $1.5 billion according to officials) but then the likely question becomes: what good is all that money if it’s outmatched by [...]

I think the only thing possibly worse than that chaos associated with actual snow in the country are those few days leading up to a potential snow fall, when everyone is talking about it. The topic is so dominant in everyday conversation that the war and conflict which surrounds us is rendered insignificant. Weather information [...]

Here is a selection of my delicious picks: a few interesting articles/links from across the Net. – Robert Fisk recalls his first meeting with assassinated Hizballah commander, Imad Mougnieh, in 1991. – Arab information ministers have met in Cairo to endorse an Arab League charter, which allows host countries to annul or suspend the licence [...]

At first glance, the film about a shy, introvert who makes believe a sex doll is his girlfriend, has the makings of a goofy, romantic comedy. Lars And The Real Girl, is actually anything but that. With a pretty bold performance by Ryan Gosling, the story is really about true love, loneliness, and family. Described [...]

Human Rights Watch has appealed to Saudi Arabia to halt the execution of a woman convicted of witchcraft. In a letter to King Abdullah, the rights group described the trial and conviction of Fawza Falih as a miscarriage of justice. The illiterate woman was detained by religious police in 2005 and allegedly beaten and forced [...]

I feel like just another passive observer when it comes to the problems Lebanon is facing today, and I think a lot of Arabs are feeling that way. The region’s conflict portfolio has grown tremendously in the past few years. In fact, it’s hard to believe that three, yes three whole years have passed since [...]

Sixty Six: The number of hot dogs eaten by World record holder Joey Chestnut in 15 minutes at the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Championships in 2007. Sixty Six: Noah Webster completed his American Dictionary of the English Language 1825 at age 66 Sixty Six: The number of days Saudi blogger Fouad Farhan has been stuck [...]