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Elimination of Sectarianism: If Not Now, When?

By Ghassan Karam
The current Lebanese political structure is built on two irrational and undemocratic principles: (1) rigid political sectarianism and (2) equal distribution of parliamentary seats.

Arab American couple walk in to President Obama’s state dinner

Washington : Not one Arab American was invited by President Barack Obama to the first White House state dinner , but one uninvited Arab American couple managed to get in despite the tightest security on the planet

Mitchel has not given up on peace in the ME

Full text of Wednesday’s briefing at the US State department by US special envoy to the ME former Senator George Mitchel.

Ya Libnan: New & Improved

Welcome to the new Ya Libnan! The objective of our latest redesign is to improve how you consume news.

MPs facing election challenges will most likely keep their posts

Newly-elected Lebanese lawmakers facing election challenges will most likely keep their posts at Parliament as the Constitutional Council is likely to turn down all vote complaints.

66th Anniversary Of The End Of The French Mandate

By Ghassan Karam
The 22nd of November, 1943 is a bitter sweet occasion for all Lebanese, or at least it ought to be. It was 66 years ago today that Lebanon won officially its independence.

Suleiman calls for abolishing political sectarianism in Lebanon

President Michel Suleiman addressed the nation on the eve of Lebanon’s 66th anniversary of independence saying: “To encourage vast participation in political life, a national committee should be established and charged with abolishing political sectarianism.”

Would The Wall Ever Fall In The Arab World?

By Ghassan Karam
The whole world has been celebrating one of the most momentous events of the later half of the tweentieth century, the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

Alice in Wonderland or is it Alice in Lebanon?

By Ghassan Karam
“Things are not what they appear to be” is as close of a description of the political landscape in Lebanon as a phrase can get.

An Open Letter to Prime Minister Hariri

By Maurice Obeid
Now that you have a government in place, I am writing to advise you to capitalize on recent developments to set the stage for peace in Lebanon.

Twenty years later, little has changed

By Maurice Obeid
Twenty years ago this month, on November 4 1989, the civil war ended with the ratification of the Taif Accord.

The Cost of Indecisiveness

By Ghassan Karam
Many have often sung the praises of “going with the flow” and “putting off until tomorrow what can be done today”.

A Sheep Is Born

By Ghassan Karam
How appropriate that the time it took for a Lebanese cabinet to see the light (if it occurs as expected within hours) is matched by the gestation period of a sheep, 150 days.

The Arab Countries And Copenhagen

By Ghassan Karam
The peace Nobel laureate, Desmond Tutu a South African cleric, sent a letter to the EU parliament in which he berated them for not acting to slow down climate change.

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