Breaking News: Live coverage of the war in Lebanon
12 May, 2008
Despite Hezbollah's claims that it would listen to the Army and remove it's gunmen from the street, violence flowed into the mountains, where opposition gunmen engaged in heavy battles in Druze strongholds of Aley and Aytat.
Hezbollah's Divine Betrayal of Lebanon
10 May, 2008
By Sami Haddad,
Exclusive to Ya Libnan
Hezbollah prepares to claim another divine victory, again at the expense of Lebanon and its embattled citizens.
A prayer and plea for Lebanon
8 May, 2008
By Eyad Jamaleddine,
Ya Libnan Volunteer
"The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; / Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house."
Psalm 104:16-17 in the Bible
Nasrallah vows to kill anyone in Lebanon who touches his weapons
8 May, 2008
Beirut - Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah claimed a war was declared on Hezbollah, and vowed to continue holding Lebanon under siege until the government overturns decisions impacting the militia.
Lebanon and Fairuz under siege by Hezbollah
7 May, 2008
Beirut - Lebanese from across the political spectrum expressed their disgust with the Hezbollah lead protests that resulted in another day of infamy in Lebanon.
Is this how the next civil war starts in Lebanon?
7 May, 2008
By Omar Raad,
Special to Ya Libnan
Beirut - Masked gunmen exchanging fire across neighborhood streets, rocket propelled grenades destroying buildings, mothers protecting their children from snipers on rooftops.
Capturing human catastrophe through visual arts
6 May, 2008
By Tom Lewis,
Ya Libnan Volunteer
It is happy news that although the scintillating Home Works IV forum on cultural practices is now but a distant memory, one ember still glows brightly in its wake.
Politicians must end the crisis and put Lebanon First
30 April, 2008
By Elizabeth Naser,
Ya Libnan Volunteer
The Lebanese people should challenge the March 8 and 14 politicians to put their differences and disagreements aside, and to think of the future of their children.
EARTH DAY 2008: Roots of the Environmental Crisis
21 April, 2008
By Ghassan Karam,
Special to Ya Libnan
Our scientific, technological and modern world is built on a strong belief in the autonomy of the natural system and the unbounded resourcefulness of science and technology as tools to understand the universe.
A solution for Lebanon's power shortage
13 April, 2008
By Aziz Chbeir,
Special to Ya Libnan
In Lebanon, electricity is a scarce and expensive resource comparing to the lifestyle and income of the people.
Who owns Lebanon?
12 April, 2008
By Ghassan Karam
Special to Ya Libnan
Who owns a country, I mean who is it that really owns a country?
Child killed in school bus accident in Beirut
11 April, 2008
A school bus veered off the road in the Ein Saadeh district east of Beirut Thursday, killing a student and wounding nine others, police reported.
Palestinian camps a major obstacle for Lebanon
6 April, 2008
By Elizabeth Naser
Ya Libnan Volunteer
Are the Lebanese camps thorns in the side of Lebanese sovereignty, stability, and independence?
Vacation in Lebanon - a personal account
6 April, 2008
By Mona Khaddaj
Ya Libnan Volunteer
As we approached the runway to land at Beirut International Airport, I still remember the pilot's announcement, sending goosebumps and joy throughout the cabin.
Lebanon's government needs to grow up
2 April, 2008
By Ghassan Karam,
Special to Ya Libnan
There comes a time in the life of individuals when they pass that very specific stage in life when they are no longer treated as juveniles but as adults who are responsible for the consequences of their acts.
The Great Escape from Lebanon
2 April, 2008
By Dana Fadel,
Ya Libnan Volunteer
The Lebanese lifestyle has always been one of the most demanding. Despite your social class, you are driven to own the newest cell phone, the trendiest clothes, and of course, a gorgeous car.
Intergenerational Equity
25 March, 2008
By Ghassan Karam,
Special to Ya Libnan
No would ever dare suggest the need to privatize the air that we breathe since it is a well established principle that the atmosphere does not belong to a single individual or a single artificial entity such as a corporation for that matter.
Secularism: Lebanon's Salvation
18 March, 2008
By Ghassan Karam,
Special to Ya Libnan
Ibn Rushd (Averroes) is considered to be the founding father of what became known as secularism or what is known as laicite in France or the concept of separation of church and state in the US model.
It is all about the recognition of Lebanon by Syria, stupid
17 March, 2008
By Ali Hussein, Ya Libnan Volunteer
Beirut - An Arab Parliamentary delegation headed by Mohammed Jassem al-Saqr arrived in Lebanon in an attempt to end the impasse blocking the election of a new president.
Not God nor a machine can save Lebanon
12 March, 2008
By Ghassan Karam,
Special to Ya Libnan
The current political quagmire in Lebanon looks more and more like an ancient Greek stage tragedy.
