Jeha
Lebanon Explodes Again
Hezbollah may look like it is trying to take over Lebanon, but the truth is that such a victory isn't in anyone's interest — even its own. Here's why.
February is Lebanon’s Cruelest Month
PJM Beirut: Lebanon's bubbling "sectarian brew" is once again creating stress that is too large for its small country to withstand and too volatile for her neighbours to handle. Jeha is worried.
Lebanon Without a President: A ‘State of No-Urgency’
PJM Beirut: The bad news is that Lebanese parliament has once again failed to elect a president and the country is in limbo after the incumbent president has quit. The good news, according to Jeha, is that the chaos is still limited to the political realm and no shots have been fired. Lebanon's fragile democracy is hanging on - for now.
Lebanon’s Presidential Yo-Yo
PJM Beirut: The Lebanese parliament has been dragging their feet on choosing their next president. Officially, they can't do it much longer - the constitutional deadline is November 21. But Jeha writes that he wouldn't bet on a clear decision happening even then.
Who Will Elect Lebanon’s President? Not the Lebanese
PJM Beirut: The selection of a new president by the Lebanese parliament has - again - been postponed. Jeha writes that for the average Lebanese, "the election drama is nothing but a fight between marionettes in which we have little say." That's life in a country stuck next door to "a Syrian regime threatened by our freedom, and an Iranian theocracy insulted by our secular ambitions."