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(Photo: AFP - Fayez Nureldine)2013-06-22T10:42:57+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2013/06/17/the-toil-of-the-toddlers/2013-06-17T07:31:20+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2013/06/10/coughin-it-up/2013-06-10T08:09:25+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2013/03/23/how-lebanons-politicians-plan-to-foil-the-oil/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/oil-fire-lebaon.jpgoil fire lebaonFlames rise from a petrol tanker after it was set on fire by protesters in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on 14 March 2013, to halt it from reaching Syria. (Photo: AFP - STR)2013-03-23T15:14:00+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2013/02/23/a-realistic-goal-for-progress/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lebanon-parliament.jpgLebanon parliamentLebanon's parliament needs to break out of the vicious sectarian it finds itself in2013-03-04T00:49:29+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2013/02/23/book-review-the-lebanese-connection/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/978-0-8047-8131-2-frontcover.jpg978-0-8047-8131-2-frontcover2013-02-23T21:32:29+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2013/01/07/rushing-through-history/2013-01-07T14:48:27+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2012/12/28/stimulating-the-few/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/banque-du-liban-hacking.jpgbanque-du-liban-hackingProtecting the rich since inception, the BDL ask them for a paint job at some point 2012-12-28T19:30:40+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2012/12/07/endangered-prospects/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/lw_oil-board-501.jpgLW_OIl-board-50Would you trust them with billions of dollars? https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/lw_oil-board-50.jpgLW_OIl-board-502012-12-18T03:02:17+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2012/11/23/gassing-up-against-uncle-sam/2012-11-23T10:51:07+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2012/11/01/smiling-through-our-pain/2012-11-23T10:44:59+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2012/10/09/perpetuating-strikes-and-strife/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/public-sector-strike2.jpegpublic sector strikeLebanese teachers carry banners during a rally last December as they demand higher salaries in Beirut, Lebanon. (Mohammad Azakir/The Daily Star) 2013-03-20T15:00:48+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2012/10/04/nukes-and-netanyahu/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/0702israel-articlelarge.jpeg0702israel-articleLargeOld friends, new political considerations (Photo: Israel Hadari/NYT)2012-10-04T09:47:09+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2012/07/10/schooled-in-success/2012-10-03T20:56:35+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2012/07/12/the-oil-importers-albatross/2012-10-03T20:55:34+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2012/09/08/can-the-cabinet/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/cabinet-new.jpegcabinet new2012-09-08T01:18:38+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2012/06/15/please-general-do-your-job/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/no-war-protest-2.jpg'NO war' protest-2Gather as they may, peace activists are becoming a rare breed in Lebanon (Photo: Executive/Sam Tarling)2012-06-15T06:53:11+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2012/05/11/no-right-to-laugh/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/sami-halabi-edmond-rawiyeh.jpgSami Halabi- Edmond & RawiyehNo one was laughing outside the courthouse at the appeals hearing (Photo: Executive/Sam Tarling)2012-05-11T12:23:24+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2012/03/21/an-unsavory-policy/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/chickens-eggs-3.jpgChickens-&-eggs-3The Lebanese will be stuck with rotting food in their stomachs unless policy makers finally put people over politics (Photo: Sam Tarling)2012-03-21T12:06:14+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2012/03/08/driving-us-mad/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sh-kia-traffic-2.jpgSH KIA - traffic-2By the time Lebanon passes a budget we will all be driving cabs in traffic (Photo: Sam Tarling)2012-03-21T11:58:35+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2012/02/09/the-ugly-side-of-man/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/halabi-comment-2.jpgHalabi comment 2The women of Lebanon are still left waiting out in the rain for their rights (Photo: Hisham Ashkar)2012-02-10T12:13:32+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2012/01/04/avoiding-collateral-damage/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sanctions.jpgsanctionshttps://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1-or-2-supporters-of-syrias-president-bashar-al-assad-carry-syrian-flags-as-they-take-part-in-a-rally-in-front-of-the-central-bank-at-al-sabaa-bahrat-square-in-damascus-december-9-rtr2.jpgTo match Feature SYRIA-CURRENCY/2012-02-06T10:33:49+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2012/01/05/dealer-of-death/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/guns1.jpggunshttps://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/guns.jpggunsWeapons, weapons everywhere and lots of wars to fight (Photo: Sam Tarling)2012-02-06T10:17:49+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2012/01/06/a-state-of-paralysis/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/parliament-lebanon.jpgPARLIAMENT LEBANONParliament seems to be the only part of downtown that doesn't get a good sweeping2012-02-06T09:48:39+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/12/12/lebanons-leaky-ways/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/water_beirut_pic_11.jpgWater_Beirut_pic_1There seems to be no end in sight for Lebanon's water woes (Photo: al-Akhbar - Marwan Tahtah)https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/water_beirut_pic_1.jpgWater_Beirut_pic_1Beirutis will have to schelp their water around for some time to come (Photo: al-Akhbar - Marwan Tahtah)2011-12-12T11:37:42+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/12/05/nothing-left-to-offer/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sh-lebanon-protest-rain-2.jpgSH Lebanon protest rain 2As the Middle East changes Lebanon's voice of opposition is barely heard (Photo: Sam Tarling)2011-12-12T10:38:25+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/12/05/castles-made-of-sand/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1-000_nic530232.jpgLEBANON-DAILY LIFEWhen i grow up... I want to get the hell out of here (Photo: Sam Tarling)2011-12-12T10:30:46+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/12/05/the-master-of-the-nations-purse-strings-in-the-hot-seat/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mohammad-safadi-finance-minister-3.jpgMohammad Safadi Finance minister-3Safadi looks on suspiciously as I ask him about the cartels that rule the country's economy (Photo: Sam Tarling)2011-12-12T10:20:15+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/12/05/588/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/chabrouh-dam-13.jpgChabrouh Dam,-13The Chabrouh dam is already leaking into the ground while the country thirsts for water and the money to fund it(Photo: Sam Tarling)2011-12-12T10:05:43+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/12/05/short-on-solutions/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/electricite-du-liban-2.jpgElectricite du liban-2Lebanon flys by and EDL stays the same (Photo: Sam Tarling)2011-12-12T09:59:57+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/12/05/theory-of-evolution/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/old-phone-blackberry-2.jpgOld phone blackberry-2Lebanon's telecom sector still has that 'vintage' feel to it (Photo: Sam Tarling)2011-12-12T09:22:27+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/06/30/syrian-lebanese-arms-prices-increase-france-24-report/2011-10-30T17:22:10+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/10/29/lebanon-pollution-episode-%d9%83%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%b3/2011-10-30T11:51:26+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/10/03/crumbling-behind-the-country/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cables-2.jpgcables-2Untagling the laws and regulations in the sector will be as complex as doing so on the ground (Photo: Sam Tarling)https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/zouk-power-plant-5.jpgZouk power plant-5The infamous Zouk power plant that should have been decommissioned years ago will now be upgraded (Photo Sam Tarling) https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/electricite-du-liban.jpgElectricite du liban(Photo: Sam Tarling)2011-10-21T12:49:02+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/10/17/charged-with-tragic-comedy/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sh-electricite-du-liban.jpgSH Electricite du LibanThe half lit sign at the entrance of Lebanon's public sector electricity provider is an apt representation of just how much the Lebanese are willing to put up wit the bare minimum (Photo: Sam Tarling)2011-10-17T09:19:58+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/10/02/high-hopes-and-higher-hurdles/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/nicholas-sahnoui-3.jpgNicholas Sahnoui-3Minister Sehnaoui's October 1 deadline turned out to be a flop of embarrassing proportions (Photo: Sam Tarling)https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/3g-blackberry-2.jpg3G BlackBerry-2The long wait for decent looks to be coming to a close, but not on time and not without consequences for the sector (Photo: Sam Tarling)2011-10-17T08:50:35+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/10/04/kalam-el-nass-episode-with-lebanese-telecommunications-minister-nicolas-sehnaoui/2011-10-04T11:13:08+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/10/06/310/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/dsc00012-2.jpgDSC00012 (2)Getting around patronage and sectariansim is a minefeild that the UNDP walks every day. (Photo: Jihad Samhat)https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/a-woman-cries-in-sem-west-beirut-08-august-1986-killing-13-people3.jpgLEBANON-CIVIL WAR-CAR BOMB BLAST-MOSLEMIf public adminsitrations remain bodies of sectarian patronage then scences like these from the civil war look all the more likely (Photo: AFP/KHALIL DEHAINI)https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/a-woman-cries-in-sem-west-beirut-08-august-1986-killing-13-people2.jpgLEBANON-CIVIL WAR-CAR BOMB BLAST-MOSLEMhttps://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/a-woman-cries-in-sem-west-beirut-08-august-1986-killing-13-people1.jpgLEBANON-CIVIL WAR-CAR BOMB BLAST-MOSLEMhttps://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/a-woman-cries-in-sem-west-beirut-08-august-1986-killing-13-people.jpgLEBANON-CIVIL WAR-CAR BOMB BLAST-MOSLEMIf instituion's remain bodies of patonage that reinforce sectarianism then scenes like the one above from 1986 will likely reoccur eventually (Photo: AFP/Khalil Dehaini) https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/grand-serail.jpgGrand serailOne has to wonder what they are doing in there2011-09-17T10:42:35+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/08/29/todays-report-on-developments-in-syria/2011-09-05T10:34:06+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/09/01/top-syrian-official-resigns-in-protest-at-crackdown-video/2011-09-05T10:31:14+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/04/27/syrian-troops-enter-daraa/2011-08-19T16:02:48+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/07/11/redialing-discord/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sahnawi-nahas1.jpgSahnawi & NahasThe new minister needs a policy if he wants to come out of the old one's shadow (Photo: Sam Tarling)https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sahnawi-nahas.jpgSahnawi & Nahashttps://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/nahhas-abb-04-26-05-111.jpgNahhas..Abb.(04) 26 05 11Thats a lot of guns for a supposedly non-operational networkhttps://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/nahhas-abb-04-26-05-11.jpgNahhas..Abb.(04) 26 05 112011-08-19T00:17:34+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/08/19/neither-justice-nor-stability/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1201.jpg1201If there is no judicial reform the next prime minister sipping coffee in downtown will likely meet the same fate as Hariri (Photo: Sam Tarling)2011-08-18T23:22:25+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/08/12/wastewater-irrigation-videos/2011-08-17T15:53:04+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/08/13/testing-the-waters/2011-08-12T22:03:54+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/04/29/the-lost-opportunity-%d9%83%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%b3/2011-07-22T16:14:18+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/04/30/we-pay-and-they-play/2011-07-22T15:29:54+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/04/27/a-lesson-in-economics/2011-07-20T16:29:08+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/07/19/the-end-of-excuses/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/lebanons-president-michel-suleiman-back-presides-ovnooa.jpglebanons-president-michel-suleiman-back-presides-ovnooaTry pointing across the table now (Photo: REUTERS/Dalati Nohra/Handout)2011-07-19T14:37:48+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/04/28/its-the-system-%d9%83%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%b3/2011-06-28T15:05:23+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/04/28/the-way-out-%d9%83%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%b3/2011-06-28T15:03:36+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/04/28/to-be-or-not-to-be-corrupt-%d9%83%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%b3/2011-06-28T14:45:43+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/06/03/an-accelerating-descent/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/tourism.jpgTourismThis tourist is as lost as Lebanon's economy (Photo: Sam Tarling) https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/agriculture-5.jpgagriculture-5Like baying sheep some continue to follow their leaders into the economic abyss (Photo: Sam Tarling)https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/kafalat-3.jpgKafalat-32011-06-03T14:18:56+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/06/03/banking-on-joblessness/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/foreign-worker-real-estate-section.jpgForeign worker - real estate sectionThis foreign worker has the most to gain from lending to real estate2011-06-03T14:07:54+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/05/02/wasting-away/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/saida-dump-2.jpgSaida dump-2The endless shovel (Photo: Sam Tarling)2013-04-28T20:20:04+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/05/03/politics-over-people/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/refugees-7.jpgRefugees-7One day they will leave as well (Photo: Sam Tarling) https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/refugees-2.jpgRefugees-2Even if they dont really care, the Lebanese government allow did children from Ivory Coast finish their exams 2011-06-03T13:41:37+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/04/14/time-to-be-heard/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/sh-rain-protest.jpgSH Rain protestCalls for a secular state will need more than protests (Photo: Sam Tarling)2011-04-14T13:32:00+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/04/14/springing-a-leak/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/water-treatment-3.jpgWater treatment-3Tripoli's waste water treatment facility is still not operational (Photo: Sam Tarling)https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/latani-river-3.jpgLatani river-3The poluted water of the Litani river was on its way to Beiruts taps until recently (Photo: Sam Tarling)2011-04-14T13:19:27+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/03/31/state-sponsored-execution/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/nokia-ad.jpgNOkia adThe Lebanese may be able to use the features on their fancy phones soon, but at what price? (Photo: Sam Tarling)https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/state-executtion.jpgstate executtionhttps://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/nokia-ad.jpgNOkia ad3G interntet means the Lebanese may be able to use their fancy phones, but at what price? (Photo: Sam Tarling) 2011-04-04T12:38:08+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/03/15/fiddling-the-figures/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/a-qatari-trader-follows-t-2010-the-first-trading-day-after-the-gulf-state-won-the-bid-to-host-the-2022-foot-000_nic516113.jpgQATAR-FBL-WC2022-STOCKSWhat budget shall we conjure up this year? (Photo:AFP PHOTO/KARIM JAAFAR)2011-04-04T10:23:14+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/02/15/a-regressive-idea/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sh-boutros-harb.jpgLEBANON-VOTEButros harb would do well to read the constitution the next time he proposes legilsation (Photo: AFP/MARWAN NAAMANI)https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sh-boutros-harb-np1090307.jpgNo Coup d'Etat of the Constitution Boutros Harb 14th MarchA billboard of Butros Harb from the last election 2011-02-16T11:49:44+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/02/14/missing-the-tide/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/oil-gaz-high.jpgoil-gaz-HIGHWarring lawmakers could let a chance to exploit Lebanon's natural wealth slip away (Illustration: Executive Magazine/Karim al-Dahdah)2011-02-15T14:56:54+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2011/01/16/broadbands-roadblock/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/israeli-spying-device-found-by-leb-army-000_nic519364.jpgLEBANON-ISRAEL-ARMY-HEZBOLLAH-CONFLICT-SPYINGIsraeli spying devices have been found in several locations as ministers seem to think that there is no need to monitor the problem more carefully (Photo: AFP PHOTO/HO/LEBANESE ARMY)https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/telecoms-ministry-2-of-5.jpgTelecoms ministry (2 of 5)What goes on in the Lebanese Ministry of Telecoms has always been a wonder to those waiting for their uploads (Photo: Sam Tarling)2011-01-16T13:31:01+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/12/11/a-ripe-time-for-taxes/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/000_nic414082.jpg000_Nic414082A new economic model is on the horizon for Dubai and the UAEhttps://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dubai-an-emirati-man-buys-fruit-000_nic382491.jpgUAE-RELIGION-ISLAM-RAMADANThe time for a new fiscal policy may be nigh (Photo: AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI)2011-01-16T13:15:13+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/12/12/a-word-with-the-minister/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/raya-hassan-2.jpgRaya Hassan-2(Photo: Sam Tarling)2011-01-05T13:59:29+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/12/12/times-of-mixed-fortunes/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/part-1-a-leba2-20101.jpgLEBANON-SOCIETY-POVERTYLebanon's poor know little of the economic growth in the country (Photo: AFP)https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/part-1-gemmayze-rubble-5.jpgPart 1 Gemmayze rubble-5https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/part-1-a-leba2-2010.jpgLEBANON-SOCIETY-POVERTYLebanon's poor know little of the economic growth in recent years (Photo: AFP/JOSEPH EID)2011-01-05T10:44:08+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/12/13/pipe-dreams/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/high-inside-utilities.jpgHIGH-INSIDE utilities(Illustration: Karim al-Dahdah)2011-01-05T10:05:52+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/11/04/the-art-of-distraction/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sh-osters-of-prime-ministetal-city-of-tripoli-on-october-4-2010.jpgLEBANON-SYRIA-POLITICS-UN-TRIBUNALLebanon looks at the STL through the wrong lens (Photo:AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID)2010-11-04T09:24:15+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/11/02/346/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/makdisicover.jpgMakdisiCover2010-11-04T09:09:56+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/11/03/less-every-day/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/rain.jpgRainAll that precious water just runs into the sea (Photo: Sam Tarling)https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/beach-sewage-4.jpgBeach sewage-4Sewage and stormwater pour onto the public beach in Beirut (Photo: Sam Tarling)https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/chabrouh-dam-13.jpgChabrouh Dam,-13The miniscule amount of water in the Chabrouh dam is the only water storage achivement the Lebanese government has made to this day (Photo: Sam Tarling)2010-11-04T08:59:27+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/10/06/dealing-with-the-devil/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/israelqia-high.jpgcaca(Illustration: Executive Magazine/Karim al-Dahdah)2010-10-06T10:58:22+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/09/30/eye-on-the-ball/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/jamil-el-sayed-house.jpgMideast Lebanon Political CrisisLebanese security soldiers pander around with Hezbollah in front of the home of Jamil al-Sayyed. (Photo:AP/Hussein Malla)https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/hariri-in-cabinet-laughing.jpgSaad HaririHariri and Khalife have a laugh at our expense [Photo: AP/Bilal Hussein]https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/laughing-idiots.jpglaughing idiotsOpposition MPs and Hariri have a laugh at our expensehttps://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/smiles-all-around1.jpgSaad HaririMinisters have a laugh at our expense (Photo: AP/Bilal Hussein)https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/smiles-all-around.jpgSaad HaririMinisters have a laugh at our expense (Photo: AP/Bilal Hussein)2010-10-05T11:51:02+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/08/13/give-it-to-the-people/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/mea.jpgMideast Lebanon Airline StrikeMEA's pilots on a 24-hour strick in April (AP Photo/Ahmad Omar)2010-09-09T08:21:49+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/09/01/missing-the-target/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lebanon-army3.jpgMideast Lebanon USThe legions of an increasingly ineffectual force (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/toy-army.jpgToy armyThere is a lot to do before Lebanon's army stops being toyed with https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lebanon-army2.jpgMideast Lebanon USLebanese soldiers at independence day march (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lebanon-army1.jpgMideast Lebanon USRepeated security incidents are making Lebanon's standing army of some 45,000 look increasingly redundant (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lebanon-army.jpgMideast Lebanon USSecurity incidents are making legions of the Lebanese Army somewhat redundant (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)2010-09-06T15:14:50+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/08/02/the-shadows-of-power/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/zouq-plant-7.jpgZouq plant-7(Photo: Sam Tarling)2010-08-30T07:07:56+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/07/30/talking-to-the-reigns-of-energy-policy/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/gebran-bassil-9.jpgGebran Bassil-9The Energy Minister tells all in a one-on-one (Photo: Sam Tarling)2010-08-25T13:25:08+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/08/01/leaving-the-dark-ages/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/gebran-bassil-5.jpgGebran Bassil-5The minister is not happy with the prospect of a regluator while he implements his plan [Photo: Sam Tarling]https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/zahrani-13.jpgZahrani-13There's a long road ahead to reform the Zahrani power station [Photo: Sam Tarling]2010-08-25T13:08:46+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/07/05/liberty-on-the-line/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/sh-lebanese-mps-meet-with-the-new-government.jpgLEBANON-POLITICSLebanon's lawmakers need to be reminded that now is not the time to take advantage of the people (Photo: AFP)2010-07-06T12:56:07+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/07/05/running-out-of-steam/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/rtc_hedjaz04-the-amazing-hedjaz-railway-was-originally-built-to-transport-pilgrims-from-damascus-to-medina.jpgRTC_Hedjaz04 The amazing Hedjaz Railway was originally built to transport pilgrims from Damascus to MedinaRight now the old Hejaz Railway looks far from being eclipsed as the Middle East's most famous railwayhttps://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hedjaz-jordan-phantasrail-rg470u.jpghedjaz jordan Phantasrail RG470u2010-07-05T11:33:31+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/06/01/banking-with-a-stacked-deck/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/2-downtown-8.jpg2 Downtown-8As the bubble forms, Lebanon's economic policy makers look the other way (Photo: Sam Tarling)2010-07-05T11:10:54+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/06/03/derision-of-democracy/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/ap100523018412.jpgMideast Lebanon Municipal ElectionsProvisions for disabled persons were one of the reforms scuppered by Lebanon's politicians (Photo: AP)2010-06-07T20:03:25+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/06/07/star-crossed-lovers/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/picture-provided-by-emirates-news-agency-wam-irans-president-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-centre-is-welcomed-by-uae-president-sheik-khalifa-bin-zayed-al-nahyan-2nd-right-and-sheik-mohamme.jpg, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al-MaktoumIran's president making his first visit by an Iranian head of state in 2007 flanked by the rulers of Dubai and Abu Dhabi (Photo: WAN)2010-06-07T19:56:29+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/06/04/the-tarbouche-is-back/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/riad_al_solh_statue.jpgRiad_al_Solh_statueThe statue of Riad el-Solh in downtown Beirut2010-06-05T10:25:15+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/06/01/thousands-rally-for-freedom-flotilla-in-stockholm/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/sweden-protest.jpgsweden protestProtestors gather at Sergels Torg square. (Photo: Assaad Thebian)2010-06-01T15:01:50+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/05/06/burning-a-hole/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/regie-5.jpgRegie-5Bales of tobacco are stored at the Regie for sale to international tobacco (Photo: Sam Tarling)https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/regie-37.jpgRegie-37Lebanon's current tobacco legislation stubs out common sense (Photo: Sam Tarling)2010-05-06T15:07:27+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/05/06/united-by-farce/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/ministers-football-101.jpgministers' football-10Its all smiles till its time to govern the country (Photo: Sam Tarling) https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/ministers-football-10.jpgsaad hariri football lebanonIts all smiles until its time to do some real governing (Photo: Sam Tarling)2011-03-01T06:45:02+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/04/08/pandoras-budget/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/pandoras-budget.jpgPandora's Budget2010-04-08T07:35:51+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/03/04/trapped-in-inertia/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/aaaogero-1-of-1.jpgAAAogero (1 of 1)The Lebanese know little of modern telecommunications due to their governments disinterest in implementing serious reform of the sector (Photo: Sam Tarling)2010-03-31T12:12:32+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/02/04/sectarianism-ends-at-home-2/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/sferi-berri.jpgMIDEAST LEBANON ELECTIONLebanon's political and religous leader have little to gain from the abolition of sectarianism [AP] 2010-02-11T13:37:49+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/02/11/not-quite-the-end-of-sectarianism/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/ei-halabi-lebanon.jpgEI-halabi-lebanonWith an end to sectarianism in Lebanon the political and religious class would lose its raison d'etre [Matthew Cassel]2010-02-11T11:36:49+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2010/01/06/the-fall-of-lebanons-ceramics-king/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/uniceramic-administrative-council.jpgUniceramic administrative councilhttps://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ceramics.jpgceramics2010-01-16T14:46:53+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2009/12/17/sounding-the-alarm/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/crash.jpgUAE-DUBAI-SOACE-CONSTRUCTION-PALMS-WORLDDuabi's man-made islands were just one of the many projects that Duabi World borrowed a still unspecified amount to build (AFP)2009-12-17T12:53:35+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2009/12/15/politics-vs-privatization/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/1-000_nic77688.jpgLEBANON-MIDEAST-ISRAEL-POWERLebanon is now one of the most expensive places in the world to make a phone call (AFP)2009-12-17T12:52:56+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2009/12/17/lebanons-elephant-in-the-room/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/sh-lebanese-cabinet.jpgLEBANON-POLITICS-GOVERNMENTLebanon's new cabinet has $50 billion of debt weighing on its shoulders2009-12-11T09:45:37+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2009/12/17/our-daily-bread/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/finoverview100.jpgLEBANON-ECONOMY-BREADPrices of bread rose 4-fold in 2008 because of rapid inflation and increasing food costs (AFP)2009-12-11T09:44:24+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2008/11/01/the-new-world-economy/2009-12-07T18:00:23+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2009/01/27/foundation-of-a-state-or-common-burden/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/palestine-economy.jpgpalestine economyPalestinian farmers destroy their vegetables in protest of Isreal's closure of the produce market in Beita village, near the West Bank city of Nablus, June 2007. (Rami Swidan/MaanImages)2009-12-07T17:51:26+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2009/04/01/a-tribunals-legal-tender/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/vincent-hariri-tribunal.jpgPar2428750Robin Vincent resigned as registrar of the STL (MARCEL ANTONISSE/AFP/Getty Images)2013-05-31T09:34:06+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2009/03/01/tma%e2%80%99s-flight-path/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/tma-lebaon.jpgTMA LebaonTMA's aircraft have been grounded for years2009-12-07T17:38:40+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2009/05/01/lebanons-tortuous-telecom-tangle/2009-12-07T17:10:10+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2009/05/04/lebanons-empty-notion-of-justice/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/090501-hariri-halabi.jpg090501-hariri-halabiIn November 2007 one of the many clocks around Beirut counted 1,000 days since the murder of Rafiq Hariri and 22 others. (Matthew Cassel)2009-12-07T17:03:57+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2009/06/01/the-ballots-bought/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ballots-bought1.jpgballots boughtLebanon's landscape was littered with election posters in the run-up to the June 2009 electionshttps://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ballots-bought.jpgballots boughtLebanon's streets were littered with election posters in the runup to the June 2009 elections2009-12-07T16:54:35+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2009/07/01/like-oil-and-water/2013-07-27T15:10:56+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2009/07/07/no-better-no-worse/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/090707-lebanon-sectarianism-ei-july.jpg090707-lebanon-sectarianism-EI julyPhalange party supporters in Beirut celebrate the March 14 alliance's victory in Lebanon's June elections. (Matthew Cassel)2009-12-07T16:38:11+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2009/08/01/the-party-parade/2009-12-07T16:30:40+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2009/08/11/wrong-number-wrong-office/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/lebanon-information-goverment.jpgLebanon information goverment2009-12-07T16:10:14+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2009/09/01/the-big-broadband-joke/2009-12-07T16:03:25+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2009/09/01/the-useless-arab-boycott-of-israel/2009-12-07T15:42:31+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2009/10/01/lebanons-microfinance-with-marco-problems/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/beekeeper-in-touline.jpgbeekeeper in Toulinehttps://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/beekeeper-in-touline.jpgbeekeeper in Touline microfinance lebanon This beekeeper in Touline, Lebanon benifits from a microfinance loan granted to him by Al Majouaa2009-12-07T15:28:29+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2009/11/01/sick-man-of-the-arabian-peninsula/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/saudi-soldiers.jpgSmiling Saudi SoldiersSaudi Soldiers gather on the Yemeni border to fight Huthis with the Yemeni Army2009-12-07T15:01:30+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.com/2009/10/01/how-politicians-stymie-lebanon/https://samihalabi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/how-politicans-styme-lebanon.jpghow politicans styme lebanonPolicy is a mask Lebanon's politicans wear well2009-12-07T14:59:37+00:00monthlyhttps://samihalabi.comdaily1.02018-07-12T14:10:21+00:00