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As part of a “Let us not Forget” campaign, Sowar Magazine released a special edition entitled “Snapshots from the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990),” which features by some of the most prominent international photographers (including Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Bill Foley).

The intent of the initiative is to remind people of the horrors of war so that they’re not repeated, particularly as Lebanon passes through a politically-charged time, although a unity government was announced yesterday!

Anyway, I already seen a preview of this issue via this link and the available photos look pretty interesting, so I will of course buy it as it is worth keeping in my library.

For the last 30 minutes or so, whenever I try to access the Lebanese forces website I receive the following error:

We got use to witnesing political websites getting hacked each time a political crisis arises, let’s see if they did it again to the LF website!

While our army studs are resting on their rusty vehicles…

Idiot Lebanese motherfuckers dressing like clowns as this one below, are working really hard in Tripoli to get us back into a second civil war. (one is never enough for us!)

Seriously, شو هالمنظر؟؟

This time it’s Alawites VS. Sunnis in Tripoli. Weapons in the hand of Alawites is somehow justified, since they can easily get from Syria (I assume), BUT how did the Sunnis lay their hands on weapons? And who has been supplying them with it?

If you got any answer, let me know by comment!

If you’re watching the Euro Cup 2008 on Al-Jazeera Sport then you probably have seen the latest Coca-Cola advertisements, the ones featuring the national anthems of some European countries and using them as… advertising jingles!

I liked the idea so much, and I loved the way the egyptians executed it. I don’t think somebody else would have executed the idea the same successful way as I believe egyptians have a unique sense of humor!

Here are some of  advertisement clips for you to enjoy. Sorry if you don’t understand Arabic.

Remember when I asked you in an early post if you will still afford going to the beach in Lebanon with the constant increase in the price of fuel?

Back then I disregarded the fact that beach resorts might also increase their entrance fees… and guess what! They did it! Few days ago I learned that the places I used to go to last summer (Jiyyeh Marina & Laguava) have increase their charges by 25%. So this summer, just to get in there, you will be charged 25,000 L.L

As for the price of fuel in Lebanon, it is currently at 31,900 L.L per 20 liters and might increase in the few coming minutes!
I won’t go full throttle at any boulevard in Beirut anymore!!!

All in all, the inflation rate is near 40% for the first quarter in 2008, and given that I still have NOT received any increase in my salary, then I am getting poorer and poorer my purchasing power is decreasing each and every day…!

And then?? و بعدين؟؟