Word: beirutization
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Many Lebanese fear that the strike, which aims to cripple Beirut's airport and seaports and possibly block main roads, could spark violent street clashes. But a senior official from Hizballah insists that the strike will be peaceful, although effective...
...Hizballah-led opposition launched its campaign on Dec. 1 with a massive rally in central Beirut and an open-ended sit-in which initially saw thousands of protestors camping out in car parks and squares ringed by Lebanese troops, coiled razor wire and armored vehicles. The opposition has demanded the creation of a national unity government followed by fresh parliamentary elections. But the number of protestors has dwindled in recent days as the campaign began showing signs of fatigue in the face of a government which has roughly equal public support, and seems determined not to buckle under pressure from...
...Faraya is just an hour north of Beirut by car, and the short distance means you can attend a dinner party in town on Saturday night, get your full eight hours of sleep, and still be on the slopes by around 10 the next morning. And since Lebanese social circles are - like the country itself - pretty small, chances are you'll see some of your dinner companions from the previous evening on the mountain...
...Georges Hadadd, the head of Empire cinema, one of the largest distributors in the Middle East, decided to buy the rights to distribute Borat, half his staff thought he was crazy. "And not for reasons you might expect," he said from his office above the company theaters in a Beirut shopping mall. "Not because of all the Jewish stuff...
...interregnum before the forces of reaction and intolerance reassert themselves. Outside of the theaters, Lebanese society is in the midst of a sense of humor failure. When a Lebanese television comedy show poked fun at Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah last year, his followers rioted, cutting off the road from Beirut airport. And with Hizballah firmly ensconced in central Beirut, no one dares laugh at the Sheik...