Today is a tragic day for the world and for all those who support democracy, freedom and human rights. Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan’s opposition leader, was shot in the neck today before being bombed in a suicidal attack, 2 weeks before the elections. 20 were killed and many injured in this attack. Another sad bloody page in the […]
Bhutto, another victim of freedom
December 27th, 2007 · No Comments
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Lebanon still without a President
December 23rd, 2007 · No Comments
I just needed to write it down. The last time we had a president was on november 23rd 2007. Maybe Santa will hear the Lebanese’s prayers. But till then, the Baabda presidential palace will still be empty since, for the 10th time, the parliament session to elect a president has been postponed.
The speaker, Nabih Berry […]
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Reporters Without Borders worried about the death of internet journalist in Irak
December 20th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Reporters Without Borders called yesterday on the Iraqi authorities to investigate the disturbing circumstances in which Ali Shafeya Al-Moussawi, a correspondent of the news website Alive in Baghdad, was killed on 14 December. Aged 23, Moussawi was found dead in his home in the northeast Baghdad district of Habibiya after an Iraqi military raid on his […]
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Après 6 mois de crise politique, la Belgique forme son gouvernement
December 20th, 2007 · No Comments
Malgré sa capitale, Bruxelles, capitale européenne,malgré sa position privilégiée au sein de l’Europe, la Belgique a souffert 6 mois durant d’une crise politique sans précédent. Toutefois, dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi, un accord a finalement été scellé entre les différentes parties, et l’ancien - nouveau Premier ministre, GuyVerhofstadt, a pris les rênes du […]
Les premières neiges
December 15th, 2007 · No Comments
Snow in Lebanon
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Les deux premières affiches qui apparaissent dans la vidéo sont le portrait du PDG du quotidien libanais AnNahar, Gébran Tuéni. Il venait d’être élu au Parlement, et dirigeait avec passion depuis plusieurs années déjà AnNahar, le quotidien en langue arabe le plus vendu au Liban et le plus libéral aussi. Gebran […]
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