💬 [ #Commentaire ] Élections municipales : un énième report inquiétant pour le #Liban

Par Issam Kayssi - عصام القيسي

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The decision to delay Lebanon’s municipal elections is not surprising, given that the country’s political class mistrusts a poll whose outcome it doesn’t fully control.

Issam Kayssi - عصام القيسي discusses.
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Yes that's Nadine Labaki atop Issam Kayssi - عصام القيسي's article on the likely postponement of municipal elections this week, because the political class are uneager to be challenged by independent lists, like the Beirut Madinati list to which she belonged, at Diwan: carnegie-mec.org/diwan/92289

بقلوب دامعة وعيون خاشعة، تنعى مؤسَّسة سمير قصير إلى الأصدقاء والأوفياء وعشّاق الحرّية، مؤسِّستها الحالمة ورئيستها الدائمة، الإعلامية جيزيل خوري، بعد حياة من النضال والالتزام والإنجازات.
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Today we bid farewell to a remarkable soul, Giselle Khoury. Her charm, bravery, and impact on journalism are immeasurable. With a heavy heart and deep gratitude, I will always remember her. My thoughts are with her loved ones and the Samir Kassir Eyes family. She will be dearly missed.

'الحرب الوظيفية' – مقال ممتاز وشامل لـYassin Al-Haj Saleh ياسين الحاج صالح يستعرض حرب تشرين (أكتوبر) ١٩٧٣ بطريقة نقدية، يسلط الضوء على سيطرة نظام الأسد على المعرفة، وتغير دور الجيش السوري، والتأثيرات الدائمة للحرب على المشهد السياسي في سوريا. 👇

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Interesting: @IssamKayssi writes about what went on in Lebanon while the 1973 war raged next door. carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90732 via Michael Young

Fifty years ago today, Egypt and Syria launched an attack against Israel, seeking to reclaim lost territory. It was the start of an Arab-Israeli war that lasted more than two weeks.

But what was happening in Lebanon during the war? Mine for Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center. carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90732

Today is the 50th anniversary of the October 1973 Arab-Israeli War. No one ever asks what was going on in Lebanon during the conflict, except Issam Kayssi - عصام القيسي in this article for Diwan: carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90732

Saudi Arabia's recent summer spending spree has changed the landscape of global football. What's going on exactly and can the Saudi Pro League actually compete with the elite football competitions of Europe?

My thoughts for Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center: carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90586

Is the Saudi football league an elephant's cemetery for the world's greatest players? Issam Kayssi - عصام القيسي argues that when it comes to the kingdom, young players who can still play in top-tier clubs in Europe are also making the jump, at Diwan: carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90586 #CristianoRonaldo

On August 4 Lebanon remembers the massive Beirut port explosion of 2020. Until now, there’s no convincing, definitive explanation of what happened before the deadly detonation.

I wrote about this for Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center two years ago. Not much has changed since. carnegie-mec.org/diwan/85079

In September 1970, Martha Hodes and her sister found themselves on one of three planes simultaneously hijacked to Dawson's field in Jordan. She's just written a much-praised book on that experience, and I interview Hodes here, for Diwan: carnegie-mec.org/diwan/90295

At FNF Lebanon & Syria today for a talk on the potential and risks of artificial intelligence in Lebanon and the region. Rawad Taha hosted Manal Jalloul and Carole Sharabati.

“I advise your readers to go to villages if they want to try very good Lebanese cuisine and try to go into the homes of families. You know in Akkar they say ‘hawil, hawil’ [come in come in]. And they really mean it.”

Rest in peace, Chef Ramzi Choueiri. today.lorientlejour.com/article/134101…

Please consider donating to help Rida with long term recovery from terrible accident and spinal cord injury. His immediate medical expenses/surgery in Beirut are taken care of but he will need specialized long term care, incl outside Lebanon. His friends are rallying to help.

Please consider supporting a very kind young man in a difficult situation. gofund.me/7ee532b8

'لكننا في لبنان، جمهورية قنص الحرية. لكننا في لبنان، امارة الهيبة، ولو مستعارة. وفي لبنان، الغريزة السائدة هي غريزة المنع، والاستسلام سريع إلى سليقة الرقابة'.
#سمير_قصير ، ٢٠٠٢، 'صدقية المنع'

تحيةً لسمير، مستمرّون في مقاومة المنع، في كسر الرقابة، وفي اعتناق غريزة الحرّية.

🎶 في بلادي إبن البلد الأصلي أصيل
يحب الحب وقلبه دليل
يغني الفرح نهار وليل
والبسمة من قلبه عادي 🎶
#سمير_قصير

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After the first round of Türkiye’s highly anticipated elections, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu are heading to a runoff.

Alper Coşkun lays out what to expect in the country's upcoming presidential runoff on May 28: