Inaugural Column on Spot-on.com
My first column for Spot-on.com, a syndication site, is available. I’ll be writing about — what else? — Beirut and the wider Middle East. I hope you guys enjoy it!
BREAKING: Explosion in south Lebanon hits UNIFIL
BEIRUT — An explosion has killed or injured at least four Spanish members of UNIFIL and wounded several others, although reports trickling in are contradictory and confusing. UNIFIL spokespeople are currently not answering phones — or the lines are busy. (The linked article says four Spanish soldiers were killed and four others wounded, but other …
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IraqSlogger duties
Hello all– I just wanted to remind y’all that I now do the U.S. media roundup/critique for IraqSlogger.com. Today’s offering has reports on Marines’ spin from Haditha and a depressing/charming story about a rooftop pool in Baghdad. Please “check it out”:http://www.iraqslogger.com/index.php/post/3311/US_Papers_Sun_Keeping_Cool_in_Baghdad.
Correction: Masnaa Open
BEIRUT — A correction to my previous post below: Syria has _not_ closed Masnaa, and it remains open. LBC was mistaken last night, as was I. My apologies. All other land crossings remain closed until calm prevails in Nahr el-Bared, the Syrian foreign minister said, according to SANA.
Syria closes land crossings into Lebanon
BEIRUT — Syria has announced that it is closing the two remaining land crossings into Lebanon as of midnight tonight, including the main Masnaa border crossing. According to LBC, Lebanese customs officials asked their Syrian counterparts at the border why, only to be told “it’s a political decision.” The crossing presumably will be closed indefinitely. …