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Nasrallah went all out defending Hizbullah's intervention in
Syria today, vowing a "long battle" and telling the Syrian opposition
that they will not succeed in toppling the Assad regime militarily.
 Most strikingly, he blamed the militia's intervention in Qusayr
on the Lebanese state's alleged failure to protect Lebanese in Syria. This is
the same excuse Hizbullah officials are using to placate their grieving
supporters in funerals of fighters killed while fighting other Arabs in Syria.

Nasrallah went all out defending Hizbullah's intervention in
Syria today, vowing a "long battle" and telling the Syrian opposition
that they will not succeed in toppling the Assad regime militarily.
 Most strikingly, he blamed the militia's intervention in Qusayr
on the Lebanese state's alleged failure to protect Lebanese in Syria. This is
the same excuse Hizbullah officials are using to placate their grieving
supporters in funerals of fighters killed while fighting other Arabs in Syria.

Lebanon’s Ministry of Energy and Water has launched a new campaign promoting the benefits of off-shore oil exploration for the average citizen.

Here’s some cool news for the superheroes lovers. Geek Express, located in Beirut Digital District, will be hosting the Marvel Exhibition for two weeks starting May 2nd, with over 400 official and rare original items from Iron Man, Hulk, Spiderman and other Marvel comics that will be on display for people to enjoy.

Interesting article about the rise and fall of Imad Mughniyeh. But I question the sources responsible for the part below.  Mark Perry tried to paint a complex Syrian/Iranian relationship. I get things weren't rosey during Hafez's reign. But after the 2005 Hariri assassination, the Hizbullah war of 2006 and the 2007 Syrian-sponsored Fateh al-Islam war on Lebanon, the following is really hard to swallow:

Interesting article about the rise and fall of Imad Mughniyeh. But I question the sources responsible for the part below.  Mark Perry tried to paint a complex Syrian/Iranian relationship. I get things weren't rosey during Hafez's reign. But after the 2005 Hariri assassination, the Hizbullah war of 2006 and the 2007 Syrian-sponsored Fateh al-Islam war on Lebanon, the following is really hard to swallow:

Lebanon's roads are notorious for potholes, which often go unattended for months and cost drivers millions in repairs every year.

But in one town, an enterprising young citizen has chosen to do something about it, launching the pothole locator site: BatrounRoads.com

The semester is drawing to a close, and I’m looking forward to a long summer of book research and some more consistent blogging. A couple quick notes:
Syria Offed Imad Mughniyeh?

Baby, Love, Funny and Galaxy S4 are some terms in 2013 the Lebanese like to search for. Statistics are dry, but it’s interesting to know what my fellow Lebanese are looking for, in an explosive area where new boundaries are drawn. Or was it that the Lebanese are tired of all this and want to seek refuge in love. For long list of trends, try to change to news search or Youtube search here.

This doomsday-like cloud loomed ahead as we drove through Saida (Sidon) today. 
According to this super short report in the Daily Star, it was a plastics factory that caught fire, but there were few other details, except that the plant was reportedly owned by Yehya Hariri. It wasn't clear if there was any relation to the powerful Hariri family, also from Saida. 

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The Beirut Spring Festival was created in 2009 by the Samir Kassir Foundation to commemorate his assassination, and was inspired by one of the last articles written by him.
This year’s version of te festival starts on May 26th and will last for five days, featuring several artisits at different venues around Beirut, and below is the festival program.