Articles tagged Beirut:
How I Might Have Become a Lebanese Hostage
- 19 Sep 2018
I was reading an article on the train home about modern day Beirut. My thoughts immediately turned to a visit I made to Lebanon some 26 years ago, in 1992, not long after the British hostages had been freed. Indeed, I was told during my visit to Beirut that I was the first Bri...
Guardian: Israel Action Sad But Necessary
- 14 Jul 2006
Sad, but necessary Israel had to make its point. It should now listen to George Bush, and exercise restraint. I have no doubt that Israel was right to react to the kidnapping of two of its soldiers. For some time now, the Israelis have acted with great self-restraint in ...