Tag Archives : Western media

In the spring of 2005, former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri was assassinated. Lebanon was plunged into some very profound questions that challenged everything it knew up until then regarding the connection between politics and religion, a fate that has long befallen the Arab world. Beirut Diaries, a documentary directed by a Palestinian-American, [...]

A few weeks ago, rumors had it that Pyongyang was trying to import medical equipment for Kim Jong-il whose health was reportedly deteriorating rapidly. His doctors reportedly also asked to be provided with an emergency helicopter. At 67 years of age, Kim’s disease appeared to have been serious. A recent media image shows him to have greatly aged, [...]