Round up about the latest clashes in Beirut

While someone thinks they've seen it all in Lebanon, and in Beirut in particular, the day and night carries with them another type of attack, another type of distress and another form of disappointment.

Yesterday, 6 institutions of media have been closed, and not just had their doors closed, in fact they're doors are wide open, but everything inside is either burned or broken to pieces. These institutions belong to the Future TV, Radio and Newspaper, and their variety of offices. The whole TV building has been burned by members belonging to the opposition factions.



This is a video of Sahar Al Khatib, a reporter from Future TV talking with a genuine voice about what happened to Future insitutions, on Kalam Al Nas show with Marcel Ghanem on LBCI.

Journalists and media personnel gathered at the Bourj Al-Ghazal Tower in Tabaris to express their rejection of yesterday’s forced closure of media institutions by opposition factions.

Yesterday's images have been scary, empty roads of residential areas with armed men walking and shooting in the air, scaring off anyone who thinks of going out to the balcony and checking out the weather. People were not able to get to Beirut or Leave to Beirut. Schools and Educational institutes, shops, banks, everything is closed in Beirut. Beirut is under siege.

Today, all locations that have been "occupied" by our own Lebanese brothers, have been handed over to the Lebanese army.



Moreover, the clashes and gunfire reached out to Aley, a druze region in majority. All in all, clashes, blocades and victims were not only in Beirut, but some parts of Bekaa, both Lebanese-Syrain borders, Masnaa and North Lebanon, Aley, Shouweyfat, Saida, Khaldeh, etc...

Below is a video about a real and spontenaous reaction for a kid and woman to gunfire near them in Beirut, this was broadcasted on Al-Arabia TV.



After Moorab's meeting yesterday for March 14, its outcome according to Lebanese-Forces leader Samir Geagea, that the recent events led by the opposition is an armed manner to overthrow the government. Read more about it here.

In the last three days and according to the Media, the toll is 18 casualties.

The most recent clashes are in Halba - Akkar, and word that there are 2 victims so far. For minute to minute news, check Tayyar.org, LebanonFiles.com and NowLebanon.com for more opinions and coverage.

Law for Medias in Lebanon

Even though I haven't been watching the news lately. I have chose willingly to be oblivious and ignorant concerning the recent events in Lebanon that are of course related to politics. But of course you can't really shut yourself completely when you can see, hear and read. I hear echos, a lot of them.

The feeling or instinct that I had was definitely positive. I am really not worried. Maybe it is because I don't listen to the news and the intensity of how they bring it to you.

Anyway, I've been thinking for sometime and even bringing it up to some people, that there should be a law for the media in Lebanon. Honestly I haven't done any research concerning the subject to see how media and laws for media are delt with abroad and in more evolved countries, or even if there is already one in Lebanon that isn't being applied. In reply to this thought, someone told me, that there is actually talks about the medias and how they have been behaving lately and the suggestion of a law that will limit their subjectivity (not freedom) orelse I would be against.

Media is not a place to diss others and make oneself look good, media is supposed to bring the news and what is really going on to the public as is!

Is Manar blowing things out of proportion?

When I hear the news anchor speak in the news on Al-Manar TV, I only notice the full of hatred. You would think they are talking about World War III for that matter. If a person only relies on their news and doesn't check other sources, the only perception of the events in Lebanon are much more blown out of proportion, inaccurate and provocative.

It is definitely not healthy. They closed MTV because it rooted for one party in Lebanon (in an exagerated way as they claim), other TVs do root for a certain party but in my opinion Al-Manar is doing the same on a much higher scale considering the level of danger and provocation. They should take it easy, orelse every viewer will end up full of hate.

Where did the old days go, Peace, Love and Rock'n'roll!