Category: In Depth

Ramadan in Reverse – The Robotics of the Egyptian onscreen presence

I’ve been dithering about writing about what I watched this Ramadan on Egyptian television, mainly because of how ‘little’ I watched. And most of what I watched I didn’t particularly like. Instead however I’m going to focus on the sci-fi entry for Ramadan 2022, In Our Home a Robot 2. By Emad El-Din Aysha, PhDThis […]

Where will Lebanon be heading next?

Lebanon turned the page on the parliamentary election in 2022, but more questions than answers characterize where the nation will be heading next. With very few exceptions, the very same political parties still dominate the political scene in the country. Parliament 2022 will be facing major constitutional entitlements: By Mohammad Ibrahim FheiliElecting a Speaker of […]

Parliamentary election in Lebanon: will the opposition finally unseat the corrupt political elite?

Lebanon will hold a much anticipated parliamentary election on Sunday, May 15. After a successful expat vote on May 6 and 8, there is a unique opportunity for the two-year-old opposition movement - the thawra - to start unseating a political elite that has dominated, and destroyed, the country for the past three decades. By […]

Defying Putin: the West pressures Serbia to recognize Kosovo

Serbia is one of the few European countries that have not imposed sanctions on Russia. Although the West reportedly insists that the Balkan nation should distance itself from the Kremlin, it seems more realistic that the United States and the European Union will first pressure Belgrade to recognize Kosovo. By Nikola MikovicSince Russia invaded Ukraine, […]

Lebanon Elections: high hopes in the Lebanese Diaspora

The Lebanese will be called to vote for a parliamentary election in one week (Sunday, May 15th). A vote for what has been defined as a crucial moment for the future of the Country. For the first time in the democratic history of the country, a large part of the Lebanese Diaspora is allowed to […]

Small initiatives make a big difference in times of need proves Lebanese dentist Randa Harik

The scale and scope of Lebanon’s collapse are unprecedented. Hyperinflation, unemployment, and a lack of public (health) services. Small initiatives make a difference in times of need, proves Lebanese dentist Randa Harik (51). When in Lebanon, she provided free dental care to people in Beirut’s old neighborhood of Hamra. By Arthur BlokIt is these acts […]

Sooner or later Ukraine will capture Russian territories

The Ukraine war is gradually spilling over into the Russian Federation. Unwilling to declare a nationwide mobilization and utterly unprepared for a prolonged military confrontation against Western-backed Ukraine, the Kremlin has demonstrated that it cannot protect the Russian territory from the Ukrainian attacks. By Nikola MikovicOn April 13, weeks after the Ukrainian Armed Forces started […]

Will Lebanon ever see light at the end of the tunnel?

A random Saturday night at Martyrs Square in Beirut Central District. Hundreds of spectators gathered for another public screening of the award-winning film Enough: Lebanon’s Darkest Hour by Lebanese-born Australian journalist and filmmaker Daizy Gedeon (57). By Arthur Blok and Marco MattiussiEnough! is a docu-movie with a bold, straightforward message: Lebanon’s corrupt political class represented by the […]

Is NATO to blame for the Russian invasion of Ukraine?

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a tense, 13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba. A similar situation occurred in the past decennia: years of flirting with NATO and growing anti-Russian rhetoric from Kyiv towards Moscow […]

Is there an end to Russian humiliations in Ukraine?

Russia continues suffering humiliation in Ukraine. The Eastern European country has started attacking Russian territory daily, while the West increases arms supplies to Kyiv. By Nikola MikovicMoscow, for its part, does not even dare to halt gas supplies to Europe, even though several European countries have openly stressed that they do not intend to pay […]

The Batman (2022): A bit Difficult to Digest but Still Well worth the Wait!– PART II

“WHY DO WE FALL, BRUCE? SO WE CAN LEARN TO PICK OURSELVES UP.” (THOMAS WAYNE) By Emad El-Din Aysha (PhD)Other unfortunates are plot holes, inconsistencies in the writing and stupid mistakes on the part of characters; characters behaving out of character in other words. You have Selina talking about Carmine Falcone knowing he’s her illegitimate […]

The Batman (2022): A bit Difficult to Digest but Still Well worth the Wait! – PART I

By Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD “YOU EITHER DIE A HERO, OR LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO SEE YOURSELF BECOME A VILLAIN.” – BATMAN I’ve been agonizing for a long time now about reviewing The Batman. I’d watched it prior to Ramadan but couldn’t make my mind up what exactly I felt about it. It certainly is […]

mRNA Vaccines put you at risk for Acute Coronary Syndrome

For all the people who have taken a two-dose regimen, you’ve more than doubled your five-year risk of this – driving it up to the odds of 1 in 4. Here are nine symptoms to watch out for. The risk increases significantly after a third jab. STORY AT-A-GLANCE Using the PULS cardiac test, researchers have […]

Join the Global Watch Party to change Lebanon

Lebanese-born Australian journalist and filmmaker Daizy Gedeon (57) is a woman with a mission. In her award-winning latest film Enough: Lebanon’s Darkest Hour she names and shames the corrupt ruling class in Lebanon. “It is not a movie, it is a movement. I want to unite the diaspora starting with a Global Watch Party in […]

What if Russia gets defeated in Ukraine?

Russia is not winning the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin seems to be trying to end the conflict but at the same time to save face. What would happen if Russia gets defeated? By Nikola MikovicFour days after Moscow launched its “special military operation” in the Eastern European country, Russian officials started negotiations with Ukraine. […]

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