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Black Lips Tour the Middle East
Black Lips just finished a trailblazing tour of the Middle East that included shows in Lebanon, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, and Cyprus. Noisey sent a camera crew to document the band's international journey of rock diplomacy. Here's what they came back with. Full story
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People in Lebanon Are Killing Each Other Over Syria
He said he saw the situation getting worse: “We have many injuries, many deaths and many bleeding wounds; 15 dead this month and 100 injuries. The fighters are young and don’t know why they're fighting. They see it as self-protection. They each see it as their neighbors shooting… Full story
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People Are Dying and Governments Are Falling in Lebanon
Friday’s assassination of General Wissam al-Hassan has rocked Lebanon to its core. Every night since the car bomb exploded in the Achrafieh district of East Beirut, people have been fighting in the streets. I was shot at driving through Tariq al-Jadida on Friday night, and in a s… Full story
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A Car Bomb Just Went Off in Beirut
Politics and bombs are fraternising again in the Middle East. Full story
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No Smoking in Lebanon
You can smoke pretty much wherever you want in the Middle East. The guy making your sandwich smokes. Gas station attendants smoke. The 85-year old lady who mends your clothes smokes. Six-year olds smoke. So when the Lebanese government passed a ban on smoking indoors in public s… Full story
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Salafists in Sidon: Not as Bad as You Think
In Sidon, a coastal Lebanese city south of Beirut, a crowd of several hundred people gathered on Thursday night to protest "Innocence of Muslims"--the film created by right-wing zealots and a soft-core porn director that has sparked violent protests from Tunis to Sanaa. Full story
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World Peace Update
We're not quite there yet, folks. Full story
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Sectarian Violence Makes Getting in to Lebanese Soccer Games a Real Bitch
Your best bet is to arrive at the match in expensive clothes and without a beard. Full story
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Hezbollah's Wax Museum Theme Park
How are you gonna get back to fostering hate at the rate you've become accustomed to? Full story
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