The coat of arms of Beirut: Berytus Nutrix Legum means Beirut, Mother of Laws. Commons image. By Omar Sabbagh, in Beirut There’s something quite special about us,... Continue reading
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By Omar Sabbagh, in Beirut If there was a man with a due and special briefwho died in utter pain today, the last drop of working sapin... Continue reading
Israeli bombing of Nabatieh, March 10 2026. Wikimedia Commons Poem and commentary by Omar Sabbagh, in Beirut Freedom In The Age of Trump A simple bird once... Continue reading
Benjamin Netanyahu. Image: Wikimedia commons By Omar Sabbagh, from Beirut, March 2026 A clear day for bombs.Sky relentless with sky.The world a window in sum.So, let the... Continue reading
Image courtesy of Al-Jazeera By Omar Sabbagh, Beirut, March 2026 From the kitchen televisionwe follow the drone of the latest missilesa mere few miles away. They are... Continue reading
By Omar SabbaghOn Reading Tariq Ali’s Memoirs History can be as small as the tiny creviceof what might have been,the entry that comes last on a list... Continue reading
“We need to create sober, patient people, who do not despair in the face of the worst horror and who do not get excited about every little... Continue reading
By Omar Sabbagh What’s so good about it? A man said.The world we live in is steeped in the bloodof innocents, the frail mathematicsof force majeure, where... Continue reading