At the beginning of every summer in Lebanon, we are warned of water shortage and more electricity cuts. However things are looking much worse this year specially that we have over 1 million Syrian Refugees in Lebanon now. According to MP Qabbani, the situation is expected "to worsen in August and to hit bottom rock in September and October.” In terms of electricity, Lebanon is in need of 2,500 megawatts of electricity while the current…

It is not clear whether the cafe was attacked because it was open during fasting hours, but that memo that was approved by Tripoli's mayor has indirectly contributed to this incident. Having said that, the least Tripoli's mayor should do is arrest those who threw that grenade the soonest and threaten those who attack cafes of punishment. Bab al-Tabbaneh is a Sunni Muslim district in Tripoli that has frequently been involved in violence with the…