Alistair Lyon
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Position: Special Correspondent, Middle East
I cover the Middle East, with an emphasis on political analysis, region-wide stories and in-depth features. I live in Beirut and have been in my current post since June 2006. Outside my main Middle Eastern beat, I have covered Turkey, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Post card from Lebanon
This is one of a series of post cards by Reuters reporters looking at how the financial crisis is playing out for ordinary people across Europe, Middle East and Africa. On an Easter break in south Lebanon ... Full Article | Comments [2]
Lebanese lovers escape sectarian strait-jacket
Lebanon’s beaches, ski slopes and nightclubs exude glitzy modernity. Its educated elite appears cosmopolitan and sophisticated. But beneath the gloss lie deeply traditional aspects of a society reluctant ... Full Article | Comments [6]
No mercy for Beirut traffic offender
Lebanon, once a byword for violent anarchy, remains a country where the rule of law is patchy, to put it kindly. But Interior Minister Ziad Baroud, a youthful reform-minded lawyer who was appointed in ... Full Article | Comments [2]
