BEIRUT — Much of the speculation about whether Lebanon might be plunged into renewed strife revolves around the impact of the anticipated indictments by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which was established by the United Nations to hold accountable the murderers of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 other people who were killed in February 2005.
It was operating with two shifts instead of the usual three, but employees felt the impact of the strife sweeping Egypt in the most personal and wrenching way.
Admittedly, in reaching that conclusion I have been influenced by my understanding of the impact of religious strife on the decisions of our forbears to migrate to this continent, and on the decisions of neighbors in the Balkans, Northern Ireland, and the Middle East to mistrust one another.
Aug 20 (Reuters) - New cable network Al Jazeera America introduced itself to viewers on Tuesday with reports on political strife in Egypt and the impact of climate change on U.S. cities, shortly after a major pay TV distributor declined to carry the channel.
On the other hand, there is a strong desire to maintain the current economic boom, and to avoid the renewed strife that might emanate from the political impact of the indictments if they accuse Hezbollah or Syrian parties.
Instability in Lebanon has intensified due to political strife, security threats, and most recently, due to the impact of the Syrian crisis and the constant influx of refugees.
The trauma of the 'Pol Pot era' of the 1970s and subsequent two decades of civil strife have had repercussion on the psychosocial milieu, with significant impact on the young people.
Flash forward to 2008, and Iraq is a much different country, reeling from the impact of nearly five years of conflict and sectarian strife.
Globally, it is clear that the impacts of climate change are tipping the scales in favour of strife.
The two judges who formed the majority for the Eighth Circuit indicated that they rejected a lower court's interpretation of whether a lockout could be blocked by a federal court in a labor dispute — a view that could have an impact on what happens in the N.B.A. next month, where labor strife was expected to follow a similar course to that of the N.F.L.
