In his final column, Skandar Keynes considers his image as hapless foreigner in the Lebanese ranks.
SKANDAR isn’t working for MI6. Honest. Nevertheless, with a license to thrill, this week our foreign corespondent tackles the issue of stereotypes.
This week, SKANDAR ponders the Syrian conflict and how it affects life in neighbouring Lebanon.
** WARNING: This article contains some graphic and gory imagery** SKANDAR tries to make sense of the blood-letting festival of Ashura.
This week, SKANDAR shows that Middle Eastern drinking culture doesn’t end at Fez.
This week, SKANDAR comes face-to-face with a machine gun in an attic – but he still feels safe.
Foreign correspondent SKANDAR KEYNES touches down in the remote Beqaa Valley – but he has his reasons.