Politicians in Lebanon are quite a breed. Welcome to the world of Lebanese political superstars. As music cues the closing credits of the show, sudden celebratory gunfire from the political figure's supporters erupts outside.Įlsewhere in the city, drivers are gruffly shooed to the side of the street by armed bodyguards sticking their heads out of tinted windows to allow for a convoy of similarly tinted SUVs carrying some politician to speed through traffic. A politician's speech blaring from a TV resonates loudly in the night. BEIRUT: In a darkened lane off Beirut's Hamra Street, light streams from behind the drapes of a first-floor apartment.
