The Lebanese army, for its part, has reluctantly stationed 500 troops in the former occupied zone, but they keep largely to their barracks and certainly steer well clear of the border.

ECONOMIST: Lebanon, after the Israelis left

He is tall and trim, with wispy white hair, and on the day we met (reluctantly, on his part his bid, after all, had been anonymous) he had on khakis, Topsiders, a checked shirt, and a brown leather belt studded with silver fish.

NEWYORKER: Bones of Contention

But they too backed down reluctantly under tough pressure from the government and after three Scottish players said they would refuse to take part.

ECONOMIST: A modern mourning for a modern star