by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 3, 2010 | Security
Where financial centers flash their Dow30, FTSE100 and CAC40, here in Lebanon we have our AK-47 index: Officially, the only legal weapons in Lebanon are shotguns meant for hunting birds. And although much of the population was heavily armed during the 1975 to 1990...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Dec 24, 2009 | Security
Maybe because I smile at them, but it seems I always get “pulled over” by Customs as I try to make my way out of baggage claim at Hariri International where they proceed to frisk my luggage and stare blindly into its contents while asking me what’s...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 21, 2009 | Security
Our boys in grey and white are heading to the US to (hopefully) learn something from the boys in blue: The Oldham County Sheriff’s Office will host 35 officers from the Middle East country of Lebanon Saturday for an event that will “raise awareness for law enforcement...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 17, 2009 | Security
The 10 MiGs promised by Russia may hit the Lebanese skies very soon: Russian military group of experts will be visiting Lebanon in the next few days, on a mission that consists of exploring the capabilities of Lebanese airports to maintain the MiGs. Days later,...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Oct 8, 2009 | Security, Society
I usually steer clear of politics on this blog only because there are others who do a great job at tackling it than I do. But I came across this article in the UAE’s The National which I found quite interesting. The journalist is speaking to an unnamed...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Oct 2, 2009 | Security
A press release from California: Cubic Corporation has been awarded defense contracts totaling more than $5 million to supply combat training systems to the governments of Lebanon and Kyrgyzstan, new international customers for Cubic. […] Manufactured by...
