by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 21, 2010 | Government, Transportation
You probably already know that the Lebanese government has (finally) approved the budget for 2010 and though there has been much talk on the increase in fees for low-digit car number plates (no idea what’s the craze with these), there has been very little talk...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 14, 2010 | Government, Telecommunication
A rallying cry from Lebanese Bloggers everywhere to Lebanese everywhere. Get in touch with you MP ASAP! Here are the details from Darine: Tomorrow, Parliament is scheduled to vote on a new E-Transactions law that could have terrible implications for the Lebanese...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 14, 2010 | Government, Lebanese Abroard
On May 20, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri labeled Lebanon’s brain drain as a “transmitted disease among youth” and is Lebanon’s biggest problem. Well, former Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora does not agree. In an interview with Arabian...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 13, 2010 | Government
After 34 years, the government of Bahrain has decided to reopen their embassy in Lebanon: Bahrain is set to reopen its embassy in Lebanon after a 34-year hiatus, Bahrain’s foreign minister has said. “The political decision has been made, and it will be...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Mar 7, 2010 | Government
…the Minister of Justice, Ibrahim Najjar, has this to say about a new courthouse: The minister explained that the court’s building has been modernized and equipped to facilitate organizing archives and preserving them by using computers instead of “piled up and...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 9, 2010 | Government, Media
Alright, I originally didn’t want to comment on the ET409 flight that crashed off the Beirut coast late last month but honestly now, it has gotten pathetic: From Reuters: Pilot error caused the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane off the coast of Lebanon last...