by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Apr 6, 2011 | Lebanese Abroard, Regional News
An update on the situation in Bahrain vis-a-vis Lebanon: Suspension of commercial flights between Manama and Beirut will remain in place for the foreseeable future: Bahrain national carrier Gulf Air has extended its suspension of flights to Lebanon until the end of...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Apr 4, 2011 | Lebanese Abroard
Lived in Germany since she was 8 months old, Lebanon-born boxer Rola El-Halabi was shot on April 2 before she was to enter the ring: Germany’s female world lightweight boxing champion Rola El-Halabi was recovering in hospital on Saturday after being gunned down before...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Mar 28, 2011 | Lebanese Abroard
Italian Americans had Tony and Tina’s Wedding, Greek Americans had My Big, Fat Greek Wedding, and now Lebanese Americans have The Lebanese-Redneck Wedding: “The Lebanese-Redneck Wedding,” which opens Friday at The Waterhouse, aims to gently spoof all things central...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Mar 23, 2011 | Lebanese Abroard
In an escalation of events between Bahrain and Lebanon following the Hezbollah leader’s speech, Bahrain has announced that all Gulf Air and Bahrain Air flights between Beirut and Manama have been suspended (Arabic). Transliteration: The Authority for Civil...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 9, 2011 | Lebanese Abroard
A jet safety campaign launched by Australia’s New South Wales Maritime department has hit a sour note with the United Australian Lebanese Movement (UALM) claiming it to be racist. According to reports: As part of its Multicultural Jet Ski Safety Awareness...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Dec 16, 2010 | Lebanese Abroard
Apparently that was Lebanon’s Consul General in Sydney, Robert Naoum’s defense for not having to pay legal fees. I reported on this back in August 2009; Nabil Dannawi, a Sydney resident, wrote on his Arabic website, www.alankabout.com, that Robert Naoum is a...