by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jul 5, 2011 | Regional News
Gulf News is reporting that 33 Kuwaiti women have filed for divorce against their husbands for lying about their travels: More than 30 Kuwaiti women have filed for divorce after they discovered that their husbands spent the New Year’s Eve in Lebanon while claiming...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 25, 2011 | Regional News
In a further deterioration of relations between Lebanon and Bahrain, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Manama has decided to freeze joint councils between the two countries: The BCCI attributed its decision to the “blatant interference” of...
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 | Mar 28, 2011 | Regional News
Reuters is reporting that two of its journalists, Ayat Basma and Ezzat Baltaji, are missing: Beirut-based producer Ayat Basma and cameraman Ezzat Baltaji had been expected to cross into Lebanon by road at approximately 1830 GMT (2:30 p.m. ET) on Saturday, where they...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jan 31, 2011 | Regional News
Kuwaiti blogger, Mark from TWOFOURTYEIGHTAM has been served with a lawsuit from the Kuwaiti branch of Benihana restaurant for apparently, writing a negative review on their food. Alexander at Fake Plastic Souks explains what happened next: So there we go – a bad...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Dec 26, 2010 | Regional News
Saudi women are learning to drive and are arming themselves with Lebanese driving licenses to prove it: Saudi women, banned from driving vehicles at home, are increasingly going abroad to get driver’s licenses, local daily Arab News reported on Friday. Women...