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...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Sep 15, 2009 | Security
When it comes to military spending, Lebanon has opened its pockets and stuck its hand deep into it: Facing increased security threats, Lebanon’s defense and security spending is forecast to increase by 22 percent by the end of 2009, European analysts predict. If...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jul 30, 2009 | Government, Media
Talk is brewing online concerning ‘Brand Lebanon’, an idea that there needs to be a centralized authority (thanks to A Purple Monkey for the link) to market Lebanon to the world – like a Tourism Ministry on steroids. I like the idea of thinking big....
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jul 17, 2009 | Lebanese Abroard
…is my friend: “We are a Lebanese team playing in Israel. Of course, there are people who don’t support us. But we really just want to play basketball and have fun,” says Massoud Hannoun, the captain of Erez Nahariya basketball team. The “Lebanese”...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jul 11, 2009 | Regional News
Its apparently gone to the animals at the Israeli-Lebanese border: Israeli cows guided by Israeli shepherds have been crossing the border in an act [Lebanese] southerners are condemning as a violation of the country’s sovereignty, especially since the cattle is...
