by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 10, 2009 | Looks Like Beirut
Beirut is being used as a defense strategy in the US: Comparing the streets of New Bedford to Beirut, defense attorney Kevin Reddington said jurors should consider the city’s history of gang violence in weighing the fate of murder defendant David...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
Interesting news from the Philippines concerning the International Basketball Federation Championships (2009 FIBA): Don’t count Lebanon out among the teams to contend with in the coming 2009 FIBA-Asia men’s basketball championship in Tianjin, China. The Lebanese...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 9, 2009 | Society
Helem is pushing forward to abolish Article 534 which bans “unnatural sex”, used by the police and judicial department to arrest gays in Lebanon. Helem is treading carefully. The group, founded in 2004, is talking with legal experts on how to approach...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 5, 2009 | Lebanese Abroard
A very sad story is making the rounds in the UAE press: A woman who lost her unborn baby in a Dubai road crash has been convicted of manslaughter and ordered to pay blood money, in the first such ruling in the UAE, local newspapers reported on Monday. The court found...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 12, 2009 | Society
Lebanese are no longer required to reveal their religious identity on government records: Lebanon’s Interior Minister Ziad Baroud issued a memorandum this week dispensing citizens from revealing their religious affiliation on civil registry records. The memo...
