by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Apr 26, 2011 | Society
Casino du Liban’s only competitor has been forced to close its doors: Syria’s only gambling casino was shut down by the authorities just over three months after it opened, sources within the business said on Wednesday, dpa reported. “It is not known...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Mar 28, 2011 | Security
… as long as they make no stops in Lebanon: A second group of Estonian tourists in Syria and Lebanon can rest assured, according to Germalo Travel. The Estonian tourism operator recently flew a group of 36 holidaymakers to the region. Marianne Kaldas, head 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 5, 2011 | Society
An interesting tidbit, Syria has inaugurated a new casino: A casino opened without fanfare near the Syrian capital on Christmas Eve, in a bending of the rules in a secular country seeking to lure tourists but where gambling is banned out of respect for Islam....
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Oct 10, 2010 | Regional News
Why spend billions on a spy satellite program when you can log in for free: Israeli concerns that Lebanon’s militant Shia Hezbollah has acquired Scud ballistic missiles have intensified with the release of updated satellite images on Google Earth showing what...