Lebanon’s first civil marriage not yet approved

Picture from NowLebanon Kholoud Succariyeh and Nidal Darwish's request for civil marriage in Lebanon was not yet approved as Interior Minister Marwan Charbel referred the request to the Justice Ministry’s advisory panel who, and I am quoting him, "did not approve on it due to the absence of a law that regulates civil marriage" . Weirdly enough though, "Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi told An-Nahar that he was unaware of the advisory panel’s rejection of the…

No Photography allowed at Zaitunay Bay?

Picture from Ragmag Joe went to take few shots at the Zaitunay Bay with his DSLR but was not allowed to do so by one of the security guys. I've seen a lot of people taking pictures with their SLRs and Smart Phones there so it looks like security guys r not doing their job properly or one of them was having a bad day. This is the second time Joe is not allowed to…
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Beirut Nights cafe in London

13 years ago
Promotional video for Beirut Nights Restaurant Beautiful Lebanese Cuisine, Shisha, Fresh Juice, Shisha, Cocktails, Shisha, Milk Shake, Shisha. ...
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Sheikh Ahmad Al Assir Reality Show: Season 2 Preview

13 years ago
After a successful Season1 [Episode1] [Episode2] [Bonus], Saida’s favorite Sheikh is kicking off Season2 of his reality show with a scheduled trip to Faraya. The trip was planned for this weekend but got cancelled. Rumors ...
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Failed Assassination Attempt on Ahmad Doughan

13 years ago
[YouTube] The Ahmad Doughan I am talking about is not the Lebanese singer but a Bulgarian Opposition Leader who should count himself extremely lucky for having escaped this attempt. Going back to the Lebanese Ahmad ...
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President Michel Sleiman in favor of legalizing civil marriage in Lebanon

13 years ago
President Michel Sleiman tweeted today that he is in favor of a law decree to legitimize civil marriage in Lebanon. I guess there is hope after all. Until this happens, you can read [Here] how ...
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Mobile phone prices across the Arab world

13 years ago
[High-Res] Graph via Executive-Magazine Lebanon has the highest average price per minute for voice calls in the Arab world, followed by Morocco, Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. It’s probably that high because we also have ...
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Unlist your number from Truecaller

13 years ago
As most of you probably know, Truecaller is a popular phone app where you can look up anonymous numbers to see who they belong to. I honestly never used it because I don’t like the ...
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Lebanese Women Rights and the Nationality Law

13 years ago
[YouTube] Activists from the Nationality Campaign held a sit-in three days ago near the Baabda palace to protest against the Nationality law and ask PM Najib Miqati to reconsider not allowing Lebanese women to pass ...
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Sietske and her Kick-Ass Housekeeper

13 years ago
Picture from Sietske in Beirut Like I said on many occasions, I always look forward to Sietske’s posts, not just for the awesome pictures, but also for the exciting stories and adventures that follow and ...
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