Lebanese gets away with a $17,000 fine for killing his wife

Picture via expressjr.files A 62 year old Lebanese accused of stabbing his wife to death got his sentence reduced from 15 years in prison to paying a fee of 25 Million Liras to the victim's family. The man had already spent 6 years in prison but was able to go out with a fine because his wife refused to sleep with him and used to insult him and yell at him. I wonder how he…

Support Civil Marriage in Lebanon

Picture via Ghazayel The fight to legitimize civil marriage in Lebanon and recognize Kholoud & Nidal’s civil marriage is not over yet as President Michel Sleiman reiterated his full support and slammed Prime Minister Najib Mikati for his take on the matter. The Lebanese online community also reacted yesterday to Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani's fiery remarks yesterday and started a Facebook Page where all Lebanese couples who had a civil marriage outside Lebanon…
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Reporting a kidnapping in Lebanon

13 years ago
A lot of kidnappings in Lebanon take place in the Bekaa – Source To sum up the story below in two words: If you don’t speak Arabic, you can’t report a crime to the ‘112’ ...
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On the Wata al-Jawz crime and the fate of Anthony Khalil

13 years ago
[YouTube] On the same day Al-Assir was visiting Kfardebian, Ghassan Seifeddine and his son Hady were killed in Wata Al-Jawz by Anthony Khalil during a personal dispute. Residents of Lebanon’s Jbeil town of Lassa, hometown ...
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Ahmad Al-Assir’s visit to Faraya: What if?

13 years ago
There’s an Arabic saying that says “يعمل من الحبة قبة” which I think sums up what happened on Thursday during Al-Assir’s visit when some Kfardebian residents blocked the roads to prevent him from reaching the ...
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Funny yet highly unprofessional comment

13 years ago
Picture via Trella I saw this screenshot yesterday taken from Tayyar’s news portal during the Kalam el Nass episode with Michel Mouawad. Knowing that Michel has issues pronouncing the “r”, just like some other personalities ...
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No Photography allowed at Zaitunay Bay?

13 years ago
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 ...
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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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Why no one wants to visit Lebanon …

13 years ago
Rio De Janeiro – #1 destination for 2013 as per the New York Times If you are wondering why Lebanon was left out of the New York Times’ top 46 destinations for 2013, or was ...
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Khadam Wa Khadamat: Press JA-PH-69 for Filipino

13 years ago
[Kwk-lb.com] Is it that hard to state the worker’s name instead of a serial number? kwk-lb.com is aimed to provide a unique service in Lebanon and the Middle East to help the employers to search ...
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