The Lebanese Environment Minister took the decide to remove the recently built amphitheater right next to the Cedars Forest in Bcharreh by Gebran Tawk. Tawk supporters protested the decision at first and even blocked roads and burned tires but things calmed down after a while. I am glad this illegal and outrageous construction will be taken down and I am sure Tawk will be able to find another proper venue for his son's wedding.

These numbers are updated as of October 17 2013 as per the UNHCR Lebanon. These UN statistics are particularly important in Lebanon, where government numbers are unreliable and haven’t been updated since March 2013, at which time the Lebanese government estimated that more than 1 million Syrian refugees were in Lebanon. The UNHCR readily provides figures for an average waiting period for registrants, showing the amount of time that families must wait before connecting to…