Lebanese stage mock wedding to urge civil marriage (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Lebanese women in white gowns and men in suits staged a mock wedding in central Beirut’s main thoroughfare on Thursday, calling on authorities to pass a law that would legalize civil marriage.
AL chief: Lebanon’s participation in Libya’s summit still under discussion (People’s Daily)
The visiting Arab League (AL) Secretary General Amr Moussa Wednesday said Lebanon’s participation in the Arab summit in Libya is still under discussion, adding that his meeting with Lebanese officials might lead to the country’s appearance in the summit. After his meeting with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman in the presidential palace near Beirut, Moussa told reporters that ” the issue of …
Lebanese stage mock wedding to urge civil marriage (Khaleej Times)
BEIRUT – Lebanese women in white gowns and men in suits staged a mock wedding in central Beirut’s main thoroughfare on Thursday, calling on authorities to pass a law that would legalise civil marriage.
Lebanon’s president under fire on defense (UPI)
BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 18 (UPI) — Lebanese lawmakers rose to the defense of the President Michel Suleiman for his decision to emphasize a defense strategy in a national dialogue.
Moody’s: Stable outlook for Lebanese banking system (Zawya)
BEIRUT: The credit outlook for the Lebanese banking sector is stable, reflecting the buoyant performance of the local economy in 2009, improvement in Lebanese politics and relative stability in the region, says Moody’s Investors Service in its new Banking System Outlook on Lebanon.
AFC Cup: East Bengal thrashed by Lebanese club (rediff.com)
Federation Cup champions East Bengal suffered their second consecutive defeat in the AFC Cup after going down 0-3 to formidable Lebanese side Al Nejmeh in a lop-sided football match in Beirut.
Lebanon peace key to luring investment – Slim (Zawya)
BEIRUT: The World’s Richest Man, Carlos Slim, told an assembly of government ministers and Lebanese economic leaders on Tuesday that “peace in Lebanon is essential for future investment.”
French companies upbeat about Lebanese economic future (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: The huge number of French companies exhibiting at the Beirut International Exhibition and Leisure center (BIEL), for the French week in Lebanon 2010, is nothing less than a great indicator of the country’s ability to once again become the commercial hub of the Middle East. “If it weren’t for the political clashes that have occurred in Lebanon
Lebanese protest in front of Parliament for civil marriages (The Daily Star Lebanon)
BEIRUT: Bassam Jalgha, 23, has decided he doesn’t want a religious marriage. There’s only one problem: civil marriages are not performed in Lebanon. Jalgha was one of around 200 people who marched on the Lebanese Parliament Thursday to demand politicians amend the law to allow people the option of marrying outside religious establishments.
Lebanese police arrest Saudi allegedly spying for Israel (EARTHtimes.org)
Beirut – Lebanese police in southern Lebanon arrested a Saudi man allegedly spying for the Israeli secret service Mossad, local radios reported Thursday. The radios said the man was caught on Wednesday when he was spotted by a police patrol near the …
