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Lebanon considered ‘liberal’ in Middle East but still arrests LGBT
Lebanon has a reputation as the most liberal country in the conservative Middle East, but even a night on the town for gays can end in arrest and humiliating sexuality “tests”. They might be less persecuted than elsewhere in the region, but outside a few areas of the capital Beirut,…
Lebanon’s new prime minister insists on neutrality in Syrian conflict
Lebanon’s premier-designate Tammam Salam told AFP on Saturday that he supports the freedom of the Syrian people while insisting his country remain neutral in its neighbour’s civil war. “My position is that I am on the side of the Syria people; I support the freedom and the sovereignty of the…
Lebanese Muslim authority issues fatwa against civil marriage moves
Lebanon’s top Sunni Muslim authority on Monday issued a fatwa against moves to legalise civil marriages inside the country, where couples of different faiths have to travel abroad to tie the knot. The religious edict came a day after President Michel Sleiman tweeted that he would remain steadfast in supporting…
Worst storms in decade bring parts of the Middle East to near standstill
The worst storms in a decade left swathes of Israel and Jordan under a blanket of snow and parts of Lebanon blacked out on Thursday, bringing misery to a region accustomed to temperate climates. Freezing temperatures and floods since Sunday across the region have claimed at least 11 lives and…
New version of cyberspying Flame virus uncovered
A new cyberespionage tool linked to the Flame virus has been infecting computers in Lebanon, Iran and elsewhere, security researchers said Monday. Kaspersky Lab, which was credited with revealing the Flame virus earlier this year, dubbed the new malware “miniFlame,” and said it was “a small and highly flexible malicious…
Pope calls for Christians and Muslims to unite against violence
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday called for Christians and Muslims to unite against violence, following a trip to Lebanon last week in which he condemned fundamentalism in any religion. “I think the time has come… for us together to issue a determined rejection of violence and wars,”…
Hezbollah calls for Lebanon protests over anti-Islam film
Hassan Nasrallah, head of Lebanon’s Shiite Hezbollah organisation, on Sunday called for protests across the country over a US-produced film mocking Islam that caused uproar across the Islamic world. “The whole world needs to see your anger on your faces, in your fists and your shouts,” Nasrallah said in a…
Pope’s trip to Lebanon ‘act of courage, hope,’ says spokesman
Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Lebanon next week is “considered an act of great courage and hope worldwide” as a civil war rages in neighbouring Syria, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said Saturday. Lebanon, which has a significant Catholic community, was selected for the September 14-16 trip “before the situation in…
‘Smoker’s paradise’ Lebanon enacts smoking ban
A smoking ban in all closed public spaces, including coffee shops, restaurants and bars, went into force in Lebanon on Monday under new legislation that promises hefty fines for lawbreakers. In a country considered a “smokers’ paradise,” the law took effect a year ago in airports, hospitals and schools, but took hold on a wider…
Deadly flare-up in Lebanon stokes Syria spillover fears
A sniper killed a Sunni sheikh in the north Lebanon city of Tripoli on Friday, sparking new clashes between pro- and anti-Syrian factions that dashed a tenuous truce, a security official told AFP. The death of Sheikh Khaled al-Baradei, 28, brought to 12 the number of people killed in fighting in the city…
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