Security
Israel Assisted in Capsized Ship Rescue
Remember the Danny F II, the ship carrying livestock form the Ukraine to Tartous in Syria that sank off the coast of Tripoli in December? Well apparently, other than UNFIL, the Lebanese Navy and the British Army (stationed in Cyprus), Israel also took part in the rescue mission:
Ukraine’s ambassador to Israel and its military attache [...]
US Plans for Anti-Hezbollah Force
In what I thought was a mundane article from UPI titled U.S. ‘to give Lebanon light attack planes’ it actually had some interesting, yet disturbing news towards the end:
…the U.S. security consultancy Stratfor says the Pentagon wants to establish [a special group] as an elite [Lebanese] army unit. Its main function will be countering Hezbollah. [...]
The AK-47 Index
Where financial centers flash their Dow30, FTSE100 and CAC40, here in Lebanon we have our AK-47 index:
Officially, the only legal weapons in Lebanon are shotguns meant for hunting birds. And although much of the population was heavily armed during the 1975 to 1990 civil war, the various factions agreed to disarm their heavy weapons stockpiles, [...]
Direct Flights Grounded Again
Every time we seem to be inching closer to direct flights between Beirut and the United States, something happens to knock us back:
For Detroit Metro Airport, tougher international airport security screenings will affect travelers from one of its key markets: Beirut. In terms of number of passengers, Beirut is the biggest market without any direct [...]
So the Customs Check at the Airport has a Purpose
Maybe because I smile at them, but it seems I always get “pulled over” by Customs as I try to make my way out of baggage claim at Hariri International where they proceed to frisk my luggage and stare blindly into its contents while asking me what’s in it.
Apparently it seems, they’ve finally caught someone [...]
