“Now it’s like Beirut”
A 31-year resident of the Australian town of Altona Meadows has had enough:
Altona Meadows is being ruined by selfish residents with no respect for their neighbours, says Trevor, an emergency services worker who has lived in Shirley St for 31 years.
“Ten years ago this was the most beautiful street in Altona Meadows,” he says.
“Now it’s [...]
Where There’s No Smoke
Following on the heals of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Zouk Mikael Municipality, Australia’s alternative to Starbucks, Gloria Jean’s, goes down the same road:
Australian owned coffee brand Gloria Jean’s Coffees has continued its international expansion with the opening of its first coffee house in Lebanon.
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“Our smoke-free store has been welcomed by the local community [...]
Do Us a Favor and Keep Them There
Can you imagine three teenagers charged with 200 sexual assault offenses in a span of two months? Wondering why am I bring this issue up?
You guessed it, there’s a Lebanese connection:
Eric Mumbler, 19, and his workmates at a demolition business, Nabil Merhi, 18, and Ahmed Yehia, 19 [...are...] charged with raping and threatening to kill [...]
You Called Me What?
You heard me, a Zionist:
[Lebanon’s Consul General in Sydney, Robert Naoum] has lost his bid to stop a website calling him a Zionist after a court ruled the comments were not defamatory.
The comment was made by Nabil Dannawi, a Sydney resident on his Arabic website, www.alankabout.com. However the judge did state the comments made against [...]
Always Looking for a Fight
I had blogged about the Lebanese-Australian relations down under previously, and if you haven’t recently heard, Indians living in Australia have been experiencing what seemed to be racial violence towards them, but it appears that our fellow Lebanese have also decided to get in on the action:
About 200 Indian students on Monday night protested against [...]
