Two days ago ago a man attempted to shoot some fire in the air during a wedding in Bteghrine but ended up critically injuring a photographer when he lost control over his gun. (Source)
What’s even worse is that the photographer was then rushed to the hospital but not admitted until three men attacked the ER staff which eventually led to the arrest of the groom!
Talk about a memorable wedding party…
If we’re gonna remember this summer for something other than the garbage scattered everywhere around the country, then it’s definitely for the low quality music that was produced for celebrity wannabes to get their 5 minutes of fame.
Here’s a quick list I compiled from what I have lately seen on YouTube. I’m pretty sure there’s more but I think 5 are enough to avoid any damage for your eyes and ears.
What does Merzabbi mean? And why did somebody feel the urge to write a song about it?
I honestly never paid attention to the music. This is actually the kind of videos that help you identify whether you are an ass or boobs man.
Nothing. Zero. Cero. Null.
Falls in the same category as #2. It can also be used during self loving time as well… you know self loving… w heik.
Tirachrach is so 2011! No wedding was complete this season without this one playing at least once during the party.
I know it has been done before, but I still think it’s pretty cute.
Unfortunately the civil marriage I posted about earlier did not get approved after the Interior Ministry referred it to the Justice Ministry, simply due to the fact that civil marriage is not yet allowed in Lebanon, and therefore the workaround that Nidal and Khouloud came up with did not work.
Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said the Justice Ministry did not approve a Lebanese couple’s request for a civil marriage in the country.
“The Interior Ministry referred the marriage request to the Justice Ministry’s advisory panel, which studied the request and did not approve on it due to the absence of a law that regulates civil marriage,” Charbel told An-Nahar newspaper in remarks published Monday.
“Any similar request will not be [approved],” the minister also said, calling for a new law that regulates civil marriage.
“There must be a [law] to regulate the personal status, marriage and divorce as well inheritance and other similar issues,” Charbel added.
You can read about the issue in this article by Now Lebanon.
It’s hard to believe given our rules and regulations, but this couple, Khouloud and Nidal, did manage to wed by civil marriage in Lebanon after they got the necessary paperwork, which wasn’t an easy job for them by the way. You can check all about it in this article by Now Lebanon, or just read the below summary by Najib to know how did they accomplish that.
Step1: Strike out the mention of both Kholoud’s and Nidal’s sects from their respective IDs to prove before the law that they are not affiliated with a sect that forces them to marry before a religious court. They thus acquired the right to hold a civil marriage as per Article 60 L.R.
Step2: Obtain a form signed by the mayor proving that there are no objections to their marriage and put the marriage announcement up on a billboard 15 days before the wedding date to make sure that there were no objections to it. The announcement was supposed to be published in the Official Gazette or at least two newspapers, but in order to prevent any hindrances, Kholoud and Nidal just posted the announcement on the doors of their parents’ houses and on the door of their own house.
Step3: Obtain a legal document signed by a notary public after both parties chose the articles included in the marriage contract as well as a financial disclosure that guarantees the rights of each party to the marriage.
It’s worth noting that Khouloud and Nidal are still waiting for the Ministry of Interior to officially announce their marriage.
Is that enough explanation for the lack of posts on +961?
I actually got married on July 1st and I’m currently spending some time (AKA honeymoon) at probably one of the best places on earth. Phuket, Thailand.
See you in a while! 🙂
Here are three of the last photos I took in the summer.
As you may know, summer is the weddings season in Lebanon, and so the two first photos are from a wedding a week ago.
This one was taken early in July from a building in the Sayfi area.
