Provocative policing: Lebanese city puts female officers in tiny shorts to attract tourists (VIDEO)
Young, attractive policewomen in black mini-shorts and red berets are patrolling the streets in the Lebanese town of Broummana as part of its mayor’s plan to attract more tourists and improve the country’s image. “Ninety-nine percent of the tourists in the Mediterranean region wear shorts,” explained Broummana Mayor Pierre Achkar. He hopes that the new […]
Denmark No Longer Welcoming Refugees: Rejected Asylum Seekers To Leave Denmark
Denmark has placed adverts in several Lebanese newspapers warning would-be migrants about new and tighter restrictions on those seeking asylum in the country. The adverts appeared in at least three Arabic-language newspapers and one English-language daily in Lebanon on Monday. “Denmark has decided to tighten the regulations concerning refugees in a number of areas,” the […]
Israel Fires Missiles Into Syria After Rocket Attack
An Israeli aircraft has fired missiles at a building in Syria’s Golan Heights in response to a rocket strike on an Israeli village, according to reports. Syrian state TV said “several missiles” had hit a transport centre and public building in the Height’s Quneitra area. Earlier rockets landed near a village in northern Israel. There […]
