School in Denmark fined for expelling Lebanese Muslim student for refusing to eat pork

A Danish vocational school has been ordered to pay 75,000 Danish kroner to a Muslim student who was expelled from the school in 2010 because she refused to taste pork, which is forbidden in Islam.

The Danish Equal Status Council has ordered the school, located in the Jutland town of Holsterbro, to pay a fine to the student, who is of Lebanese origin. (more…)

Danish Defense Minister in Lebanon to inspect UN troops

Danish Minister of Defense, Søren Gade has arrived in Beirut Lebanon. He came from Djibouti on a private jet. He is expected to inspect the Danish U.N. troops stationed in southern Lebanon and to meet key Lebanese officials

Hariri visited Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Naim Hassan

Following his meeting with Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Al Akl Naim Hassan at his headquarters Verdun, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri emphasized in response to a question by a reporter about his visit to Syria that Lebanon has started a new positive phase in its relationship with its neighbor and opened a new page that should benefit the people of both countries.
Hariri was completing his visits to Lebanese spiritual leaders to brief them on his trips to Saudi Arabia, Denmark and Syria and to congratulate them on the holidays them
In addition to Hassan , the meeting was also attended by Druze judge Sheikh Gandhi Makarem, MP Marwan Hamadeh and hariri adviser Nader Hariri

Hariri briefed Sfeir on his visits to Saudi Arabia, Denmark & Syria

Prime Minister Saad Hariri told reporters at Bkirki that he briefed Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir on his 3 visits to: Saudi Arabia, Denmark and Syria.