{"id":30329,"date":"2013-12-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/30329\/six-noteworthy-stories-you-might-have-missed-in-lebanon-this-week-12-22"},"modified":"2023-08-11T03:22:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T03:22:02","slug":"six-noteworthy-stories-you-might-have-missed-in-lebanon-this-week-12-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/30329\/six-noteworthy-stories-you-might-have-missed-in-lebanon-this-week-12-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Noteworthy Stories You Might Have Missed in Lebanon This Week (12\/22)"},"content":{"rendered":"<b><big><big>1. Lebanese Army Member Kills Israeli Soldier on Border<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30329-2-250x169.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  (<i>Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/slideshow\/ALeqM5gQyrrWFjDn1fS6BzRj44jg1zYNAQ?docId=702f04ad-1d5c-47f2-b4e0-ccd9bf04eecc&#038;hl=en&#038;index=0\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Google<\/a><\/i>)<br \/>  <br \/>  On Sunday December 15, an Israeli soldier identified as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/News\/Lebanon-News\/2013\/Dec-16\/241251-emergency-border-meeting-after-israeli-soldier-killed.ashx#axzz2ne2gWzjB\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Shlomi Chohen<\/a>, was killed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/News\/Lebanon-News\/2013\/Dec-15\/241199-israeli-soldier-killed-on-lebanon-israel-border-security-sources.ashx#axzz2ne2gWzjB\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Lebanese Army fire<\/a> in Ras Naqoura. In a statement, the military said the incident &#8220;was a result of an individual act by one of the soldiers and the military committee is investigating the issue.\u201d<br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>2. Officer and Four Gunmen Killed in Suicide Attack in Saida<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30329-200x250.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  (<i>Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.annahar.com\/article\/92400-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B9%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%82\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Annahar<\/a><\/i>)<br \/>  <br \/>  According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/News\/Lebanon-News\/2013\/Dec-16\/241231-officer-four-gunmen-killed-in-attacks-on-army.ashx#axzz2ne2gWzjB\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Star<\/a>, Lebanese Army first sergeant Samer Rizk and four gunmen were killed on Sunday in attacks on two army checkpoints in Saida.<br \/>  <br \/>  The first attack took place at the Al-Awwali checkpoint when a gunmen threw a hand grenade at the soldiers after being asked to pull over. The soldiers gunned down the man in response.<br \/>  <br \/>  The second attack happened a short time later at another checkpoint in Saida along the main road of the village of Majdalyoun where a gunman in a GMC Envoy stepped out of the vehicle and detonated a hand grenade. Army members responded, killing the remaining gunmen inside the vehicle.<br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>3. IKEA Refugee Shelters Approved, But Not Before Summer<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30329-3-250x167.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  (<i>Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/world.time.com\/2013\/12\/16\/lebanon-says-no-to-ikea-housing-for-syrian-refugees-because-its-too-nice\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">world.time.com<\/a><\/i>)<br \/>  <br \/>  After more than <a href=\"https:\/\/world.time.com\/2013\/12\/16\/lebanon-says-no-to-ikea-housing-for-syrian-refugees-because-its-too-nice\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">six months<\/a> of intense lobbying, the Lebanese government finally agreed to proceed with IKEA&#8217;s pre-fabricated shelters as durable alternatives to the current tents that many Syrian refugees in the north of Lebanon are currently living in. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbcgroup.tv\/news\/130199\/report-ikea-refugee-shelters\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">LBCI news<\/a>, these tents won&#8217;t be installed before the summer because trials will start first in Iraq and Ethiopia before coming to Lebanon.<br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>4. Caretaker Minister Aridi Resigns<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30329-4-250x167.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  (<i>Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/News\/Lebanon-News\/2013\/Dec-17\/241351-jumblatt-upbraids-aridi-for-resigning-on-whim.ashx#axzz2ne2gWzjB\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">the Daily Star<\/a><\/i>)<br \/>  <br \/>  On Monday, Caretaker Public Works and Transportation Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbcgroup.tv\/news\/130102\/report-caretaker-minister-aridi-submits-his-resign\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Ghazi Al-Aridi submitted his resignation<\/a> during a press conference to clear up conflicting reports about heavy rains on December 4 that flooded the airport road tunnel and Lebanese University campus.<br \/>  <br \/>  Last week, Aridi blamed Safadi for the floods saying that Safadi refused to ok the transport ministry\u2019s funds in a ploy to pressure Aridi to approve construction on a Safadi real estate development site.<br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>5. Roumieh&#8217;s Privileged Prisoners Exposed<\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30329-5.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  (<i>Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/trella.org\/4055\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">trella.org<\/a><\/i>)<br \/>  <br \/>  A report on <a href=\"https:\/\/mtv.com.lb\/en\/News\/285556\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">MTV news<\/a> Monday highlighted the luxurious living situation of one prisoner inside Roumieh, identified only as N.R. <br \/>  <br \/>  The man&#8217;s Facebook page was filled with photos of him smoking Cuban cigars, eating sushi and sizzling grills as well as many other delivery meals that he shares with his prison companions. <br \/>   <br \/>  Internet and cell phone access were also highlighted during the report, which showed N.R. checking in to Roumieh&#8217;s prison on Facebook.<br \/>  <br \/>  <b><big><big>6. Two Syrian Kids Die In House Ceiling Collapse Accident <\/big><\/big><\/b><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/30329-1-250x141.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  (<i>Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbcgroup.tv\/news\/130407\/two-syrian-children-killed-when-their-houses-ceili\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">lbcgroup.tv<\/a><\/i>)<br \/>  <br \/>  According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbcgroup.tv\/news\/130407\/two-syrian-children-killed-when-their-houses-ceili\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">LBC news<\/a>, six-year-old Jackline Mahmoud and three-year-old Lava  Mahmoud were found dead when part of the ceiling of their house collapsed. <br \/>  <br \/>  The Syrian family was living in an old two-story building in Zahle.    <figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img 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