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  • Accidental Death of Libyan at US Embassy in Tripoli

    09/12/2012 4:22:12 PM PDT · by combat_boots · 25 replies
    Tripoli Post ^ | September 8, 2012 | By Hind Turki
    In an unfortunate fatal accident on Tuesday, a Libyan guard was reportedly crushed to death by the entrance gate of the US embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. The incident occurred when the gate lethally dislodged from its pathway and fell on the guard. The embassy, which is located in Walie Al-Ahed road in the Sidi Slim area, has a large, heavy gate that bars the entrance and is manned by guards for security measures. The gate is intended to be controlled mechanically, however due to damages allegedly sustained by the mechanism, the gate has to be manually opened and...
  • Temporary ‘enjoyment marriages’ back in Iraq

    01/22/2007 6:18:03 PM PST · by gobucks · 30 replies · 1,391+ views
    Washington Post Via MSNBC ^ | 20 Jan 2007 | Nancy Trejos
    BAGHDAD - Fatima Ali was a 24-year-old divorcee with no high school diploma and no job. Shawket al-Rubae was a 34-year-old Shiite sheik with a pregnant wife who, he said, could not have sex with him. Ali wanted someone to take care of her. Rubae wanted a companion. They met one afternoon in May at the house he shares with his wife, in the room where he accepts visitors seeking his religious counsel. He had a proposal. Would Ali be his temporary wife? He would pay her 5,000 Iraqi dinars upfront — about $4 — in addition to her monthly...