Los Angeles Times' coverage of the Middle East

" Lebanon's online lesbian magazine Bekhsoos is back after a nearly one-year hiatus for almost one year. The publication, whose Arabic name loosely translates as "Concerning," was launched as a quarterly magazine in early 2008 by members of the Lebanese lesbian group Meem and was billed as the Arab world's first publication for lesbian and bisexual women. Back then, Bekhsoos published a mixture of news about sexual identity in the Arab world. Now it plans to feature more investigative reports with the objective of filling "the gap of lesbian- and transgender-produced writing in the Arab world." A breaking news service is reportedly also in the pipeline for the magazine, which is run by a group of volunteers." I must say that the Los Angeles Times often covers stories from the Middle East that are not covered elsewhere in the US press. (thanks Olivia)