Lebanon's interior minister took the unprecedented step on Thursday 25th of April 2013 of registering a civil marriage contract after a years-long campaign to allow such unions in the multi-confessional country, the official news agency reported.
The first Lebanese couple to celebrate a civil union,Marwan Charbel had signed the civil marriage contract of Nidal Darwish and Kholoud Sukkarieh.
Lebanese authorities have all along recognized civil marriages registered abroad, and it has become common for mixed-faith couples to marry in nearby Cyprus.
