Uber Driver in Lebanon Arrested in Killing of Rebecca Dykes<br />Mr. Porter said that Uber in Lebanon used only taxi drivers with commercial licenses, which require government background checks.<br />In 2014, both Uber and one of its competitors, Lyft, lobbied regulators in cities across the United States to ease<br />rules requiring the fingerprinting of drivers for background checks, a more thorough but time-consuming process.<br />LONDON — A driver for Uber in Lebanon has been arrested in connection with the killing of a British diplomat in Beirut over the weekend,<br />and the ride-hailing company said on Monday that it was cooperating with the authorities.<br />Uber, however, uses a different approach in cities where drivers are required<br />to be licensed by the taxi commission to drive for the company, like Beirut.
