by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 23, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
A big thanks to rouba, Antoun Issa, Olivia Alabaster, and Liliane (Lebanon Aggregator) for the link. According to one eye witness by the name of Andrew, and supported by The Age’s Paul Millar: Suburban street like ‘downtown Beirut’ after shooting,...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 23, 2011 | Entertainment News
LebExile had passed on some news that James Blunt was raving to a Australian radio station (Mix106.5) about the greatest place he has ever visited and played to — Beirut: Here’s a transcript of what he said; you can hear the entire interview here (the part...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 9, 2011 | Society
I completely love knefe but going around calling it a Lebanese cheeseburger is a complete turnoff. Take it away Samantha Day of Australia’s Advertiser: SeaSweet Patisserie on Church St has been serving up Lebanese cheeseburgers, or knefe, alongside other...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 9, 2011 | Lebanese Abroard
A jet safety campaign launched by Australia’s New South Wales Maritime department has hit a sour note with the United Australian Lebanese Movement (UALM) claiming it to be racist. According to reports: As part of its Multicultural Jet Ski Safety Awareness...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Dec 16, 2010 | Lebanese Abroard
Apparently that was Lebanon’s Consul General in Sydney, Robert Naoum’s defense for not having to pay legal fees. I reported on this back in August 2009; Nabil Dannawi, a Sydney resident, wrote on his Arabic website, www.alankabout.com, that Robert Naoum is a...