by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 21, 2015 | Looks Like Beirut
A positive letter to the editor that describes Beirut in a positive light for a change!
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 27, 2014 | Looks Like Beirut
I never expected to come across “looks like Beirut” when it came to a discussion on gender inequality and discrimination! I must say this is one of the most unusual use of the phrase that I have seen. Maureen Rush is among the first female police officers...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 25, 2014 | Looks Like Beirut
British MP Frank Field is fed up with anti-social behavior plaguing his constituents in the coastal town of Birkenhead. “I’ve never been so sick with worry as I am now in that, all the different agencies which have budgets to counter anti-social behavior...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 12, 2014 | Looks Like Beirut
It must be a slow news day at the Scunthorpe Telegraph as a conversation with a visitor on the state of the town center has developed into a 100-word “news article” complete with a Beirut punch: A visitor to Scunthorpe town centre was shocked by the amount...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 1, 2014 | Media
The International Herald Tribune has published online an article from its archive titled, Beirut is Travel Hub of the Middle East. The article appeared in its papers back in 1964! Beirut, its capital, is the seething communications hub of the Middle East, where planes...