by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 28, 2013 | Looks Like Beirut
Over the past year or so, I have been using photos of Beirut to accompany my Looks Like Beirut posts. These photos have been made available thanks to the Creative Commons-licensed photos posted by users on Flickr. Through a recent search, I came across a photo with a...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 24, 2010 | Government
You’ve all probably woke up to the news of six-storey aluminum factory that collapsed in Zouk Mosbeh. As I type this, reports are coming in of the three missing in the collapse – one has been located though it will take sometime to free him. The other two,...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 6, 2009 | Looks Like Beirut
A vacant motel goes up in flames. Not much news, but when the motel is Memphis’ very own “Beirut” building, then there’s something to talk about: Memphis Police and Fire were called the Shelby Inn shortly after 3 a. m. when a fire alarm went...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Sep 15, 2009 | Construction
Contractors have broken ground on what is to be the tallest building in Beirut, Sama Beirut: [A] 50-story luxury residential tower in the Sodeco area. Launched in mid-August by Sama developer Antonios Projects, it is expected to be completed by 2014. The tower will...