by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 6, 2012 | Media
Some of you already know that I rarely do politics on this blog especially with the situation where we find ourselves in (at last read it was something along the lines of we are doing a crappy job in government and not working hard enough so we’ve decided that...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Sep 22, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
Hollywood, California Thanks to @MaryLebanese for the link. The phrase describes the winding road that leads up to the great Hollywood sign: Locals complain that tourists leave litter and cigarette butts — a mortal hazard on tinder-dry hillsides in summer...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 24, 2010 | Media
OK, we all had our laughs over Naharnet’s elaborate use of Google Translate but now it’s getting really pathetic. Check out these titles (in the screenshots): Point #1: Turkish PM has nothing against singers At first I couldn’t understand the title;...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Oct 12, 2010 | Media
I was reading an article on Naharnet titled False Witnesses Vote Signals Confrontation as Suleiman, Jumblat Seek Near-Impossible Consensus; Lebanese newspapers love to stuff their titles and its natural to expect the same writing style at Naharnet. However, that is...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Sep 2, 2010 | Media
Commemorating the 32nd anniversary of the disappearance of Imam Moussa Al-Sadr – the founder of the Shiite Amal Movement, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri mentioned work will soon begin on Litani River project. According to the Kuwait News Agency: The project...