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...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Apr 28, 2014 | From The Administrator
I’ve been on an unannounced hiatus since February but I am back now with a redesigned website and a greater focus on how I want the site to proceed. The site will focus more on “Looks Like Beirut” across multiple mediums (specifically Twitter) while...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 26, 2014 | Looks Like Beirut
Once again, a thank you to Sarah for flagging this advert from KFC in the UK: So here’s the important part: A dad is sitting at a KFC restaurant with his son and daughter, who are both busy with their phones. The dad tries to have a conversation with them: What...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 19, 2014 | Looks Like Beirut
It has happened again! Homes that look like Beirut (or whatever that means). It all began with a simple tweet for assistance: We’re looking for dramatic & inspiring images of island that look like other places in the world for a campaign. Eg: Priory bay =...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 18, 2014 | Looks Like Beirut
A big thanks to Sarah for sending me this “looks like Beirut” alert and the audio to accompany it. This report was broadcast on BBC Radio on February 7 in regards to the flooding that has left significant property and infrastructure damage. Here is some...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jan 28, 2014 | Looks Like Beirut
Pick up from where I left off in the last post on homes looking like Beirut, DAVY (@DavidCarson66) has been cooking up a storm in his kitchen and was left with a serious mess: @ann_annalu @MarieElliott22 Boo hoo. Kitchen looks like Hiroshima. Worse than Beirut — DAVY...