by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jul 17, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
Fireworks are great fun to watch but, according to Rodger Dee, alderman at the Darwin City Council in Australia, when they get too loud, things end up like Beirut: One council member has compared cracker night to a “war zone”. […] Alderman Rodger Dee...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jul 12, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
Not really sure what a bad night in Beirut looks like but Nick Draycott seems to know: “Burglaries rise fast as economy goes slow” was the headline on the front page of the London Times newspaper on 29th June 2011. […] A couple of days after the Times article...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jul 10, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
I’ve completed my summer project early – I’ve marked on Google Maps the locations that were compared to Beirut (since I started actively keeping track of them on this blog). You can click on the picture below to head over to Looks Like Beirut –...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jul 3, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
As Hailey, Idaho in the US gets ready for the 4th of July celebrations, Fire Chief Mike Chapman has a few safety concerns: There won’t be as many shells fired this year for the Hailey Fourth of July fireworks extravaganza, but spectators nonetheless can expect...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 27, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
A follow-up on the previous post, I emailed the author of the article, Paul Millar, following antissa’s suggestion and here is a copy of the email I sent to him: Dear Paul, Thank you for shedding light on what “downtown Beirut” looks like – we...
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,...