by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 14, 2012 | Society
Beirut will be heading up against the some of the culinary capitals of the world to be crowned Destination of the Year for 2013 in the UK’s Food and Travel magazine: Vietnam and Beirut are among the nominees vying for the title of ‘destination of the...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 14, 2012 | Economy
Very few will be surprised with this news from consultancy firm Mercer: Abu Dhabi lost its lead as the Middle Eastern city with the highest cost of living to Beirut, while Dubai fell back 12 places in the global ranking, the Worldwide Cost of Living 2012, which was...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 3, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
British Colombia, Canada During a workshop by the West Vancouver Police department where they raved about the latest crime rates, one resident was not happy: Another resident who preferred not to be identified said in spite of Lepine’s positive statistics, the...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 22, 2012 | Regional News, Security
Not good timing for Dubai92 and the sponsors of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ competition, Bloomingdales Dubai, when you have this playing right before their top-of-the-hour news bulletin about UAE travel warnings and violence in the Lebanese capital. Rock stars...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 20, 2012 | Entertainment News
So where do you go when you want to shoot scenes of Beirut without stepping foot in the Lebanese capital? The drama/thriller TV series Homeland chose Tel Aviv: Though booted from the CIA as psychologically unfit, the heroine of the hit TV...