by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 20, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
Glasgow, Scotland I have to hang my head low as this is probably one of the few times where the phrase “looks like Beirut” is actually accurate: STREETS in the East End of Glasgow have so many potholes they look like they belong in Beirut, say residents....
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 16, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
New Jersey, USA Sounds of gun shots ringing through the night in Trenton, New Jersey is, according to South Ward Councilman George Muschal, similar to the sounds of Beirut: A city shooting that targeted two officers late Monday dominated part of Tuesday night’s City...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 9, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
California, USA 20 years after the Los Angeles riots, actor/activist Edward James Olmos describes the scene to the Hollywood Reporter: Actor and activist Edward James Olmos says Hollywood on Thursday night “looked like Beirut, like an all-out war going on.” Seeing...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 3, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
Newcastle, Australia As my pal Rabih (over at SkyscraperCity) perfectly pointed out: “it’s been a busy 24 hours for bigots in Newcastle, Australia news rooms”. Speaking at a Hunter Valley Research Foundation function at state Parliament yesterday,...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Apr 24, 2012 | Transportation
Detroit Metro Airport is courting airlines to establish direct routes between Detroit and the Middle East after the failed 2010 attempt to establish direct flights to Beirut: Officials at a Detroit airport are urging international airlines to launch nonstop flights...