by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Apr 4, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
The media is totaling wrong; <sarcasm>shooting sprees in Beirut are completely different than ones in Karachi</sarcasm>: Parts of Karachi city, plagued by target killings, have been declared “red zones” and midnight operations were to start from Tuesday...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Mar 29, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
No, its Kalamazoo, Michigan: At times, during the 50-minute sermon to full pews, Rev. Addis Moore’s voice trumpeted to a near scream. He had a message for those gathered Tuesday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church that needed to be heard — there was no reason for Tiffany...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jan 19, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
This is the second time that I have come across Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, being compared to Beirut (you’ll find the first comparison here). It’s like a phase that cities grow out of, similar to the myriad of comparisons between Bangkok and...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Oct 24, 2010 | Looks Like Beirut
The comment originated from a George Bush Sr. staffer in the early 90s, in a description of Portland, Oregon and now it will be forever remembered in the name of an indie-rock band: Little Beirut take their name from an insult former President George H.W. Bush made...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Sep 12, 2010 | Telecommunication
Following yesterday’s debacle of two contradicting bank rankings (WEF’s Global Competitive Report naming Lebanese banks the safest while at the same time Global Finance mentioning the only safe bank in the Arab World is Kuwait’s NBK), we’ve...