by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Mar 14, 2009 | Construction
Zawya takes a look at Noor International’s Cedar Island, focusing on the environmental hurdles that the company is facing, and will face. Interestingly, cracks are showing in Noor’s original press release. Originally, the company reported that government...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Mar 6, 2009 | Looks Like Beirut
Today, the “Looks Like Beirut” Award goes to the town of Bilton, UK: An area of town which has become so rundown that it is likened to a waretime Beirut is finally to be flattened and rebuilt. Actually, I’m going to let this one pass with a warning...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Mar 3, 2009 | Looks Like Beirut
The “Looks Like Beirut” Award goes to the people of Springhead in the UK: Frustrated residents today listed a catalogue of misery which has turned their road into “Beirut.” Homes and bungalows on Belmont Avenue, Springhead, have been marooned by giant...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 15, 2009 | Construction
The Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) magazine has reported that a number of companies have submitted their intention to handle the dredging work for the Lebanon Cedar Island project off the Lebanese coast: Beirut-based developer Noor Holding has prequalified up to...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jan 26, 2009 | Construction
Just when I thought we couldn’t have enough of the Palm Jumeriah, Palm Jebel Ali, and Palm Deira, here comes the Cedar Island! This is clearly a “if-Dubai-can-have-it-why-cant-we” situation. I, for one, completely oppose such a hideous development....
