The Gorillaz Play Beirut
Well actually, Beirut plays the Gorillaz “White Flag” song:
“White Flag”, on the album, opens with a lush and hypnotic Arabic orchestra. Recorded over in Beirut, around the end of March 2009. I went over there in disguise … I knew I wanted that part of the [...]
You Know Lebanon’s Judicial System is in Trouble When…
…the Minister of Justice, Ibrahim Najjar, has this to say about a new courthouse:
The minister explained that the court’s building has been modernized and equipped to facilitate organizing archives and preserving them by using computers instead of “piled up and at times rotten paper.”
Yes Minister Najjar, you will be entering a magical place where information [...]
Why Cant People Wait for the Investigation?
Alright, I originally didn’t want to comment on the ET409 flight that crashed off the Beirut coast late last month but honestly now, it has gotten pathetic:
From Reuters:
Pilot error caused the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane off the coast of Lebanon last month which killed all 90 people on board, a source familiar with [...]
Where There’s No Smoke
Following on the heals of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Zouk Mikael Municipality, Australia’s alternative to Starbucks, Gloria Jean’s, goes down the same road:
Australian owned coffee brand Gloria Jean’s Coffees has continued its international expansion with the opening of its first coffee house in Lebanon.
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“Our smoke-free store has been welcomed by the local community [...]
Direct Flights Grounded Again
Every time we seem to be inching closer to direct flights between Beirut and the United States, something happens to knock us back:
For Detroit Metro Airport, tougher international airport security screenings will affect travelers from one of its key markets: Beirut. In terms of number of passengers, Beirut is the biggest market without any direct [...]
