vinyl   10 #1 Posted December 27, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25524729  A huge explosion in central Beirut has killed former Lebanese Finance Minister Mohamad Chatah and four others.  He was an adviser to the former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, a Sunni Muslim. A car was seen in flames near government offices and the parliament.  Beirut was once on a par with Monte Carlo as a haven for the rich & famous. Now it is just another cesspit of the Arab world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Bargepole23 Â Â 337 #2 Posted December 27, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25524729Â A huge explosion in central Beirut has killed former Lebanese Finance Minister Mohamad Chatah and four others. Â He was an adviser to the former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, a Sunni Muslim. A car was seen in flames near government offices and the parliament. Â Beirut was once on a par with Monte Carlo as a haven for the rich & famous. Now it is just another cesspit of the Arab world. Â Have you ever been to Beirut? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
vinyl   10 #3 Posted December 27, 2013 (edited) Have you ever been to Beirut?  Yes thanks.  Edited December 27, 2013 by vinyl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
townblade   10 #4 Posted December 27, 2013 Before the Lebanese Civil War, Beirut was widely regarded as the Paris of the Middle East. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
byeo   10 #5 Posted December 27, 2013 Before the Lebanese Civil War, Beirut was widely regarded as the Paris of the Middle East.  Now just like the Paris of western Europe, a crap hole. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
townblade   10 #6 Posted December 27, 2013 Now just like the Paris of western Europe, a crap hole.  Oh dear. We know why Beirut has gone down the pan. Why has Paris turned into a crap hole? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Happ Hazzard   10 #7 Posted December 27, 2013 The centre of Paris is still quite nice. But some of the housing estates on the outskirts are hell on earth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
emma royd   10 #8 Posted December 27, 2013 It is sad that a once beautiful city has become such a disaster zone. Now when folk want to describe a bomb damaged city they say it is "Like Beirut". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...