An Avenue parallel to Martyrs Square in Beirut will also be named after President Bachir Gemayel It's good to see notable Lebanese getting streets named after them. The ones mentioned in DailyStar's article include Poet and Writer Said Akl, who turned 101 a month ago, Dr.Abdel-Ghani Mikati, as well as Anis Tabbara and Mohammad Moussali. The article also mentioned we will have two new hotels in Beirut, which is pretty weird considering the lousy performance…

Source The car bomb that took place between Roueiss and Ras el Abed today has killed at least 18 and injured over 100 people. Caretaker PM Miqati said tomorrow will be a day of national mourning. Quite a tragic day for Lebanon. Sincere condolences to all the victims' families. Update: Here's a video showing the group who claimed responsibility for the attack. Source Bloody Sunset in Beirut tonight - Source Source AFP