Beirut

Capital city of Lebanon and the most diverse city in the Middle East. During the Cedar Revolution, cynics noted the presence of Arab women in revealing outfits.

Beirut is mostly known because of the Lebanese Civil War, as seen in the film Spy Game. Suicide bombing as a military tactic started here, the most notable case being the attack on US and French Marines in 1983 (Mac Taylor in CSI: NY was injured here, then proceeded to get widowed in 9/11). Even though the war ended decades ago, Beirut still has a reputation (at least in the United States) for being a bombed-out ruin (which, as the page image shows, it's not been for quite a while).

On a lighter note, do not attempt to drive in Beirut unless you are absolutely certain you know what you're doing.

Beirut in fiction

Film

Spy Game, as noted above.
Features in The Man with the Golden Gun
Nearly every movie involving grizzled covert operatives will mention a previous mission in Beirut.
Anthony Bourdain was filming here for No Reservations and got stuck in the most recent^[when?] war conflict. After getting out of there, he used the footage and presented the episode anyway. The episode won an Emmy.
Waltz with Bashir has portions taking place in Beirut during the 1982 War, including the Sabra and Shatila massacre.

Live-Action TV

Featured thrice in Globe Trekker, first with Ian Wright and later with Merrilees Parker and Megan McCormick.

Western Animation

Provides the punchline for the Animaniacs song "A Quake! A Quake!" about the 1994 California earthquake, where to finally get some peace and quiet the Warner siblings announce they're moving to Beirut.