Rue Spears is a street in

Beirut Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by populatio ...

Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...

, that was named after British General Edward Spears, who in 1941 liaised with General

Charles de Gaulle Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free France, Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Re ...

and his Free French movement to liberate the Levant. He was appointed the British minister in Beirut in 1942. Spears would later also urge the Lebanese and Syrians to claim independence from France after being converted to the Arab nationalist vision. Due to his initiatives, Great Britain recognized a de facto independent Lebanon in 1942.Dib, Kamal. ''Warlords and Merchants: the Lebanese Business and Political Establishment'', page 80 Rue Spears is a one-way street that runs west-east, beginning at the intersection of Rue de Rome and ending at Rue Fakhreddine.

René Moawad Garden The René Moawad Garden (French: ''Jardin René Moawad'') known by the public as the Sanayeh Garden is located in the Sanayeh district of Beirut, Lebanon. The garden is one of the oldest public open-air spaces in the capital. Khalil Pasha (1864� ...

is located on the street and so is the National Library, National Radio Station, Ministry of Interior, Chamber of Commerce, Future Television studios, and Helem Center, the Middle-East's first gay rights organization.

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{{Neighbourhoods of Beirut Spears, Rue

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