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They Vanished in Syria’s Long Occupation of Lebanon. Now Their Families Want Answers.
Thousands went missing during Syria’s decades-long intervention in Lebanon. Months after the fall of the Syrian regime, ...
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Beirut explosion left 300,000 homeless, cost up to $15 billion - USA TODAY
Two days after a massive explosion in Beirut, the death toll held at 135 people with 5,000 wounded, yet the estimate on those made homeless increased to 300,000, with losses estimated between $10 ...
Analysis: Lebanon wary of Israel's peace push
Despite Israel's recent military gains and a rapidly changing Middle East, Lebanon remains wary of making peace with its long ...
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A Year After The Beirut Explosion, Victims' Families Continue To ... - NPR
BEIRUT — George Khnaisser was brought into life on the same day that more than 200 others lost theirs in Lebanon's capital. His mother gave birth in a destroyed Beirut hospital room strewn with ...
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Beirut Explosion Could Worsen Lebanon's Economic Crisis
The death toll could rise still further, with many still missing according to Lebanon’s health minister. Beirut's destroyed port seen after the massive explosion one day earlier, on Aug. 5 ...
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Beirut explosion: How to help the victims in Lebanon - USA TODAY
People around the world were horrified by the massive explosion in Beirut on Tuesday. In addition to more than 135 people who were killed and 5,000 who were wounded, up to 300,000 could now be ...
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Beirut in crisis after deadly explosion. Here's how you can help
French and Lebanese firemen search in the rubble of a building after the Tuesday explosion at the seaport of Beirut, in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 6, 2020.
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What is the Port of Beirut? Everything We Know About the Site
The Port of Beirut first opened in 1887 and is located along the city's northern Mediterranean coast. It has grown to become one of the largest, busiest ports along the Eastern Mediterranean ...
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Everything You Need to Know About the Current Situation in Beirut ...
Lebanon is a tiny country of about 4,000 square miles with a population of 6.825 million, making it one of the most densely populated countries in the world, with Beirut’s population estimated ...
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Survivors of Beirut explosion on where they were and the horrifying ...
Damaged buildings are seen after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 5, 2020. Hassan Ammar/AP Hadid said the explosion “really exacerbated -- just multiplied -- the suffering in Lebanon ...
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Lebanon seeks deal to send overcrowded prison inmates to Syria
Lebanon is seeking a treaty that would see most Syrian prisoners serve the rest of their sentence in their homeland in a bid ...