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Beirut (/ b eɪ ˈ r uː t / bay-ROOT; Arabic: بيروت, romanized: Bayrūt ⓘ; French: Beyrouth) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon.As of 2014, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region and the thirteenth-largest in the Arab world.The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast.
A unique yet divine dining experience. Established since 2009, serving some of the finest Lebanese and Middle Eastern cuisine in Asia, Beirut Grill will most definitely stimulate and delight your senses with the taste of our mouth-watering mezza infused with olive oil, spices and herbs. All key spices and herbs are imported from the finest ...
On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in the capital city of Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and US$15 billion in property damage, as well as leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless.A cargo of 2,750 tonnes of the substance (equivalent to around 1.1 kilotons of TNT) had been stored in a warehouse without proper ...
4 days ago · Beirut, capital, chief port, and largest city of Lebanon. It is located on the Mediterranean coast at the foot of the Lebanon Mountains. It served as an economic, social, intellectual, and cultural hub of the Arab Middle East until 1975, when the city was ravaged by the country’s 15-year civil war.
Aug 6, 2020 · A large explosion rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Tuesday at 6:07 p.m. after a major fire broke out near the city's port, killing at least 78 people and injuring 4,000. What caused the ...
Dec 4, 2018 · A frisson of the past walks with you everywhere in Beirut. Along the Corniche, The Saint-George was the first beach club to open on the coast of Beirut in the 1930s, and its attached hotel played host to glamorous visitors including Brigitte Bardot, Peter O’Toole (during breaks from filming Lawrence of Arabia in Jordan) and Egypt’s King Farouk.
Beirut. If you’re looking for the real East-meets-West so talked about in the Middle East, you need look no further than Beirut. Fast-paced, fashion-conscious and overwhelmingly friendly, it's not a relaxing city to spend time in – it's too crowded, polluted and chaotic for that – but its energy, soul, diversity and intoxicating ...
Aug 11, 2020 · The explosion's shockwave blew out windows at Beirut International Airport's passenger terminal, about 9km (5 miles) away from the port. The blast was also heard as far away as Cyprus, about 200km ...
Oct 14, 2021 · Beirut erupts in sectarian clashes after protests over an inquiry into the port explosion. Protests led by Shiite political parties, including Hezbollah, turned violent as the groups pushed for ...
Mar 27, 2023 · Rescuers in Beirut used small cameras to identify the location of the feline, before pulling it to safety. 28 May 2023. Middle East. 28 Mar 2023 'We hardly get by - but it's better than begging'
