Beirut, Lebanon, Explosions (2020)
Beirut Port Silos Partly Collapse on Second Anniversary of Blast
BEIRUT — On its second anniversary, the massive port explosion that rocked Beirut in 2020 was still damaging the city, as grain silos marred in the blast partly collapsed on Thursday. Nearby, thousands of people had come to mark the day and to protest the lack of accountability for the blast, which killed more than […]
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After Lebanon’s Collapse, Can an Election Fix the Country?
BEIRUT, Lebanon — After years abroad working as a school administrator, Anahid Jobanian returned to Lebanon to live off her savings for a simple retirement. But that plan fell apart as the country collapsed. Lebanon’s banks imploded, wiping out her savings. Prices for nearly everything soared, leaving her struggling to afford her heart and diabetes […]
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Kamal Mouzawak Is Championing Lebanon’s Culinary Traditions
As this operation carries on under the leadership of Mr. Mouzawak’s business partner, Christine Codsi, Mr. Mouzawak is building anew in France, with Tawlet Paris, a canteen and grocer which opened this month in the 11th arrondissement. During the restaurant’s opening week, Mr. Mouzawak talked about his journey from one market to many, his feelings […]
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32 Years After Civil War, Mundane Moments Trigger Awful Memories
“Cards was my childhood, how can I hate it?” Raoul said recently. “And I was the best.” One night, as Raoul slept — his bedroom window had the dining table nailed to it, to protect against snipers — bombing started. His mother cried out for him, looking frantically until they found Raoul, then 5, crying […]
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