• Beirut 75 (1975) is the first full-length novel written by Syrian author, Ghada Al-Samman. It is about what is theorised to be the social and political...
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    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...
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    Dahieh (redirect from South Beirut)
    Dâhiye de Beyrouth) is a predominantly Shia Muslim suburb in the south of Beirut, in the Baabda District of Lebanon. It has a minority of Sunni Muslims,...
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    Beirut (/beɪˈruːt/ bay-ROOT; Arabic: بيروت, romanized: Bayrūt/beɪˈruːt/) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. As of 2014[update], Greater Beirut...
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    Embassy bombing was a suicide bombing on the Embassy of the United States in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed 32 Lebanese, 17 Americans, and 14 visitors and passers-by...
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    Ghada al-Samman (category American University of Beirut alumni)
    her first novel, Beirut 75 (Arabic: بيروت 75), towards the end of 1974. This novel delves into the complex social issues of Beirut and presciently anticipated...
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  • metres from the house of Shia cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon, in a failed assassination attempt by a Lebanese counter-terrorism...
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    35.5017 The Beirut Central District is the historical and geographical core of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Also called downtown Beirut, it has been...
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    Beirut is an American band that was originally the solo musical project of Zach Condon. Beirut's music combines elements of indie rock and world music...
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    the cathedral of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Beirut, Archdiocese of the city of Beirut, Lebanon. Its construction, with a Neoclassical facade...
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